Bing Music: Cool Integration, If It Works…
Bing has been a bit of a surprise by Microsoft, though an integrated stab into music appeared crippled on Monday. In testing, a Zune-powered, ‘playable search’ result refused to play, at least in Google Chrome and Firefox. Instead, a pop-up window offered an unexpected ‘coming soon’ result after serving no music, despite a launch last week. “Coming Soon: Zune and [...]
Michael Jackson, Inc: The First-Year “Deathiversary” Arrives…
Michael Jackson the entertainer has passed away. But one year later, Michael Jackson the enterprise is running full-steam ahead. Friday marked the first-year anniversary of the singer’s death, and nearly everyone can remember when MJ passed. Now, celebrations are happening around the world for a star whose past transgressions have been posthumously washed away.
SoundExchange Paid $54.8 Million In Q2. The Rest? Don’t Ask…
Publicly-traded companies have lots of shareholders, and by law are required to open their books every quarter. Should SoundExchange – a Congressionally-appointed non-profit with responsibilities to thousands of artists and labels – be subject to similar requirements?
Judge Sides With Google In $1 Billion Viacom Suit…
Is YouTube ripping off Viacom – and the broader media industry, for that matter? Not according to US District judge Louis Stanton, who quickly dismissed Viacom’s billion-dollar lawsuit in summary judgement Wednesday afternoon.
Can Congress Save the Indies? A2IM Wants YOU to Write Your Congressman…
Can Congress can save the indies from piracy? Or, should groups like A2IM be focusing more on innovating online than stumping on Capitol Hill?
EMI to Combine Publishing, Recorded Music Units Under Faxon
Major record label EMI on Friday announced a restructuring plan that will see the company combine its music publishing and recorded music divisions, to be led by former EMI publishing head Roger Faxon. “More music is being used than ever before, despite the continued decline in global music revenues. As a result, the management structure of EMI is being changed [...]
Sad But True: Why Companies Skip the Royalties…
Performance rights organizations frequently catch a bad reputation for cracking down on violators – whether the corner coffee shop or a major venue. But beyond the PRO debate, publishers frequently find their content misused across a variety of licensing types (synch and mechanicals included). But why do companies so often forget to cross this ‘t’?
Think & Drink has us thinking there will be many more
It was amazing to see how diverse our guys are. All ages, colors, sizes and styles. (both music and clothing) We have been joined at the hip from the beginning. The better the music the better the company. Anyone who uses our system knows that the music you guys make is amazing both in quality and diversity. You are great [...]
Yes, Google Is Readying a Major Music Launch. No, It Won’t Kill iTunes..
Yes, Google is preparing a serious cloud-focused music launch, though most are skipping past the inevitable ‘iTunes killer’ descriptions. Last month, Google indicated that its recently-acquired Simplify Media would power access to a music collection from anywhere, though not through a typical cloud structure. Instead, Google will remotely access a home collection without creating duplicate song copies, a critical differentiator [...]