Mercury Records Needs A&R Interns
Mercury Records is seeking interns for the upcoming summer semester. They are looking for students eligible to receive school credit and that live in: New York City Boston Philadelphia Atlanta. Continue reading
EMI Cuts YouTube Deal
EMI and YouTube today announced an agreement which will give YouTube users access to videos and recordings from EMI artists as well as user generated content. “With this deal, all. Continue reading
Terra Firma Confirms EMI Bid Setting June 27th Deadline. Now It Gets Interesting…
Private equity firm Terra Firma has officially confirmed its 265 pence per share cash bid totaling 2.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) for EMI effectively setting a June 27th deadline for. Continue reading
UPDATED: Former CEO May Offer Higher Bid For EMI.
Sorry Edgar. Sorry Eric. Jim may have the last laugh… According to today’s NY Post, former EMI CEO Jim Fifield is readying a bid for the company backed by Corvus. Continue reading
EMI North America Appoints Lauren Berkowitz SVP Digital
They may be on the verge of being sold to an investment firm, but that didn’t keep EMI from appointing Lauren Berkowitz the new Senior VP of Digital for EMI. Continue reading
EMI Sold: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
THE GOOD – Yesterday EMI accepted a $4.7 Billion offer from investment firm Terra Firma Capital Partners. While bidding may continue the EMI board signaled that "other offers" (aka WMG). Continue reading
Amazon Announces MP3 Download Store With EMI Catalog And 12,000 Labels
Amazon today officially announced that it will launch an MP3 only digital music store later this year with tracks from more than 12,000 record labels including EMI’s entire catalog. Every. Continue reading
A Look At Universal Music’s Financials
Parent corporation Vivendi just reported a 22% earning jump last quarter, but its Universal music division did not do as well. Universal Music Group’s revenues declined 8.7% versus the same. Continue reading
More Changes At A&R
More big changes in A&R staffs in recent weeks at many labels including: Warner Music Group is restructuring the company putting further focus on their digital strategy and distribution David. Continue reading
Universal May DRM Free Ante
We reported the rumors weeks ago that Universal seemed likely to be the next major label to try a broad DRM free experiment. Now the signs seem clear. At a. Continue reading
