Is The DRM Free Train Stalled Or Is This The Calm Before The Storm?
What is up at Amazon? Every label we talk to seems done with negotiations. (It’s doubtful, but could Amazon possibly have grabbed them all?) And one major who we know. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Jamendo Grabs $’s, McD’s Adds Music To Menu, Thoughts On EMI & Much More
>>> Jamendo, a site that gives away 40,000 Creative Commons tracks sharing the ad revenue with artists, has grabbed first round funding from the usually savvy Mangrove Partners. (announcement) Maybe. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 07-15-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 SPOON|GA GA GA GA GA 2 INTERPOL|OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE 3 SMASHING PUMPKI|ZEITGEIST 4 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP 5 AGAINST ME!|NEW WAVE 6 ADAMS*RYAN|EASY TIGER 7. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EMI’s Big Day, WMG Rises To #3, EU Courts Protect Filesharing, Atlantic Tries Trading Cards & Much More
>>> Today is supposedly the day we find out if EMI shareholders accept Terra Firma’s bid. A Bloomberg analyst calls everyone a looser in this deal. >>> WMG has surpassed. Continue reading
The Complete Blender Powergeek 25
Damn! Maybe next year… 25. Pete Wentz: net-obsessed star of Fall Out Boy24. Bob Leftsetz: The Leftsetz Letter (music business blog)23. Eric Garland: BigChampagne (online music research firm)22. Brett Woitunski:. Continue reading
Fifield & WMG Pull EMI Offers. Stockholders Urged To Accept Terra Firma Offer Before Looming Deadline
Former EMI CEO Jim Fifield has said that he will not make an offer for the label group siting in part the looming Thursday deadline. This prompted EMI to issue. Continue reading
Official Release – EMI Responds To Fifield
EMI Group plc (“EMI” or the “Company”) notes the announcement made earlier today by Mr Jim Fifield that he does not intend to make an offer for EMI. The announcement. Continue reading
EMI Responds To Fifield – Official Release
EMI Group plc (“EMI” or the “Company”) notes the announcement made earlier today by Mr Jim Fifield that he does not intend to make an offer for EMI. The announcement. Continue reading
Swartz Named SVP Of Digital Strategy At Captial
As part of an ongoing worldwide ramp up in the digital depatments of all EMI labels, Syd Schwartz has been appointed SVP, Digital Strategy for the Capitol Music Group in. Continue reading
