Lady Wallace Sings - and kills the traditional music industry

A little story about an independent music artist promoting herself on the Internet as an example of new digital distribution channels for music artists and the collapse of the traditional music industry." Full...

Indian Banks Reduce Home Loan Rate to Boost Real Estate Sector

Government run Banks in India have cut down the interest rate to boost the sagging  housing sector. In the aftermath of global recession reas estate sector has been badly affected and sector growth has...

Virgin Records To Release The Best Of UB40 CD

For more than 25 years, UB40 has been one of the world's premiere pop-reggae acts, with several international chart-topping singles and global sales totaling more than 70 million albums. On September 30,...

Stones Quit EMI and Roll to Universal

The Rolling Stones have followed the lead of other uber-artists like Radiohead and Paul McCartney by giving the boot to EMI and rolling over to a new deal with Universal. As the remaining major labels continue...

Rolling Stones sign deal with Universal

This deal is likely to trigger speculation that the Stones may leave their long-term label EMI, following on from other big names like Radiohead and Sir Paul McCartney."The Rolling Stones have signed a...

EMI Record Label to Axe 2,000 Employees

Sad news for major label marketing reps who are still under the illusion that their 'street teams' are really helping to drive CD sales. This just in: they're not.UPDATE: "The new owners of music label EMI Group — home of the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and the Spice Girls —...

Troubled years ahead for the big record labels

A gloomy assessment of the state of the music industry in The Economist, saying that while 2007 was bad, the next few years are likely to be even worse.The past year was marked by some high profile developments,...

Radiohead: In Rainbows. In Stores. In the News.

Radiohead is all over the music blogs and newswires this week, as they celebrate the launch of their latest album, In Rainbows, in its traditional, physical CD format. To inaugurate the occasion and the arrival...

Radiohead's new box set: A plot at the end of In Rainbows?

A new box set of Radiohead's back catalogue is being released by its old label at the same time as the band's new album, In Rainbows. Some say EMI's timing reflects a behind-the-scenes feud between the label and Radiohead."Tension between Radiohead and EMI was highlighted...

Special Edition of Pink Floyd's THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN to Be Released...

June 22, 2007 is Pink Floyd's 40th anniversary, and to mark this milestone, a 3-CD special edition of theband's debut album, THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, originally released on August 5, 1967, will be available...

EMI to release DRM free music

EMI have announced it will start to sell DRM (Digital Rights Management) free music online from May. However, the tracks will only be available in a 'premium' format which will be sold at a higher price than those...

Beatles download rumour quashed

"The Beatles' record label has moved to dampen rumours that the band's music is about to become available online. The Fab Four are the last major act to withhold their back catalogue from stores like iTunes and Napster. UK download site Wippit indicated it would be first to...

EMI May Sell Recordings Online With No Anti-Copying Software

"Steven P. Jobs, chief executive of Apple, which leads the market with its iPod and iTunes service, suggested that the music companies offer their music without anti-copying software.""Reports of the EMI plan surfaced in Europe this week when music executive speculated that...

NewNoiseMusic.com!!!!!!!!!!

This Worldwide Music Site offers album reviews and music Headlines/contests and giveaways/and most importantly music and videos. This site clashes with EMI the best Major Label out there right now.. They own the...

Yoko Ono sues EMI

"Yoko Ono sued music company EMI Group PLC and a subsidiary for $10 million Wednesday, claiming she was cheated out of royalties due from the sale of music recordings by her late husband, John Lennon."

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