EMI Music Appoints CFO, General Counsel
Shane Naughton Named Chief Financial OfficerKyla Mullins Joins As General Counsel EMI Music today announced the appointments of Shane Naughton to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Kyla Mullins. Continue reading
Are Billboard And The Hollywood Reporter For Sale?
Billboard Editor Bill Werde is fond of saying, "I'm on the crossroads of two of the most challenged industries in the world: music and publishing. But I still like the. Continue reading
Why Music And Mp3 Blogs Are the New Radio To The Beggars Group
A guest post by Australian freelance music writer Andrew McMillen. "It’s kind of crazy how the music industry works; we shout and tell everyone about a new record. “It’s really. Continue reading
2 Easy Tricks Of The Email Trade
How To Write Emails With Hooks This guest post comes from Jason Kadlec of Kadlec Consulting. As one of the first Topspin Certified consultants, Jason provides the advice and assistance. Continue reading
Blink 182’s Tom Delonge: “Put It Out There For Free”
"…if you look at your band with a modern filter, your band has so much potential to have all these different elements about it…you can monetize all these other elements,. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Qtrax Needs $’s, Limewire VPs, Metadata, Craigslist & More
(UPDATED) Qtrax delays Australia launch; seeks $50M in new funding. (DMW) Limewire has two new VPs: John Pavley has been named Vice President, Engineering and Shoshana Winter is Vice President,. Continue reading
Topspin’s Ian Rogers Makes Good On Promise To Share His Experiences As A Manager
I wrote last week about Topspin honcho Ian Rogers becoming a manager and his promise to blog about his experiences marketing Get Busy Committee. As Ian put it, "Being the. Continue reading
Survey: Spotify Reduces Illegal Downloading
The introduction of Spotify is curbing the habits of illegal downloaders in the UK according to a new survey. 30 per cent of under twenties admit to illegal downloading Spotify. Continue reading
“Wire” Producers To Bring Record Industry To HBO. Who Should Play The Roles?
The producers of the hit HBO series 'The Wire'' have purchased the rights to Rolling Stone journalist Steve Knopper's "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in. Continue reading
TuneCore Partners With eHealth To Offer Musicians Health Insurance Resources & Options
President Obama may be moving as fast as he can to bring affordable health care to everyone, but TuneCore decided not to wait for legislation to help musicians. "It took. Continue reading