WMG Revenues Decline 13%, Digital Sales Grew 7%
In SEC filings this morning, Warner Music Group reported revenue of $752 million, a decline of 13% from the prior year quarter (-12% on a constant currency basis). Full year. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Sirius XM Nears 20M Subs, Beatles Hits On iTunes, Ticketfly, Girl Talk & More
Jobs beat rivals: Google, Amazon vied for Beatles back catalog. (Post) The Pirate Bay, One Year After The Tracker Shut Down. (TF) Sirius XM Nears 20 Million Subscribers; McCartney to Perform. (DMW) All 17 Beatles Albums Are In The Top 100. Continue reading
EMI Says iTunes Beatles Exclusive Not Short Term
Following the announcement this morning that The Beatles EMI catalog was available on iTune's as digital downloads for the first time, I asked EMI when we could expect to see. Continue reading
Why Facebook’s New Messaging System Could Hurt Music Marketing
Yesterday, Facebook announced their own "modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, and instant messages into a single stream that founder Mark Zuckerberg says goes well "beyond email". The. Continue reading
Music With A Message, Rapping About Milk & Cattle
Yeo Valley milk intertwines rap and advertising to raise awareeness. It's not that often that you hear music with a message. Even though this is clearly an advert, it has. Continue reading
Protecting The Present While Building The Future
Eric Garland, CEO of Big Champagne, argues that the cultural industries must protect the present without forgetting to build the future. In his interview with CNET, Garland had a number. Continue reading
What Is Twitter? Do You Have An Answer?
Bruce Warila posts an interesting question on Music Think Tank: What is Twitter? Twitter describes itself as “The best way to discover what’s new in your world”. Bruce asked this. Continue reading
Indie Artists Might Spend $2 Just To Make A Dollar.
This part two of my interview segment with Dave Cool, who is director and producer of the documentary film “What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians.”. Continue reading
Official: The Beatles Available On iTunes
(UPDATED) It's official, Apple's promised big announcement was not music in the cloud, but rather the digital debut of The Beatles. Both individual track and full album downloads went live. Continue reading
Major Cuts Planned At Universal Music Group
As profits at The Universal Music Group stumbled in the first 9 months of 2010, senior executives promised new cost cutting measures particularly in the U.S. There is “very, very. Continue reading
