IFPI Statement On The Pirate Bay Appeal Verdict
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - "Today's judgment confirms the illegality of The Pirate Bay and the seriousness of the crimes of those involved. It is now time for The Pirate Bay, whose operators have twice been convicted in court, to close. We now look to governments and ISPs to take note of this ...
| David Guetta Keynote Speaker At MidemNet 2011
PARIS, FRANCE (Top40 Charts/ Reed MIDEM) - Internationally-renowned French artist, DJ and producer David Guetta will give a keynote address at the 12th edition of MidemNet, the high-level music industry forum on value creation and content monetisation in the digital era, which takes place on Saturday, ...
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Studio Mogul And Former Triumph Member Gil Moore Supports Efforts To Fight Online Piracy
TORONTO, CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Profile Communications) - Gil Moore, drummer in the band Triumph, and owner of the renowned Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, has joined Balanced Copyright for Canada (BCFC) in support of efforts to advocate for strong copyright laws that reflect the reality ...
| Mexican Court Convicts 14 Music Pirates
Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - A Mexican judge in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, has sentenced 14 music pirates to five years and three months in prison after they were found guilty of copyright infringement in violation of the Mexican Federal Criminal Code. The judge also ordered each defendant to pay a ...
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Telemundo Announces Partnership With Auditionbooth
Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ Telemundo/ Auditionbooth) - Telemundo Communications Group, a leading producer of high-quality content for Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world, today announced a partnership with AuditionBooth LLC, the revolutionary online discovery platform, to provide an online ...
| SeatQuest Announces New Visual Search Engine Offering Low-to-no Service Fees For Event Tickets
PARIS (Top40 Charts/ SeatQuest Official Website) - SeatQuest, Inc. (www.seatquest.com) today announced the launch of its new, low-to-no fees visual search engine for purchasing and comparing ticket prices. Ticket buyers tired of the high service fees associated with concert, theater, sporting event ...
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New Search Method Makes Finding Music Easy
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Royalty-Free Website) - The music we all hear in the background on TV programmes is known as 'production music', and it's part of a multi-million pound worldwide industry. Small UK company Royalty-Free.tv work within a niche in this market supplying 'royalty free music' ...
| Study Reveals Top 10 Most Rocking US Cities
San Francisco, CA (Top40 Charts/ Songkick Official Website) - Austin, Texas, the self-proclaimed live-music capital of the world, topped a new list of top cities in the U.S. for seeing live rock music, according to a study conducted by Songkick (www.songkick.com). The top ranking is based on the number ...
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RIAA Applauds Congressional Action On Rouge Sites Bill
San Francisco, CA (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation (the Combating Online Infringement & Counterfeits Act) sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and 15 additional senators that aims to take action ...
| Key Players In Music Publishing Reinvent Their Business At MIDEM
PARIS, FRANCE (Top40 Charts/ ICPM/ MIDEM PR) - For its third edition, the International Publishing Summit, developed with the International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), will put the spotlight on current changes in the music publishing sector. The Summit will feature Diane Warren, the prolific ...
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Large Ensemble Titles Expand Smartmusic's Breadth And Depth
Minneapolis, MN (Top40 Charts/ MakeMusic) - MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS), a world leader in music technology, announced additions to the accompaniment library included with SmartMusic, the interactive music software for band, orchestra and voice. Added were 128 large ensemble pieces, including 106 ...
| 'Fix - The Ministry Movie' And Tunecore Team Up To Promote Artists
Washington, DC (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'FIX - The Ministry Movie,' Gigantic Pictures, and TuneCore are teaming up to provide a TuneCore Artist the opportunity to have their song licensed to appear on the companion album to the documentary film 'FIX' - a film about life on-stage and back-stage ...
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Berkleemusic Names Stefanie Henning Chief Marketing Officer
Boston, MA (Top40 Charts/ Berklee College of Music) - Berkleemusic, the online continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, today announced the appointment of Stefanie Henning as chief marketing officer. Henning will join the Berkleemusic executive team and be responsible for the company's ...
| Hello Music Launches 'Best Unsigned Band In Socal' Campaign
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ HELLO MUSIC) - Online music company HELLO MUSIC continues to provide excellent/exciting opportunities for its artist community and today announced the launch of a new campaign with Los Angeles radio partner 95.5 KLOS, looking for the 'BEST UNSIGNED BAND IN SOCAL.' Starting ...
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Handbooklive Partners With Amsterdam-based Music Company
San Diego, CA (Top40 Charts/ HandBookLive) - HandBookLive.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Tribe of Noise, a Netherlands-based organization which helps connect musicians with professionals who need music. HandBookLive was introduced to the company when invited by the Dutch government to ...
| The Beatles Now On iTunes!
LONDON, UK & CUPERTINO, Ca. (Top40 Charts/ Apple/ EMI/ MBC PR for Apple Corps Ltd.) - Apple Corps, EMI and Apple today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Starting today, the ...
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Aspiro Music: Aspiro To Deliver White Label Streaming Music Solution In Portugal
Stockholm, Sweden (Top40 Charts/ Aspiro Music) - Aspiro today announces that it has entered into an agreement with NMusic SA to deliver a game-changing music service available to customers of a Portuguese Operator. The agreement further cements Aspiro's position as the premier provider of white labelled ...
| Guitar World & Agile Partners Announce Guitar World Lick Of The Day App On The App Store
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Mad Sun Marketing) - Guitar World, the world's best-selling guitar magazine, and Agile Partners, developers of 2010 Apple Design Award winning app TabToolkit, announce the availability of the Guitar World Lick of the Day App on the App Store. Available for iPad, iPhone and ...
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Wikkit Unveils True 'Ticketing Democracy' In Brooklyn Concert Featuring Qr Code Based Platform
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Wikkit Official Website) - Wikkit is pleased to announce an evening of great music at Cameo (inside the Loving Cup Cafe in Brooklyn, NY) starting at 8:00pm on Monday, November 15, 2010. Concert-goers that get their wireless tickets at Wikkit.com are entitled to free entry ...
| Megatrax Celebrates 20 Years Of Production Music, Custom Scoring, Technical Innovation, And More
North Hollywood, CA (Top40 Charts/ Megatrax Music) - 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. The company will be making a splash ...
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