press release
Zimbalam, the largest digital music distribution and marketing network, today announced the launch of the US version of its distribution network. Zimbalam, owned by independent music distributor and service provider Believe Digital, provides artists with access to 25 of the most popular music stores such as iTunes and Spotify and unprecedented global reach [...]
thekeyinfluencer
Quite a bit of speculation-fog continues to loom over the future of the music industry and its hierarchy. Arguments can be made that, soon, brands will work directly with artists – omitting record labels and changing the definition of A&R completely. There was no better place to sift insight than at Social Media Weeks’ panel [...]
twitterglitter
In April, Trent Reznor released Year zero, a concept album about a future society teetering on the brink of apocalypse. It was supposed to be a grand work of fiction, but it could just as easily have been about the music industry in 2007 — a bleak, burned-out world where the sky fell on a [...]
press release
AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2010–
The “Future of Online Music Videos” panel will highlight how
music videos have long been a critical extension of a record
label’s [...]
press release
VEVO ranked among the web’s top 10 video content networks in January and, for the third consecutive month, was the most-visited U.S. web network in the coveted Entertainment-Music category with 35.4 million unique visitors in February, according to new data released by comScore Media Metrix, a recognized leader in measuring the digital world. VEVO [...]
press release
It began with a simple message on Bootsy Collins’ twitter page to his more than 400,000 followers, which simply read “If You Build It, They Will Funk.” Fans had no idea he was referring to the upcoming debut of Bootsy’s Funk University, an online bass school for players around the planet to study [...]
billboard.biz
Sixteen months after announcing the reformation of Simmons Records in partnership with Universal Music Canada, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has finally inked a deal, signing Toronto rock band The Envy. The signing is a joint venture with Montreal-based Remedy Music, a division of Crystal Math Management, the company that has the likes of Metric and [...]
news.yahoo
Police say a member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop. Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz says 21-year-old Natalie Mejia was being held Wednesday in jail in the Los Angeles suburb on suspicion of cocaine [...]
echoweekly
Canadian Music Week, (or CMW for the simpletons), is back in full force for 2010. Running March 10-14th, Toronto will be over-run by bands, music industry professionals and a whole lot of fans waiting to see the next big thing. For the 700 artists, the 45 night clubs and everyone from Alicia Keys to Joel [...]
news.yahoo
Two of the members of the Swedish pop quartet are skipping the event, and country singer Faith Hill is slated to sing some ABBA songs instead. Benny Andersson will attend the black-tie bash at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel with ex-wife Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad), while former couple Agnetha Faltskog, who doesn’t fly, and his songwriting [...]
rootmusic
RootMusic is a new web app that enables you to seamlessly enhance your Facebook Fan Page (see videos below). For example, by adding the free, RootMusic BandPage tab to your existing Facebook Page, your fans can listen to your music while they comment, view photos or read about upcoming shows - not possible with standard [...]
blogs.westword
“Parental Advisory. Explicit Content.” Remember that little sticker? The little black and white one that used to rest in the corner of only the most bad-ass of cassette tapes?
The first albums I remember seeing with this warning were Danzig’s self titled album, Soundgarden’s Louder than Love and Guns and Roses’ Appetite for Destruction. This was [...]
jp.reuters
Band delivers their space-age performance to an awe-struck crowd in New York City’s Time Square. Dylan Howard reports. The Black Eyed Peas is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1995. The group is composed of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Will.I.Am and vocalists Apl.De.Ap, Taboo, and Fergie.
In 2009, the group [...]
HP
“We tore the computer apart and rebuilt it so my music sounds the way its supposed to.”
Over the last few years HP has evolved to become the worlds largest technology company, with the broadest integrated portfolio. We have acquired over 40 companies and greatly expanded our offering.
This campaign shows the breadth and depth of this [...]
guardian.co.uk
It’s not often you spot a trend started by Vera Lynn. She might be a mistress of the music hall and soldiers’ sweetheart, but fashionably ahead of the curve at 93? You’d hardly bet on it.
But, in September last year, Lynn’s best of album went to the top of the charts and as Music Week [...]
musicians.about
Music Business Angels:
Music business angel investors can take several different forms. Your angel might be a family member or friend with deep pockets, or they may be a complete stranger with loads of cash who is interested in investing in start-up companies. Some music business angels are people who have made their money in music [...]
mktgideas
In the summer of 2009, DJ SHADOW brought all of his operations under one roof (both physically AND digitally) – the work was a bear to accomplish, but with a smart team and a strong brand that resonates with a dedicated fanbase, Team Shadow has made the interaction via multiple touch points between DJ Shadow [...]
press release
Hosted by actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe, the star-studded UPTOWN Escape Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner with guests to include contributing honorees actress Nia Long, Grammy Award winning songwriter/producer Bryan Michael Cox, music executives Steve Rifkind of SRC Records and Ted Lucas of Slip n Slide Records, super producers Cool & Dre, [...]
sandbox.fm
DIY artist Noush Skaugen has more than 1.2 million followers on Twitter, and is set to stream a live gig from Twitter’s corporate HQ tonight – the first unsigned artist ever to do so. And luckily for us, she’s also written this piece for SandboxFM. “So one day I woke up with an audience of [...]
duckdown
Duck Down Records and 2K Sports present the NBA 2K11 Producer/MC Contest. According to Duck Down, the winning producer will have his or her creation featured on the NBA 2K11 soundtrack along with an all-expense paid trip to NYC and the chance to perform live at the 2010 CMJ conference.
The contest is divided into [...]
businessweek
Pink Floyd and Queen, bands that have been with EMI Music for about four decades, may head for the door, according to two people familiar with their talks, as concern mounts about the U.K. record label’s finances. Pink Floyd, whose catalog includes such albums as “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall,” and Queen, [...]
musicthinktank
When I first heard that Ellis Paul an artist I have know about for years and seen one a few occasions raised $100,000 I was amazed…I had to get the story. Here it is.
Ellis Paul is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. To date, he has released 16 albums and has been the recipient [...]
billboard.biz
Legendary Canadian music entrepreneur Sam Feldman was honored by the Music Managers Forum of Canada, the evening before Canadian Music Week officially kicked off. Feldman, the founder of Canadian booking agency Feldman and Associates, has been a central figure in the music industry for almost four decades, with involvement in television and film as well.
Feldman [...]
press release
INNA, last year’s dance music revelation, has already stormed to no.1 in ten countries including Spain (certified Platinum after surpassing 80,000 copies in sales), Holland, Ukraine, Hungary, Turkey and Russia and reached the top 10 in countries like Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia and many other, with her award-winning single, ‘Hot’. She is also getting [...]
nytimes
Kesha may be the voice of her hit single “Tik Tok,” but when her royalty check arrives for its play on the radio, the money is for her role as co-writer of the song. For more than 70 years, royalty payments for air time have flowed to the songwriters and music publishers but not to [...]
press release
Paula Campbell has held her own while opening for the prominent Kanye West, T.I., Rihanna and Wale. So now she wants you to open up for her. The concert will be a display of a beautiful talent grasping new fans and keeping the old. The performance will be held during the Metropolitan Muse Concert [...]
geek.topnewsdigest
Forrester analyst Mark Mulligan believes that the problem for the recording industry is one of demographics. Mulligan uses the fact that the billionth application purchaser on iTunes, 13 year-old Connor Mulcahey, was much younger than the 10 billionth iTunes music purchaser, 71 year-old Louie Sulcer, to highlight the issue: older users may still pay for [...]
hypebot
According to recent reports, Apple has been aggressively discouraging labels from participating in Amazon MP3’s Daily Deal. Feature a new release there, the labels have been told, and your release will get no promotion at all on iTunes. Being an aggressive competitor is nothing new for Apple. It’s also common for labels for show [...]
nypost
Def Jam CEO Antonio “L.A.” Reid canceled a key speech at a top music event with his staff claiming his son was seriously ill — but he really panicked over facing questions about his future with the label, 07sources tell Page Six. Hundreds of top music industry suits paid up to $1,000 each to hear [...]
villagevoice
According to legend, last fall, some 30 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s nominating committee secretly convened deep in the woods with hooded robes and torches, sealing their love for the Rolling Stones with a blood oath. Or, OK, maybe they just got together around a conference table, each touted three artists [...]
midemnetblog.typepad
In 2010, the most crucial key to an artist building a lasting career and fanbase is creating, growing and utilizing their e-mail list. In fact, until e-mail is replaced by a new primary source of communication, I can say that it is an artist’s retirement plan. Artists can now create content without studios and/or expensive [...]
artisthousemusic
In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Former label owner Clarence Avant (Sussex Records, Tabu Records) discusses the major corporate players in the music industry today, and offers thoughts on innovation, technology and the future of the major-label system.
press release
The Dream Big / Hustle Hard Firm (DBHH) will kick off its highly anticipated Dream Big Artist Showcase in Miami. The tour is an opportunity for aspiring artists to gain national exposure and compete to win valuable resources within the music industry. The Dream Big Artist Showcase will take place in 11 cities: Miami, [...]
news.yahoo
British newcomer Taio Cruz has broken a seven-year-old record by soaring to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Cruz’s “Break Your Heart,” featuring rapper Ludacris, soared 52 places to the top, a new record for the largest jump to the top by an act with its first charting single.
The [...]
better tv
The music industry is shifting in the digital age. Some stars are embracing the change but have different views on how technology has helped, and hurt, the business. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate within the industry are the musicians who compose and perform the music; the companies and professionals who create [...]
press release
Brooklyn Bodega and The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator and Marketing Manager. Both positions demand talented and motivated individuals who exhibit an above average level of dedication to the growth of both their personal/professional development and the progression of positive Hip-Hop music and culture.
Both positions are unpaid. College credit is [...]
youtube
Odette shares her feelings about the music industry today and why it’s sad that new performers seek fast fame instead of learning their craft. Rome, Italy. Played piano from the age of 5, sang church songs and operettas as soprano soloist in a choir from the age of 9, wrote poetry at 10, wrote my [...]
metronews
Canadian music labels are looking for a bigger piece of the pie, or whatever else might be cooking in the tandoor, and another Canadian Music Week may just show them how to do it.
Executives, bands and other professionals of the music industry will descend on Toronto for Canadian Music Week, the week-long showcase profiling more [...]
press release
Record companies, large and small, invest around US$5 billion a year in music talent, support a global roster of thousands of artists and typically spend US$1 million to break successful pop acts in major markets.
The figures are published in a new report issued today highlighting the work of major and independent record companies as [...]
cp24
The city’s clubs and conference rooms are preparing for a spike in business starting Wednesday as Canadian Music Week rolls into town for its 28th year.
Featuring a panel discussion with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and hundreds of concerts over five days, the event also includes several awards shows, an expansive music industry conference [...]
trackhustle.ning
Music production is very similar to cooking. You start out with a wide selection of ingredients that need to be prepared properly, enhanced with the right combination of spices and herbs and then cooked. In a professional chef’s hands, the dish can be mouthwatering and truly heavenly! But, left to an amateur who is unaware [...]
press release
The first Collabo in Indianapolis offers networking opportunities and performances with movers and shakers from the urban entertainment industry
2-Part Industry Panel will engage the audience of enthusiasts and tastemakers with valuable insight
Chicago – After the tremendous success of Collabo in Chicago since January 2008, On The Street Promotion and Marketing proudly announces Collabo the [...]
press release
MXP4, developer of music technology for interactive singles and albums, today outlined what CEO Albin Serviant and Vice President of Business Development Jeff Marois will be presenting at the 24th annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival. Drawing on their experience of launching interactive singles and albums for top artists, [...]
youtube
If you’re playing SXSW 2010, you can win 4k and a four city mini-tour, courtesy of Sonicbids. Watch the video for the details. Sonicbids with our network of 19,000 promoters and 210,000 emerging bands, we’re able to develop innovative music marketing programs for a wide variety of national and international brands.
online.wsj
Beleaguered music company EMI Group Ltd. said the chief executive of its recorded-music division, Elio Leoni-Sceti, is leaving the firm after less than two years. At the same time, EMI said that Charles Allen, the former chief executive of U.K. broadcaster ITV PLC who is EMI Music’s non-executive chairman, will become executive chairman.
Mr. Leoni-Sceti’s abrupt [...]
“I learned that at the end of the day the one thing that matters is the song, It’s not about a beat. We have a lot of beats and it’s easy to go in there and make a beat, especially now because of the technology."
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