Gamble & Huff Express ‘Outrage’ Over Fire; Vow to Rebuild…
Legendary producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff expressed ‘outrage’ and ‘sorrow’ over the devastating fire at their Philadelphia International Records headquarters. But the team vowed to move forward, discover the reasons behind the ‘suspicious’ fire, and rebuild the legendary house of Philadelphia Soul. “Our space has been violated by someone who chose to set fire to it,” Gamble & Huff [...]
The Lush & Fertile Fields of Facebook…
In comparison to MySpace, Facebook is hardly a music destination. But plenty of musicians have Facebook pages, and Facebook easily trumps MySpace in terms of overall traffic and engagement. That spells lots of music-related opportunity ahead, from artists, labels, entrepreneurs, and others.
Jimi Hendrix Could Ignite the Next Rock Band…
The next version of Rock Band could be dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, according to word from the Hendrix estate. Step-sister Janie Hendrix told the Los Angeles Times to expect the Hendrix-branded game by the end of the year, the perfect trump over Guitar Hero.
Less Is More: Sade Scores Gold In Debut Week…
Against a broader backdrop of eroding CD sales, some artists are bucking the trend. The elite club of overachievers now includes Sade, who scored first-week, US-based sales of more than 500,000 on Soldier of Love. The album – across both physical and digital – registered 501,665 units, according to Nielsen Soundscan. That beats recent first-weeks from Jay-Z (476,000 on The [...]
Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Saying No to Freemium…
Tough to say why Spotify gets so much hype. Sure, the application is amazingly elegant, and addictive for music fans. It also offers a very convincing case for cloud superiority (itself a worthwhile debate). But how is Spotify different than any number of freemium music prayers before it? And why are American executives being asked to play along?
Viacom’s Math: Less Money for Games = Less Money for Music…
The once-robust gaming industry is now battling a downturn, thanks partly to recessionary effects. That means smaller budgets and more selective development efforts, and according to Viacom, smaller licensing outlays for music. “As we go forward, we are… looking to reduce the cost structure associated with Rock Band, being selective in the music titles that we choose for Rock Band [...]
Report: Struggling EMI Looks to Sell Abbey Road Studios
London – Struggling major record label EMI is looking to sell its historic Abbey Road studios, the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the situation. The label purchased the London residence in 1929 and converted it into the recording studio that would be made famous by the Beatles’ record of the same name in 1969.
CBS Border Check
CBS Radio cuts off streaming access beyond U.S. borders. The policy change happened quietly on Friday, but was quickly detected by the Webcasting/Internet Streaming Board of Radio-Info.com.
More Weekend Bits: TuneSat, Live Nation+Ticketmaster, Rhapsody, Gracenote, Volvo, Licensing, Leadership, Wall Street…
*TuneSat, a company specialized in monitoring and detecting TV-related song plays, has just raised $975,000. *The planned merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster has hit a snag in the UK. The UK Competition Commission is reopening the matter following a complaint by German-based ticketing agency CTS Eventim, pushed through the Competition Appeal Tribunal.