Paul McCartney Shifts More Action Outside of EMI…
And the latest EMI defection? The distinction belongs to Paul McCartney, who is now shifting more material to Concord Music Group. McCartney already has a Concord deal in place, specifically for new releases (the Starbucks collaboration fell under that partnership). But the latest departure involves all post-Beatles recordings and re-releases, based on a recent shift in control of that material [...]
A&E Television Networks and Extreme Music CREATE “Scoreganics Production Music”
A&E Television Networks, LLC (AETN), the global media content company owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal, announced a unique creative collaboration with Extreme Music, the worldwide production music unit of Sony/ATV Music Publishing resulting in Scoreganics Production Music, a new production music library. The announcement was made jointly by Russell Emanuel and Dolph Taylor, co-CEOs of [...]
Irish High Court OKs ‘Three-Strikes’ Protocol on File-Sharing
Ireland’s High Court has approved a settlement that will see Internet service provider Eircom sever the connections of subscribers who fail to heed repeated warnings to stop illegal file-sharing. The court disagreed that handing over the identities of suspected file-swappers to copyright holders by Eircom runs afoul of the country’s privacy laws.
CASH Offers Free Song Downloads for Twitter, Facebook Plugs
CASH (Coalition for Artists and Stake Holders) Music has released a pair of free Web tools that let an artist or record label provide free song downloads to users who post about an artist on Twitter or Facebook.
Hélène Muddiman Nominated for Ivor Novello Award
British composer Hélène Muddiman is the first woman to be nominated for an Ivor Novello award for film score this century.
Not As Big In Japan: RIAJ Stats Show Slumping Sales…
Recorded music sales continue to fall in Japan, part of a broader global trend. According to the latest from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), unit sales dropped 10 percent during the first quarter (year-over-year), and 16 percent by trade value.
EMI Bailout Request Now Reportedly at 360 Million Pounds…
Terra Firma chief Guy Hands is now requesting a cool 360 million pounds ($553.7 million) from investors, at least according to the latest from Bloomberg. The amount would potentially keep the wolves at bay until 2015, and avoid relinquishing the property to lender Citigroup. Terra Firma is currently tussling through a contentious lawsuit with the mega-bank, and breached covenants could [...]
What Bieber, Usher, and Slash Have In Common…
The personalities of Justin Bieber, Usher, and Slash couldn’t be more different. But when it comes to selling albums, these guys were the trifecta at the top this week.
Rolling Stone: The Entire Archive, for a Song…
Long before blogs and Twittering artists, long-form music articles were written on paper and read by fans. Sounds interesting, but will your grandson believe you?