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Amazon To Launch Download Store In Mid-September

Amazon is set to launch its long awaited download store in mid-September according to the New York Post. All tracks on the new service will be DRM-free including tracks from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2007 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Another Great Music Industry Quote…

"Clive would have asked us to go and write a second verse for Henry the 8th." – Peter Noone of Hermit’s Hermits And just in case you’re too young to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/30/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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EMI’s Nicoli Out As Terra Firma Restructures

UPDATED: CEO Eric Nicoli is stepping down as Terra Firma formalizes its acquisition of EMI. It has been rumored for several weeks that the investment firm was looking at new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/29/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Major Labels Caught Re-Writing Wiki History

Idolater and its readers used a wiki scanner and found that many of the changes made to major label webs sites were in fact made be employees at the labels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Are Nicoli & Ames In Trouble?

The NY Post and other sources are saying that EMI’s new owner Terra Firma are actively looking for a new executive to oversee day-to-day business and may reach outside the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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EMI Readies Catalog Push With “All You Need is Love(mark)” Twist

The outsourcing trend continues with EMI Music Marketing’s US catalog unit hire of ad firm Saatchi & Saatchi to develop and execute strategic consumer marketing campaigns for key titles from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Understaffed Epic Hires Competition To Promote New Releases

Is this what it has come to? Lacking a proper Hip Hop/R&B promo team Epic shunned the indie promo and marketing community and hired competing hip hop label Koch to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2007 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Google’s Role And Other Details Of Universal DRM Free Experiment Emerge

>>> The Google Factor – Amidst all the noise about Universal’s DRM-free experiment and the middle finger it points at iTunes was a mention of Google.  This alliance as well. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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DRM Free Won’t Save The Industry But It Empowers Those Who Can

COMMENTARY: Pundits like Jupiter’s David Card and blogger Bob Lefsetz want to be sure that we knowthat Universal and others dropping DRM (see story) won’t save the recorded music industry.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2007 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)
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WMG Stock Regains 21%

There must be dancing in the halls at WMG. The stocked rebounded 21% on Thursday closing at $12.00. More on recent WMG earnings and turnaround plans here and track the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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