Google's decision to launch a music locker service yesterday (May 10) was a big topic of discussion on the sidelines of the NARM conference here this week. The reaction from the more veteran music industry attendees is simply anger. "People are pissed," said one source from a major record lab... Read more...
Warner Music Group's latest quarterly results shows how the industry can hope to transition to the future. Gains in digital revenue, licensing and synchronizations helped offset drops in physical revenue. Of course, the quarter may look rosy because it was a period of due diligence. Had potenti... Read more...
The IAMDONALD tour hits the TLA in Philly tonight...and its sold out. Actor Donald Glover says the secret to both comedy and songs is in the details. The former “30 Rock” writer and current star of NBC’s “Community” shares the song made him realize he could be a rapper, a track ... Read more...
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Bob Marley - Is This Love? Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song Bob Marley - Stir It Up Today, May 11, 2011, is the 30 year anniversary of the death of Bob Marley, a Jamaican musician credited as a legend of Jamaican music and a spreader of the Rastafari movement, a religiou... Read more...
Hoping to boost concert attendance in a hobbled economy, Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment Inc., is joining with the popular online deals site Groupon to launch a discount ticket site for live events. Dubbed GrouponLive, the service, expected to launch in June, is aimed at easing bo... Read more...
Obie Trice is meeting with a Michigan State Senator today (April 22nd) in hopes of bringing more entertainment to the city of Detroit. Obie, who is a platinum-selling artist formerly signed to Eminem's Shady Records imprint, now heads up his own company, Black Market Entertainment. He will meet wi... Read more...
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DZ: A lot of rap artists are getting involved in Twitter and doing very well with stuff like trending hashtags. Does social media actually sell records? Eskay: I think social media contributes to the public’s awareness about an artist and that awareness then (hopefully) turns into album or si... Read more...
Len Blavatnik's Access Industries is buying Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company, for about $1.3 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity, ... Read more...