More Music Industry News: imeem’s Caldwell Is Back, EMI, Rock Band 3, Mexico, Redeye & More
imeem founder Dalton Caldwell has raised $370,000 of a proposed $600,000 for his stealth startup Mixed Media Labs (Venture Beat) Same old song at EMI? Charles Allen seems a surprising. Continue reading
CEO Leoni-Sceti Out At EMI
(UPDATED) Charles Allen To Step In As Executive Chairman Elio Leoni-Sceti, EMI Music’s Chief Executive will be leaving the company on March 31st. Leoni-Sceti came to the company with background. Continue reading
Amazon’s Daily Deal Skirmish Offers Reminder Of Apple’s Power Over The Major Labels
According to recent reports, Apple has been aggressively discouraging labels from participating in Amazon MP3's Daily Deal. Feature a new release there, the labels have been told, and your release. Continue reading
OK Go Exits EMI To Re-Release Album D.I.Y.
After a public dust up with EMI over the label's refusal to allow viral embedding of their recent video, OK Go has exited EMI and will re-release their latest album. Continue reading
Sonicbids Offers $4000 In SXSW Tour Support
Sonicbids is offering one band $4000 to support their trip to SXSW and 4 city tour. You’ve got to be one of the hundreds of Sonicbids bands playing SXSW to. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: MySpace Overhaul, Jelli, ITunes LP, Pink Floyd Sues EMI & More
MySpace Readies Site Overhaul To Rekindle Growth (Reuters, paidContent) Jelli and Triton Media Launch Crowdsourced Radio Into National Syndication (press release) Is the iTunes LP a failure? (Billboard) Pink Floyd. Continue reading
40% Can’t Name A Single Online Music Service
From 7 Digital to Spotify, there are 20 major music services in the UK. But a new survey says that 40% of consumers have never heard of any of them. Of. Continue reading
March Could Be A Make Or Break Month For EMI
A U.S. judge has promised to rule by the end of March on whether or not to grant a request by Citigroup to move a lawsuit by Terra Firma to. Continue reading
Apple’s First iPad Ad Airs, But Where’s The Music?
Pre-sales for the iPad begin next week and the first orders will start shipping in weeks. So it grabbed my intention when Apple aired its first ads for the iPad. Continue reading