FOUR MAJORS NOW CONTROL 80% OF MUSIC MARKET

Just in case you had any illusions about where the power in the music industry is, check out this from the Associated Press:

“The Sony-BMG merger leaves four music “majors” with about 80 percent of the $32 billion global music market…

–Universal Music Group: Artists include Sting, Sheryl Crow, Marvin Gaye, Vince Gill and Diana Krall on labels including A&M Records, Motown, MCA, GRP and Impulse labels.

–Sony-BMG: Artists include Aerosmith, George Michael, Barbra Streisand, Avril Lavigne and Elvis Presley on labels including Columbia, Epic, Arista and RCA.

–Warner Music Group: Artists include Madonna, Craig David, Alanis Morrisette, Bjork, The Corrs, Cher, David Gray and Linkin Park on labels including Atlantic, Elektra, Maverick, Rhino, and Warner Bros. Records.

–EMI Group: Artists include David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Robbie Williams and Radiohead on labels like Capitol Records, Chrysalis and Virgin.”

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