Digital Music Group To Merge With The Orchard
UPDATED: The Digital Music Group is merging with rival Orchard. The combined companies will trade on the th NASDAQ as DMG but will be controlled by and do business as. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Publishing’s Future, V2 Speaks Out, Sprint Goes Viral & Much More
>>> Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s UK speech on the Future Of Music Publishing. (here) >>> EMI’s DRM free strategy had a positive effect on the company’s sales numbers according to a. Continue reading
Last.FM Adds SonyBMG. Are Major Labels Trying To Shut Out Indies?
CBS owned social music network Last.FM has signed a deal with SonyBMG to bypass SoundExchange and other middle men and direct license music from SonyBMG. (press release) That leaves Universal. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: New iPods & Cheaper iPhone, Universal Adds 3 Digital VP What Is Indie? & Much More
>>> Apple is planning new iPods that feel like iPhones (Billboard) and a cheaper Nano based iPhone (Reuters) just in time for Christmas sales. >>> A look at Rick Rubin’s. Continue reading
Live Earth: “Private Jets For Climate Change”
Live Earth may have been an important event and a great bunch of music; but wasn’t there a certain hypocrisy in the energy used to create the events? Matt Bellamy. Continue reading
b5media Launches Music Blog Network
Today popular blogging network b5media is launching a diverse cluster of 30 music related blogs. "Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the music scene was being. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Samsung & MusicNet, Sales Tumble, EU Court Bites P2P & More
>>> Samsung and MusicNet are launching a mobile music store and subscription service in Europe. (DMW) >>> Just in case you missed it….Sales of digital music grew 60% to 23.5. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
From ProHipHop: >>> Outtakes from 50 Cent’s VitaminWater commercial hit the Web. >>> Rhymesayers Entertainment reissues MF Doom’s – MM..Food? with extra goodies in a limited edition version. Rhymesayers also. Continue reading
Axl Rose Of Guns ‘n Roses Tries To Explain Why He Didn’t Show Up For Live Earth
An official statement from Axl Rose: Guns N’ Roses or myself will not be performing at Rio Live Earth or Live Earth for a couple of reasons. The first is. Continue reading
