Category Archives: Music Business

Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle

Of course they are. Google is about to raise the stakes in the digital downloads game and finally give Apple a run for its money.

September 4, 2010 – 10:19 PM | By admin | Posted in Download Sites, Downloads, Music Business, Songs, Technology | Comments (0)

Collapse in illegal sharing and boom in streaming brings music to executives’ ears

The headline’s a shame, as those same execs have done much to ruin the business, peddling crap to people who don’t get a chance to hear what else is out there to listen to. Still, if it keeps the RIAA and their ilk from harassing students and housewives who download a couple of tracks, so …

July 13, 2009 – 11:24 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Download Sites, Music Business, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Record Labels, Streaming, Torrenting | Comments (0)

Beatles ‘shark’ Klein dies at 77

Though I would use a better descriptor than shark for this Machiavellian cretin, he was precisely the sort of manager you’d want on your side if your aim was to horde money and terrorize your opponenets. Allen Klein, the accountant who ended up managing some of Rock’s most famous bands, died of Alzheimer’s at the …

July 9, 2009 – 10:10 PM | By admin | Posted in Music Business, Obituaries, Producers | Comments (0)

Virgin Media, Universal to Launch Music Service

Kathy Sandler of the Wall Street Journal reports that Virgin is working on a partnership to try to end music piracy.  Good luck.  At least they can be commended for trying out new business models, because, let’s face it, the old models are dead.

June 15, 2009 – 11:11 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Norway voted Eurovision winners

A Norwegian singer and violinist of Belarusian descent pulled off the victory at this year’s Eurovision Contest.  It’s usually laced with dreadful competitors singing twee songs, but this year’s winner, Alexander Rybak, actually has a bit of talent.  Next year’s Eurovision will be held in Oslo thanks to the Rybak win. Here’s a clip from …

May 17, 2009 – 12:54 AM | By admin | Posted in Awards, Contests, Culture, Music Business, Musicians, Performances | Comments (0)

Devendra, Black Lips Cover Mexican Songs for Rudo y Cursi

This soccer-inspired film Rudo y Cursi will have a killer soundtrack of some rather snazzy and classic Mexican songs interpreted by Devendra Barnhart, The Black Lips, Juana Molina and actor Gael Garcia Bernal. HT: Paste Magazine.

April 30, 2009 – 9:35 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Film, Music Business | Comments (0)

Copyright Pirates Defy Clampdowns in Azerbaijan

If you ever wish to license material in Azerbaijan, don’t bother.  90% of the software and music items available for purchase are bootlegged.  Let them rot until they fix the problem. HT: IWPR.

April 23, 2009 – 11:20 PM | By admin | Posted in Bootlegging, Manufacturing, Music Business, Politics | Comments (0)

Islamic hip hop, or a load of hype?

Oh, the quote of the article!: “We only watch western music. Arabic music is the same, it just copies it. They are wannabee Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls. I would rather just watch the real Britney Spears,” said Nouran, 16. If you have teenage Arab boys hot for seeing Britney Spears, your campaign is over. …

April 22, 2009 – 7:14 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Bizarre, Culture, Music Business, Rap, Religion | Comments (0)

Student suicide threat over RIAA bullying tactics

Zack Whittaker of ZDNet points out the RIAA’s atrocious behavior in harassing kids who download music. It’s getting so bad that some of the targets of this treatment are contemplating suicide.

February 19, 2009 – 6:23 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Law, Music Business, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Frontline: The Way The Music Died

Digital8track links to a PBS program on how the music industry fell apart.

February 1, 2009 – 1:37 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)