Vodafone Extends Mobile Music Catalogue to 500,000 Music Tracks
LONDON, UK (Vodafone) - Vodafone today announces the launch of a catalogue of 500,000 full music tracks on Vodafone live! with 3G. The enhanced service will be rolled out to Vodafone live! with 3G customers in eight countries, beginning in Germany, with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, ...
| Consumers Amenable to Music CDs With Copy Protection
DALLAS, TX. (Parks Associates/ www.parksassociates.com) - Contrary to widely held industry beliefs, U.S. consumers are not overwhelmingly antagonistic toward the concept of copy-restricted music CDs, provided these CDs come with the proper incentives, according to Parks Associates' forthcoming report ...
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Major anti-piracy raids in Mexico: one million discs seized and 25 arrested
LONDON, UK (IFPI) - Mexico has seen one of its biggest crackdowns against music piracy, with a series of raids resulting in the seizure of approximately one million pirate music discs and the arrest of 25 individuals. Authorities from the Attorney General's Office and its specialised Intellectual Property ...
| George Levendis Named Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, SONY BMG Music
NEW YORK (SONY BMG) - George Levendis has been named Senior Vice President, SONY BMG Global Marketing Group, it was announced today by Tim Prescott, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the company, to whom he reports. In his new role, Mr. Levendis will be responsible for liaising ...
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International Music Rights Expert to Speak at Indie Music Week
NASHVILLE,
TN (IMW) - Indie Music Week has announced that Marghie Evans, a
Nashville based media consultant and expert in international music
rights and clearances, will be participating as an Indie Music Week
panelist. IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature
three industry panels ...
| BMI Hosts Songwriter101.com Panel At DIY Convention
LOS
ANGELES (Songwriter101.com) - BMI hosted a Songwriter101.com panel
featuring some of BMI's leading pop, urban and country songwriters at
the DIY Convention on February 11 in Los Angeles. The panel, moderated
by music journalist Dan Kimpel, featured 2005 Grammy-nominated
songwriter Sean Garrett ...
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Established And Up-and-Coming Talent Win Top Honors In Independent Music Awards
LOS
ANGELES (MRG) - At a time when record numbers of musicians are working
to advance their careers without major label support, Music Resource
Group (MRG) announced the winners of its 4th annual Independent Music
Awards (IMAs), a program that provides increased exposure for
Independent music ...
| Recording Industry welcomes police investigation of Allofmp3.com
LONDON, UK (IFPI) - The international recording industry has welcomed action by the Russian authorities against a Russian website alleged to be offering digital copies of recorded music for sale illegally. Allofmp3.com and its principals are alleged to be involved in large-scale copyright infringement ...
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Austin Music Foundation Announces First Music Industry Bootcamp of 2005
AUSTIN,
TX. (Austin Music Foundation) - The Austin Music Foundation (AMF) today
announced that it will host the first Music Industry Boot Camp (MIBC)
of 2005 on Monday, February 28th. Titled, "CD Release in Real Time:
Plan it from start-to-finish in two hours," this session of the 2005
MIBC series ...
| Global Entertainment & Media Summit Unites Compassionate Visionaries and Leaders at Two Day Industry Event in New York City
NEW
YORK (www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com) There's no doubt about it,
the entire entertainment industry is changing. With the merger of BMG
and SONY, Netflix and TiVo, with Broadband access going into the power
lines, and with film studios, record companies and media companies
merging and ...
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BPI announce changes to certified awards programme : 16:2:2005
LONDON, UK (BPI) - Single download sales now qualify - Music DVD certifications to be included for the first time Members should note that retail sales of downloaded tracks can now be combined with physical format shipments for certification purposes – the qualification levels remain unchanged. ...
| Sony Music / Nashville Star's Tracy Gershon to Speak at Indie Music Week!
NASHVILLE,
TN. (IMW) - IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature
three industry panels of Major and Independent A&R, promoters,
label executives, producers, managers and lawyers, and will wrap up
with a Music Industry Summit. After graduating from the
University of California, ...
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DJ In Italy Hit With Biggest MP3 Piracy Fine In Europe
ROME,
Italy (IFPI) -An Italian DJ has been fined a record �1.4 million for
using hundreds of pirate music files in a well-known local nightclub
near Rome. The DJ was discovered with more than 2,000 mp3 music files
suspected to be illegal downloads and 500 pirated video clips.The
fine, set by ...
| Warner/Chappell Chairman and CEO Les Bider to Step Down
NEW YORK (WMG) - Warner Music Group (WMG) announced today that Warner/Chappell Chairman and CEO Les Bider has decided to step down following the appointment of a successor and a transition period. A successor to Bider will be announced at a later date. Bider has been Chairman of Warner/Chappell, the ...
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Sony Music / Nashville Star's Tracy Gershon to speak at Indie Music Week!
NASHVILLE, TN. (DaCapo Music) - Indie Music Week has announced that Tracy Gershon, Senior Director of A & R and Artist Development, Sony Nashville, will be participating as an Indie Music Week panelist. IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature three industry panels of Major and Independent ...
| GigUrban Announces 2005 Nationwide Hip-Hop/R&B Showcase Series Houston Rapper 'Kiotti' Signed at Houston Showcase
NEW
YORK (GigUrban.com) GigAmerica has launched GigUrban.com as an urban
artist development offshoot and announced plans for a multi-city
Showcase Series in partnership with newly minted Asylum/Warner label
imprint UnAuthorized Entertainment. The series will visit numerous U.S.
cities and will ...
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It's Back and Better than Ever; The Bloque Urban Music Series Returns to Atlanta for 2005
NEW
YORK (www.bloquemusic.com) - The concert series that began last year as
an underground event to highlight growing talent has been brought back
in 2005 for six great shows, a more exciting platform planned, stronger
anchor talent and a more intimate "The 2005 Bloque Urban Music
Series: The ...
| DJ in Italy hit with biggest MP3 piracy fine in Europe
ROME, Italy (IFPI) - An Italian DJ has been fined a record €1.4 million for using hundreds of pirate music files in a well-known local nightclub near Rome. The DJ was discovered with more than 2,000 mp3 music files suspected to be illegal downloads and 500 pirated video clips. The fine, set by ...
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ASCAP Reports Record Member Distributions in 2004; Revenues and Royalty Payments Reach All-Time Highs
NEW YORK (ASCAP) - ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) marked its 91st year of operation with a 14.9% royalty payment increase to the Society's songwriter, composer and publisher members. The member distribution total of $610 million was the highest ever in ASCAP's history. ...
| Disc Makers' IMWS Returns To The Midwest In Search Of The Top Indie Talent
LOS
ANGELES (www.discmakers.com) - Disc Makers, the nation's leading
independent CD manufacturer, is kicking off the latest installment of
the Independent Music World Series (IMWS), the premier music showcase
series for independent musicians, to find the most talented independent
acts in the ...
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