Levon Helm Does Well By Doing Good
Supporting good causes is one way for musicians to show that they are making a positive contribution to society while making it clear that their success is about being part. Continue reading
Zombie, Mason & More Sue UMG For Digital Royalties
First Eminem’s producers won a lawsuit against the Universal Music Group over how royalties are computed for digital music, Then the state of Rick James filed suit. Now four more. Continue reading
And Sony Makes 3. Apple Nears Cloud Music Launch
Sony has become the third major label to make a deal to licence Apple's iTunes cloud music service, according to Bloomberg. EMI and WMG have completed similar deals with Apple. Continue reading
News Brief: UMG Exec Shuffle, Apple Store Bday, HMV Grsbs $, B&N Has Buyer, eMusic, Sony & More
The UMG Executive Shuffle – According to a compendium of rumors Sylvia Rhone will exit Universal Motown as early today (and may or may not return for a joint venture).. Continue reading
News Update: eMusic Adds EMI, Live Nation Stock Soar, Apple Patent Reveals Cloud Music Service
eMusic has finally made a deal with EMI to bring 15,000 albums that are 12 months or older to its subscription download service. eMusic now has deals with all four. Continue reading
TuneSat Gets $6M From GE For Audio Fingerprinting
TuneSat, an audio fingerprinting technology that enables rightsholders to track music usage on TV and the net it has raised $6 million in a funding round led by General Electric. Continue reading
30 Seconds To Mars’ Jared Leto On Creativity, Community, Content & The New Path To Success
Jared Leto, the actor and singer-guitarist for rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, has found success by intentionally not following the rules. Leto considers himself a "content delivery machine" constantly. Continue reading
3 Major Labels Say They’ll Share LimeWire Settlement, But New PR Nightmare Emerges
When Hypebot and others suggested that, based on previous statements, none of the $105 million settlement that LimeWire is paying to labels was unlikely to find its way to artists,. Continue reading
Google Translate Inspires Both YouTube Hit and Beatboxing Tool
Google Translate was originally created by the internet giant to lower language barriers and make global web content more easily accessible. But in yet another testimony to the power of. Continue reading
Is this the best or the worst time for independent musicians?
On Music Think Tank, Rich Gordon poses an interesting question – Is this the best or the worst time for independent musicians? With the ever growing DIY movement, musicians are. Continue reading
