Archive for the 'Label' Category
For Academy Award nominated actor Danny Aiello’s second CD he was inspired by Atlantic City, Sinatras old stomping ground. It was the place where old blue eyes performed his final public
US concert while Danny Aiello watched from the audience. “My wife Sandy and I got a call from my agent inviting us down to
Atlantic City […]
SEATTLE—June 30, 2008— Rhapsody®, the leading digital music service from RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq RNWK) and MTV Networks, today launched its “Music Without Limits” initiative. This strategy is designed to turbocharge the digital music industry in three ways, by:
Accelerating the move away from proprietary Digital Rights Formats by making music from all major labels available […]
NEW YORK, NY – April 10, 2008 – Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and Procter & Gamble’s TAG brand announce the formation of a new hip-hop record label, TAG Records. The new label will be led by hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri, who will act as president of the New York-based venture. As president, Dupri […]
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Posted By: ashley | Apr 10th
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7329323.stm
MySpace in online music project
Networking site MySpace is to launch an online music service in partnership with three major music companies.
The new service MySpace Music is being launched with Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and Warner Music.
Users of the new service will be able to listen to music and watch music videos free […]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7244928.stm
Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under planned changes to music rights proposed by the European Commission.
The Commission wants to extend the copyright period for music performers from 50 years to 95 years.
British stars like Cliff Richard and Roger Daltrey have been pushing for such a move, […]
Finally! Wow, this debut has been a long time coming, it seems Tokyo Police Club have been riding their 4 song EP A Lesson in Crime for years! Can’t wait for this one, read below for more info on the album due in late April.
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Following on one of the most well received 16 minutes of […]
Sigh…It just gets worse and worse for those who want to make a living in the music business.
EMI Confirms Up To 2,000 Job Cuts
January 15, 2008, 10:15 AM ET
Andre Paine, London
EMI confirmed today (Jan. 15) that it will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in its Recorded Music division as part of a major restructuring […]
It’s about time this happened. One of the drawbacks of buying music online has always been the lack of album artwork or liner notes/lyrics that most people enjoyed combing over when they bought a new album. It seems that will all change in 2008 as the music label giants start to pull their heads out of […]
UMe has created the ultimate holiday widget so you can keep all of your shopping needs straight!
It’s all set up with a checklist for all of your gift giving ideas, and also includes recommendations and cool games featuring UMe artists; like a Rob Zombie Hangman game, a Jimi Hendrix crossword, Bob Marley, Insane Clown Posse, […]
Vice Music is ecstatic to announce their newest signing, The Raveonettes. With three critically acclaimed releases under their belt and over 170,000 records sold in the US, the Danish rock duo will release Lust Lust Lust in early 2008, with a US tour to follow.
The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo met in Copenhagen […]