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The 7th ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO is set
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Behind the music: Should the music industry put digital first?
Behind the music: Should the music industry put digital first? The focus of the...
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BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season
BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season Lady Antebellum celebrates...
BMI Licenses Spotify & Turntable.fm
BMI Licenses Spotify & Turntable.fm Spotify and turntable.fm are now licensed...
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AFTRA ‘Very Frustrated’ With Record Labels as Union Inches Toward Strike Vote
AFTRA ‘Very Frustrated’ With Record Labels as Union Inches Toward Strike Vote (Exclusive) October 03, 2011 By Jonathan Handel, THR On the heels of an AFTRA press release issued Saturday, a source close to the union told The Hollywood Reporter that the labor organization is “very frustrated” with the pace of negotiations with... [Read more...]
How Jay-Z and Kanye West Beat the Leakers With ‘Watch the Throne’
August 12, 2011 By Steven J. Horowitz (This is an abridged version of Steven J. Horowitz’s article in the August 20 issue of Billboard titled “Protecting the ‘Throne’.” For the full article, head here to purchase the issue, and here for a subscription, which gets you the magazine, charts, bulletins and much more.) When... [Read more...]
Sony Distribution Center Destroyed by London Rioters, Indie Labels ‘Devastated’
August 09, 2011 By Richard Smirke, London A London warehouse containing stock for a number of U.K. independent labels — including XL Recordings, 4AD, Beggars, Domino and Rough Trade – was destroyed by rioters during a third night of unrest in the British capital. The three-story building, which was owned by Sony DADC and located in the London... [Read more...]
Is Sylvia Rhone Headed to Sony to Restart Portrait Records?
Is Sylvia Rhone Headed to Sony to Restart Portrait Records? July 21, 2011 By Jem Aswad and Shirley Halperin The New York Post reported early Thursday morning that former Universal Motown president Sylvia Rhone is heading to Sony to restore the defunct Portrait label, where she would work closely with new Epic head L.A. Reid. The move, which has been... [Read more...]
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