REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
EMI struggles to survive: The major label group reported a $2.4B loss and now faces a $160M laon payment to Citi. The problem started when Terra Firrm paid too much. Continue reading
TuneCore Names Steve Rosenberg SVP Biz Dev
(Updated) TuneCore has added to their executive team by bringing in Steven Rosenberg as SVP, Business Development. His portfolio within Tunecore was not specified in the company's announcement.Most recently, Rosenberg. Continue reading
Why EMI Is In Trouble: Guy Hands Paid Too Much
(Updated) The headlines are harsh: EMI Reports $2.4 Billion Loss. Needs $160 Million To Avoid Citi Loan Default. But after years of cost cutting, how could the home of The. Continue reading
Warner Nashville Tries Cutting The Album In Half
Sales of full albums are falling faster than an Olympic ski racer on an ice covered slope. And then time between releases can leave too-long gaps in the marketing cycle. . Continue reading
Some Thoughts From New Music Seminar LA
Some random thoughts and takeaways from this week's NMS LA: It was exciting to see both a sold out crowd and this great event coming into its own. It's a. Continue reading
Same As It Ever Was: Buddy Holly Tries To Reason With His Label Boss
The secret recordings. Disagreements between artist and labels have been happening since the invention of the recorded disc. Way back in 1956, Buddy Holly recorded several songs in Nashville including . Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Napster UK, MySpace’s Hirschhorn Out, Facebook Redesign & More
Napster is relaunching its UK music service later this year to benefit from the increased exposure it will receive from parent company Best Buy opening in the country. (iStock) MySpace. Continue reading
EMI Reports $2.4 Billion Loss. Needs $160 Million To Avoid Citi Loan Default
UPDATE: Big Cuts Ahead As EMI Fights For Survival It's official. EMI has reported a 2.4 Billion Loss. Accountants examining EMI's books as part of a dispute between the. Continue reading
The Latest Facebook Music Rumors
Traffic and Facebook is soaring and increasingly artists and music marketers are finding it a great place for social networking with fans. All this activity and still Facebook does not. Continue reading
