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MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 06/27/2012

Martin Kierszenbaum and Cherrytree Records, Home to LMFAO and Fiest
Part Ways With Interscope


Is Unscripted TV the New Reality for Record Industry Executives?


Publishing Departures: 'Big' Jon Platt Leaves EMI, Rak Sanghvi Leaves Sony/ATV


Universal Republic Appoints New Urban A&R VPs


Myth Dispensing: The Whole 'Spotify Barely Pays Artists' Story Is Bunk


Lady Gaga's Manager Troy Carter Talks Music Tech, Social Media, And International Markets

iHeartRadio Adds Cox Media Group & Emmis Stations

Six Ways Songwriters Can Motivate Themselves To Write


YouTube's Top 5 Channel Partners Saw 1.5 Billion Views in May


Spotify Now The #2 Revenue Source For Major Labels After iTunes

Yahoo! and Spotify Announce Global Content Distribution and Promotion Deal


Berry Gordy-Inspired 'Motown' Musical to Launch on Broadway in 2013






MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 06/15/2012

Universal Music Publishing Group Promotes Jessica Rivera to Senior VP/Co-Head of East Coast Operations


BMI and Radio Industry Announce Settlement

Atlantic's Craig Kallman Talks on Big Beat, Electronic Dance Music

Plans for a New .Music Suffix, but Who Will Own It?

John Janick to Take 'Presidential' Role at Interscope: Sources 

iTunes Match Can Now Stream Music Directly, Without Having to Download

Amazon Close to Major Label Licensing Deals for Cloud Player

Record Industry to See New Growth in the Next Five Years

7 Things to do 1 Week Before Your Album Release

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 06/07/2012

RIAA, Pandora, NARAS, NAB Square Off On Capitol Hill

Vevo Launches Award for 100 Million Video Views

YouTube Inks Licensing Deal with Music Publishers

RIAA Chief Applauds Clear Channel - Big Machine Royalty Deal

The Recording: It's Been Losing Its Value Since 1962

A Concert Mogul Is Betting on Electronic Dance Music

Napster Founders Launch Airtime Video Chat App

George Clinton Fights for His Right to Funk

How Streaming Music Will Change Culture for the Better

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 05/31/2012

Sony Music Unlimited iOS App Looks to Compete with Spotify

Digital Music Sales Beat Discs for the First Time in UK

The Strangely Tilted Playing Field of Music Copyright Royalties

Google, Facebook Mull Acquisition of Vevo Stake

Inside Warner/Chappell's Urban Renewal

DIY Live-Streaming: The Future of Concerts?

Spotify Sees Playlist Replacing the Album

Blavatnik Wants New Warner Exec For $weeter Music

Celebrities Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 05/15/2012

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 05/01/2012

T.I., 2 Chainz & More Struggle to Keep Mixtape Music off iTunes, Amazon



Kiss FM, Legendary NYC Urban Radio Station Goes Off The Air



Apple Resists Request to Unseal Jobs Deposition in Universal Suit



UK Court Tells Service Providers: Block Pirate Bay



Seeking Songwriting Success: Three Ways Follow-Through Pays Off

Lil Wayne Settles "Lollipop" Legal Drama With Producer Deezle for $20 Million



10 Tips For Succeeding in Today's Volatile Music Biz

Radio Royalties Fight Heats Up Again

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 04/26/2012


Video-Sharing App Viddy Now Backed by Jay-Z, Will Smith, Biz Stone (Twitter Co-Founder)


Warner Chappell Music Named 2012 Music Publisher of the Year


Trapped: Many Artists Like Flo Rida Selling Millions of Singles, but Thousands of Albums


Fifth Beatle' Sir George Martin Believes EMI Break-Up 'The Worst Thing Music Has Ever Faced'


Google Ordered to Stop Copyright Violations on YouTube


Spotify Working on Internet Radio Service to Challenge Pandora


Microsoft to Preview 'Woodstock' Xbox Music Service at E3


Latin Music Execs: Collaboration, Creativity Key

The State of Music Subscription: April, 2012

Apple Soars 10% as Profit Doubles

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 04/20/2012

Sony Plans Major Cuts in EMI Music Publishing Jobs

Sony/ATV-EMI Publishing Deal Gets European Approval

I'm a Producer & Engineer. And I'm Invisible on Digital Music Services

Disappointing Madonna Sales to Spell Financial Disaster for Live Nation

Zach Horowitz Appointed Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group

Sales Surge is Reason to Celebrate on Record Store Day

P.Diddy Tops Forbes Rappers Rich List

Coca-Cola Teams up With Spotify in Music-Sharing Deal

German Court Rules Against You Tube in Rights Case

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 04/02/2012

Music Industry Can See The Light After 'Least Negative' Sales Since 2004


In Pursuit of EMI, Sony and Universal Will Sell Music-Publishing Assets

The Song Machine - The Hitmakers Behind Rihanna


Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend' Breaks First Week Airplay Record on Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Chart


SiriusXM Files Antitrust Claims Against Sound
Exchange and a Record Industry Trade Association


Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Hit-Maker Mike Elizondo to World-Wide Publishing Agreement


Harry Fox Agency to Support Google Play With Licensing & Rights Admin Services


Danger Mouse Signs With Universal Music Publishing


Irving Azoff's Front Line Hires Record Company Vets Ron Fair, Richard Palmese

Hollywood-ISP Copyright Coalition Selects Pirate-Hunting Posse

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 03/23/2012


Michael Lynton Expected to Become CEO of Sony USA

HTC's Beats By Dre in Talks to Buy Music Subscription Service MOG

Artists, You Have 42 Different Ways to Make Money

Ted Field, Doug Morris to Launch New Record Label

 

With Rise of Streaming Services, Music Biz Pushes for Metrics

Collectively, the Major Labels Still License 80% of Downloads Sold In America

Universal Republic Promotes Tom Mackay To EVP

Martin Bandier Signs Long-Term Contract to Remain Chairman & CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing



Can You Copyright Music of Pi? Judge Says No



New Music Seminar Set for June 17-19 in NYC, Offers BMI Discounted Registration

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP 03/03/2012

Universal Music Is Urgently Selling $650 Million In Assets to Pay for EMI

INgrooves Buys Fontana Distribution From Universal Music Group 

Apple's 'Mastered For iTunes' Won't Defuse Next Year's Copyright Time Bomb 

Roc Nation Appoints Dorothy Hui VP of Digital Marketing

Vevo to Require Facebook for Registration, Is Facebook About to Replace YouTube?

Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' Now Biggest-Selling Digital Song by Woman in U.S.

Beyond Oblivion: How a Promising Music Startup Imploded

More Than 60% of 2012 Brit Awards Go To BMI Songwriters

Why OWN Could Be the First and Last Celeb-Branded Network 

 

UMG-EMI Sale Moves Forward as EMI-Sony Publishing Deal Gets Better


Ex-Major Label Exec: 'You Can't Develop Artists When Everyone Thinks You're an Extortionist'


ACTA: EU Court to Rule on Anti-Piracy Agreement


The Entertainment Industry's Quiet Revolution


Clear Channel 2011 Revenues Increase 5% to $6.16 Billion


Adele's '21' Hits 21st Week at No.1; Sells 730,000 Post-Grammys 

  

Microsoft Rumored to Launch a New Music Service


Warner Said to Continue EMI Chase as Vivendi Deal Faces Scrutiny