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...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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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 —...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
created by infomatique | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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