Elevator Music, Going Down? Muzak Files Restructuring Proposal…
Is the market for custom-tailored background music sustainable? That is the lingering question as Muzak trudges through bankruptcy proceedings. Just this week, the company filed its restructuring plan with the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, a proposal designed to slash a debt load of $462 million in half. That follows an initial bankruptcy filing in February, and the company indicated [...]
Auto-Tune Reborn: T-Pain Delivers iPhone App…
Jay-Z may have declared auto-tune dead, but T-Pain – alongside partners Antares and Smule – is now spreading the concept to the masses. Over the weekend, T-Pain delivered his much-anticipated auto-tune iPhone app, one decked in self-correcting glory.
5 Things We Love About 10 Things
Music Supervisor.com Loves ABC’s 10 Things I Hate About You and Music Supervisor Chris Mollere for placing 5 songs in the new series.
Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet: Top Grossing Solo Tour of All Time…
What was Live Nation thinking on their Madonna mega-deal? Judging by the latest tour receipts, they were probably thinking about making a ton of money.
Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story…
How long does this story go on? Surprisingly, the latest CD death-watch report comes from Billboard, typically a label cheerleader. According to an analysis published Thursday, US-based album sales tanked 18.1 percent year-over-year during the month of August. And, compared to the same period in 2007, sales were off by 37.2 percent.
The Ever-Growing Online Video Balloon…
Just how big will the online video monster grow? So far, the steroids have yet to wear off, and Michael Jackson kept the party going in July.
The WMG Reinvention Continues… But Is Time Running Out?
Warner Music Group is continuing to dial back towards its content and marketing roots, a shift reiterated Friday by Atlantic Records GM & Executive Vice President of Marketing and Creative Media Livia Tortella. “We’re an entertainment company, we’re about music. We’re not a technology company,” Tortella commented during a keynote interview at the Bandwidth Conference in San Francisco on Friday. [...]