EMI Promotes Ondrejka To EVP Digital Marketing
Merrill Exits After Less Than A Year UPDATED: Cory Ondrejka, who just last year joined EMI after a stint as co-founder Linden Lab's Second Life, has been promoted to the. Continue reading
Allman Brothers Band’s Lawyer Says Case Differs From Eminem’s
Hypebot asked the co-counsel in the Allman Brothers case against Sony for payment of digital royalties, Brian D. Caplan of Caplan & Ross, LLP, how their case differs from the. Continue reading
UK’s Kudos Records To Self-Distribute
Following the demise of Pinnacle, the UK's Kudos Record Limited is now self-distributing and offering physical distribution services to other indie labels, shipping fom it’s Kentish Town warehouse. The distributor. Continue reading
Allman Bros. Sony Lawsuit Reinstated
The class action lawsuit filed by the Allman Brothers Band alleging that Sony Music is not paying 50% of the net licensing and leasing income received from digital download stores,. Continue reading
Bad Boy Bronfman: Too-Big Bonus And A Baby
Why Edgar? Why? Last week the already rich Edgar Bronfman Jr. was named to the Wall Street Journal's shortlist of CEO's that received excessive bonuses despite their companies loosing. Continue reading
Justice Dept. Probes Live Nation Ticketmaster Deal
The US Department Of Justice is seeking additional information from both Live Nation and Ticketmaster in their ongoing investigation into their proposed merger. The two companies say they expected the. Continue reading
Interview: Nancy Baym of Online Fandom (Part 1)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Today, I spoke with Nancy Baym, who is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Kansas and author of the Online Fandom blog. After. Continue reading
NewBandDaily Promises New Artist Discovery
NewBandDaily launches Monday with an email newsletter that delivers one new and up-and-coming music artist free to subscribers’ inboxes every weekday. NewBandDaily culls dozens of indie artists recommended by 17. Continue reading
Jamendo Adds Creative Commons Licensing
Jamendo has just added an online "Pro" platform for low cost commercial music synchronization licensing. Launched in 2005 as a free download site, Jamendo boasts the world's largest aggregation 200,000. Continue reading
New Podcast: Media, Gatekeepers, Fandom, Gaming & More
Sorry for the long delay between podcasts. Once again, I've partnered with Band Metric's Duncan Freeman and Pat Woodward for ArtistDish Podcast #5 In this hour long show, we discuss. Continue reading
