New Pop4Schools Programme Launches
12 January, 2011
Britain's under-12s are being given the chance to simulate the work undertaken by record companies and release their own music in the new Pop4Schools education programme launched this week at the BETT education technology show. Pop4Schools enables children to gain a better understanding of how the music ...
| Megatrax Commemorates 20 Years Of Production Music With A New Logo & Slogan
12 January, 2011
Megatrax Music, one of the world's leading production music companies, celebrates in 2011 its 20th anniversary of providing the highest quality music to some of the top productions in the entertainment industry. Beyond making a splash in public all year with events and appearances at conferences and ...
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Primary Wave Music Signs Music Mogul DJ Skee To Management Deal
12 January, 2011
New York-based Primary Wave Music, one of the largest independent music publishing, marketing and management companies in the United States, has begun the new year by partnering with Scott "DJ Skee" Keeney, a multi-hyphenate media magnate and fast rising pop/urban producers Ryan & Smitty to separate ...
| The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2010 Music Industry Report (2010 Year-end Factoids)
07 January, 2011
Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks unit point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service- which power many of the Billboard charts- have announced the 2010 calendar year ...
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The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2010 Music Industry Report
07 January, 2011
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Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks unit point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service- which power many of the Billboard ...
| Rootmusic Secures $2.3 Million Financing Led By Mohr Davidow
07 January, 2011
RootMusic, creators of BandPage, the new home for musicians on Facebook, today announced that it has closed a $2.3 million Series A round led by Mohr Davidow. The company will use the financing to grow their team and expand their current product offerings to be the solution for music on Facebook. Larry ...
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Grammy Nominated Singer-songwriter Amanda Williams Develops A New Model For Publishing Companies With Hillbilly Culture
04 January, 2011
"Anyone, anyone can learn the craft of songwriting," this is the motto of Hillbilly Culture, the latest brainchild of Berklee honors graduate and songstress Amanda Williams. Hillbilly Culture adds new services to the traditional publishing company umbrella by creating educational opportunities and ...
| Reval CEO Joins New York Area Board Of Directors For National Music Education Nonprofit, Little Kids Rock
29 December, 2010
Little Kids Rock (LKR), a leading nonprofit provider of free musical instruments and teacher trainings to U.S. public schools, today announced the appointment of Reval CEO and Co-founder Jiro Okochi to the New York Area Board of Directors to spearhead fundraising efforts for LKR's New York metro ...
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Tesco Entertainment Launches Price Blitz On CDs, DVD, Blu-Rays And Games From Only GBP 2.99
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Tesco Entertainment) - From December 24th, Tesco Entertainment will be slashing its prices to rock-bottom with hundreds of blu-rays, DVDs, CDs and games on offer for a fraction of their normal prices. Amongst hundreds of chart topping products on offer are films like Marley ...
| Viacom Sells Harmonix Music Systems
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Viacom Inc.) - Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) announced today that it has sold Harmonix Music Systems to Harmonix-SBE Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Columbus Nova, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Viacom announced its intention to sell Harmonix, ...
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Sony Debuts 'Music Unlimited Powered By Qriocity' Digital Music Service
Tokyo Japan (Top40 Charts/ Sony Corporation) - Sony Corporation ("Sony") today announced the launch of "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," a new, cloud-based, digital music service which gives music lovers access at any time to millions of songs from major labels including Universal Music Group, ...
| Universal Music Group (UMG) And Microgroove Renew Agreement For Consumer-facing Web Platform
Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has renewed its agreement with web platform provider Microgroove. Building on a ten year relationship, the Microgroove Platform currently powers hundreds of heavily-trafficked ...
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The Echo Nest Builds Next-generation Music Channel For UK's Major Public Service Broadcaster
Somerville, MA (Top40 Charts/ The Echo Nest) - The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform that powers smarter music apps across the web and various devices, announced an agreement with the British Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday. As part of this agreement, The Echo Nest will power the clip-to-clip ...
| MTV Ends 2010 With Biggest Ratings Gain In A Decade
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ MTV PR) - MTV, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), concluded 2010 with a 16% year-over-year ratings gain (P12-34), the network's largest annual increase since 1999, and with its fourth consecutive quarter of growth. For the final quarter of 2010, MTV's ratings ...
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MySpace Music & Fuse Are 'Introducing...'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Fuse TV) - Myspace Music (https://music.myspace.com) and Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, have tapped Cali Swag District, Rye Rye, Christina Perri and Young the Giant for the latest installment of 'Introducing...', the marquee music program geared ...
| Ariama Celebrates The Season!
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment) - To welcome the holiday season, Ariama.com, the groundbreaking new online classical music store from Sony Music Entertainment is teaming with Naxos to present a new digital-only exclusive collection of beautiful seasonal choral music, An Ariama ...
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Livewire Mobile Acquires Fonestarz Media Group
Littleton, MA and Cambridgeshire UK (Top40 Charts/ Feintuch Communications) - Livewire Mobile, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWR), a world leader in mobile music and content, announced today that it has acquired FoneStarz Media Group Limited, an award-winning mobile digital storefront and mobile content supplier ...
| Ariama Announces Partnership Agreements With Key Classical Institutions
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment) - Ariama.com, the groundbreaking new online classical music store from Sony Music Entertainment, today announces that it is joining forces with a number of leading names in classical music performance and radio to improve the ways classical listeners ...
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Urfilez Launches An Exciting Competition To Promote Michael Jackson's New Album
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ UrFilez) - UrFilez, a leading digital music provider in theMiddle East, has launched a competition to pay tribute to the King of Pop at the release of his new album entitled "Michael." By making this lucky draw available to all fans of Michael Jackson in Bahrain, UrFilez ...
| Cool Breeze Records Ready To Set The Trend In Reggae Music Production As The World's Newest Independent Record Label
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Cool Breeze Records) - Cool Breeze Records proudly announces the formation of the music industry's newest independent record label located in New York City. Cool Breeze Records will produce and release reggae music in partnership with artists and performers. Music Fans and ...
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