Don’t Worry. EMI Only Lost $801 Million Last Year…
If everything is relative, then EMI Group did great during the last fiscal year. After all, total losses only topped 512 million pounds ($801 million) during the recent 12-month cycle (running through March), an improvement over year-ago losses of 1.57 billion pounds ($2.46 billion).
Thaw Emerges In UMG vs. MTV Licensing Standoff…
Universal Music Group spent last week yanking videos from various MTV sites. But it now appears that the mega-label has forged an agreement to allow clips from the upcoming VMAs to be broadcast online.
Is Topspin Too Difficult? Ian Rogers Weighs In…
Is Topspin too difficult to use? Or, is Topspin simply a more advanced platform that opens a broader range of sophisticated possibilities – as executed by marketing experts instead of amateurs?
Soundtrack biz altered by alternative acts
Sales may have sunk like the Titanic since the success of that 1997 movie’s phenomenal, 11-time platinum soundtrack, but film music supervisors and executives have come up with a number of ways to try to keep the genre afloat.
Leave Them Kids Alone: WBR Faces Dicey Privacy Lawsuit…
If privacy is now dead, then Warner Bros. Records might be digging up the corpse for another kill. The WMG label, alongside a handful of other media companies that include Ustream, now-bankrupt Project Playlist, and Disney, have been accused of sinking nefarious cookies onto user systems. That includes systems operated by kids, and a federal court action was recently filed [...]
Elektra Turns 60. And Launches a Website to Celebrate…
Major labels may be history – at least as recording houses – but big-label subdivisions often have very rich histories indeed. That includes Elektra, the house that Jac Holzman built a short 60 years ago. Actually, Holzman is still in the kitchen – you can catch him at Bandwidth next week in San Francisco. He also serves as senior advisor [...]
The New Upload System From A-Z
Below are features and why we added or changed them: Ask questions or make comments and we’ll answer here on the site. At the bottom you will find a list of tips, warnings and required updates Music: replaces our Overview page. All of the reporting is still there with the activity in the Orange Box Cool things to note: 1. [...]
This Is an Album. This Is an Album With Synchronized Lyrics & Artwork…
The beauty of audio is that it can drift into the background – during sleep, a workout, or a drive. But lean-forward experiences are also important, and Arcade Fire recently cooked an impressive iTunes synchronization involving artwork, lyrics, and other related media.
Close Your Eyes, and Imagine a Comprehensive Global Rights Database…
So, who benefits from a complicated, fractured rights database that takes years to effectively license? The answer is any company that helps its clients navigate the mess! For everyone else, the byzantine map of overlapping rights is just bad news.