Universal Music Group Promotes Jeffrey Harleston To General Counsel And Executive Vice President Of Business & Legal Affairs, North America
11 February, 2011
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has promoted Jeffrey Harleston to General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for North America. The promotion, which is effective immediately, was announced today by Zach Horowitz, President & Chief Operating ...
| Youtube Taps Rightsflow For Publishing Rights Management
10 February, 2011
RightsFlow today announced an agreement with YouTube to assist with music rights management. The deal allows YouTube to enlist RightsFlow's help in processing and managing music rights. David G. King, YouTube Product Manager responsible for rights management, said, "We are excited to be working ...
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Live Nation Entertainment Acquires Remaining Equity Stake In Front Line Management Group
08 February, 2011
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), the world's largest live entertainment company, announced today that it has acquired substantially all of the remaining equity stake in Front Line Management Group, Inc. that it did not previously own for total consideration of $116.2 million in cash and ...
| Michael Kyser Named Atlantic President, Black Music
05 February, 2011
Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman. Kyser, who began his music career two decades ago at Def Jam Recordings, joined Atlantic Records ...
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Beach Road Music Acquires Coed Records Catalog With Lost Doo-wop, Rock-n-roll Master Tapes
05 February, 2011
Beach Road Music LLC today announced acquisition of the historic Coed Records catalog - along with discovery in a dusty New York City apartment of a cache of classic recordings a half-century old. It's been almost fifty years since many of these enduringly catchy songs of the 1950s and 1960s have been ...
| EMI Announces Successful Capital Restructuring, And Change Of Ownership
03 February, 2011
EMI Group Ltd ("EMI"), one of the world's leading music companies, today announces that Citigroup ("Citi") has acquired 100% of its share capital. Immediately following the acquisition, Citi completed a recapitalization of the company. As a result, the company's debt has been dramatically reduced by ...
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Record Payout In Finnish Hub Operator Case
28 January, 2011
A court in Finland has ordered two operators of an illegal DirectConnect hub to pay more than �820,000 in compensation to rights holders for facilitating the illegal distribution of films, games and music. This compensation payout is the highest ever awarded in any case investigated by Finland's Copyright ...
| Believe Digital Announces Raft Of Major Content Deals And Strategic Partnerships
27 January, 2011
Believe Digital, the leading digital music distributor, has announced a number of major new content and strategic partnership deals. Rdio and Simfy among those to have agreed content deals with Believe Digital in recent weeks and the company has also signed a strategic partnership agreement with the ...
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Vivendi Has Sold All Its Stake In NBC Universal For A Total Of $5.8 Billion
26 January, 2011
Regulatory News: Vivendi has concluded, on January 25, 2011, the sale of the remainder of its stake in NBC Universal, a 12.34% stake, for $3.8 billion to GE. Vivendi has sold its whole 20% stake in NBC Universal for a total cash amount of $5.8 billion, excluding dividends ($390 million between January ...
| Myspoonful Launches Free Music Service For Busy People
26 January, 2011
mySpoonful announced the launch today of its free new website (https://mySpoonful.com) and email newsletter that delivers new independent music to busy people. Three times a week, mySpoonful handpicks a single new artist that music fans should know about, and includes a free MP3 for listening or download. ...
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Makemusic Partners With Wisconsin Music Educators
26 January, 2011
MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS), creators of SmartMusic, the interactive music software for band, orchestra and voice, announced a partnership today with the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA). Together they will provide middle level and high school students and teachers with customized tools ...
| Alternative Rock Label Filament Records Announces An Opening On Their Roster
24 January, 2011
National and international bands are now being invited to submit professional recordings to Filament Records. Over the next two months Filament's A&R division will have a team reviewing materials and reaching out to bands they are interesting in speaking with further. Just one year after signing their ...
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Omnifone Signs Germany's First Global Music Subscription Licensing With GEMA
24 January, 2011
Omnifone's commercial team negotiates landmark music licensing deal with GEMA opening up German market to legitimate subscription based digital music services. - German subscription licensing rates brought into line with rest of European market. - GEMA awards Omnifone first global subscription ...
| American Idol To Be Honored At 2011 NARM Music Business Convention In LA On May 12, 2011
22 January, 2011
NARM, the music business association, announced today that it will honor American Idol, one of the most popular programs in the history of American television, with a special Outstanding Achievement Award to celebrate the show's 10th season on the air and highlight its impact on the world of music. ...
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IFPI Publishes Digital Music Report 2011
21 January, 2011
"Governments can turn the tide against piracy in 2011" First actions by ISPs to stop mass illegal file-sharing announced in France, Ireland and South Korea in 2010 Progress expected in UK, New Zealand, the EU and Malaysia in 2011 Digital revenues up six per cent to US$4.6 billion in 2010, ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group And Vevo Unveil 'Inside The Hit Songs'
17 January, 2011
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the world's leading global music publisher, has teamed up with VEVO, the leading premium music video and entertainment service, to launch an original series, INSIDE THE HIT SONGS, which highlights the craft of songwriting. The brainchild of UMPG and VEVO, INSIDE ...
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Introducing Music Maker Greasealizer Version 'The 1st Ever Software From A Multi-platinum Producer'
17 January, 2011
MAGIX and Dame Grease work together to create the first of the Artist Editions of MAGIX Music Maker The "do it yourself" music industry has opened up the ability of individuals to distribute and create their own music. MAGIX and, Damon Blackmon, know to the Hip-hop world as Dame Grease, have joined ...
| BYO (Build Your Own) Channel Launches
17 January, 2011
BYO Network has announced the launch of BYOCHANNEL.COM, streaming online and on mobile devices. The BYO digital network, currently in beta, delivers what the company name implies: Build Your Own Channel. Believing that the best person to program someone's music experience is the person who is listening, ...
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Seymour Duncan Expands Its Marketing & Sales Teams
17 January, 2011
Legendary guitar pickup and pedal company Seymour Duncan announces the addition of Tom Menrath as Senior Vice President of Sales and Bill Leigh as Director of Marketing and Communications. The restructuring of the sales and marketing teams is designed to generate significant growth throughout the channel, ...
| Triangle Recording Studios
14 January, 2011
All of your needs can be met in one place. The Triangle Recording Studios effect is what you have been subconsciously seeking. The services offered supercede the original/classical components of a Studio's expertise. Jahmane Bright a/k/a Nu York is a talented Audio Engineer, Producer, Arranger, Songwriter ...
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