TVT Bought By The Orchard
BANKRUPT INDIE SOLD TO DISTRIBUTOR UPDATED: TVT Records, home to Lil Jon and other rappers, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by The Orchard. Financial terms are not. Continue reading
Chant #1 Classical Before CD Release
LONG TAIL, DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE HITS #1 I have seen the future of music and it looks like Chant. Chant – Music for the Soul on Decca debuted at #1. Continue reading
Qtrax Missing EMI & Universal Hits
Yesterday, I chronicled the trouble I was having downloading and playing tunes from the supposedly relaunched Qtrax site. Others agreed and a quick test showed that the problems continued this. Continue reading
Join Small Places Human Rights Tour
December 10 marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Amnesty International is asking musicians around the world to mark the event by by. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: XM/Siruis Stocks Tank, Live Nation Drama & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Amensty Int’l calls on acts to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Decleration Of Human Rights on Dec. 10th. US roylaty rate negotiations are finally getting somewhere iTunes. Continue reading
Royalty Rate Negotiations Bear Fruit
National Music Publishers’ Assn. president/CEO David Israelite confirmed to Billboard that music publishers, record labels and digital music services have agreed on new royalty rates for the next five years. Continue reading
iTunes Soars Past 5 Billion Downloads
Apple today announced that is has sold more than five billion downloads on iTunes. The online store remains the #1 music retailer in the US* and claims a catalog of. Continue reading
QTrax Relaunches…I Think.
The front page of Qtrax claims that music is available for US users. But my experience and others this morning suggests differently. Sign up and download of the Songbird based. Continue reading
POLL: MySpace Redesign
What do you think of the MySpace redesign that launched this week? Its a little cleaner and more sponsor friendly, but personally I’m unimpressed, but then I’m not 14. Check. Continue reading
Social Networking By The Numbers
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS PATTERNS A new Rapleaf study of 49.3 million looked at data across social networks including Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn and Flickr. Highlights: 120 million total social network profiles. Continue reading
IODA Adds Demon, Ace
Digital distributor IODA has added two UK labels to its portfolio, Legendary imprint Ace Records is partnering with IODA for worldwide digital distribution and The Demon Music Group is working. Continue reading
