eMusic Responds
PART 1 – eMusic Has Become An Indie Cornerstone PART 2 – eMusic Under Attack PART 3 – Hypebot Gets A Letter From eMusic PART 4 – Does eMusic’s Math. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EU Clears Universal BMG, Royalty Share Gets Idea, Sprint Streams Pandora & More
>>> The EU has cleared Universal’s purchase of BMG Publishing. Deal includes sell off of Zomba and other catalogs. >>> Digital music solution and royalty tracking provider RoyaltyShare has acquired. Continue reading
EMI North America Appoints Lauren Berkowitz SVP Digital
They may be on the verge of being sold to an investment firm, but that didn’t keep EMI from appointing Lauren Berkowitz the new Senior VP of Digital for EMI. Continue reading
EMI Sold: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
THE GOOD – Yesterday EMI accepted a $4.7 Billion offer from investment firm Terra Firma Capital Partners. While bidding may continue the EMI board signaled that "other offers" (aka WMG). Continue reading
SoundExchange Offers Small Webcasters Reduced Rate
UPDATED: Under pressure from the House Subcommittee investigating a recent large increase in royalty rates, internet music rights collection agency SoundExchange has offered smaller webcasters an olive branch. Under the. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Hawthorne Heights Wins Victory, WMG Ups EMI Bid & Much More
>>> A judge ruled that while Hawthorne Heights owes Victory two more albums it can also record and release elsewhere. If the ruling sticks it could have ramifications across the. Continue reading
Breakfast In Bed With Joan Osborne
REVIEW: Joan Osborne’s career has ranged from a million selling single, "(What If God Was) One Of Us", to a stint in the Grateful Dead. Throughout there has been a. Continue reading
HELP SAVE INTERNET RADIO
TIME US RUNNING OUT! Internet radio needs your help. The Internet Radio Equality Act (pdf) has been introduced in Congress to roll back higher royalty rates that many believe would. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: iPhone Details, MSN Grabs Live Earth, TuneCore Gets Props
>>> New details were revealed as the FCC approved the iPhone. (InfoWorld) And some recent product announcements show that the iPhone will have lots of competition when it launches.(Reuters) >>>. Continue reading
Free Music At eMusic. Who Really Pays?
eMUSIC SERIES PART 5 – Free song giveaways have long been used to attract many to eMusic’s 300,000 subscribers. A standard eMusic promotion offers 25 tracks free for just trying. Continue reading
