Music Industry News

Billboard Magazine Declares That Discounted Music Doesn't Count

Source: HypeBot
November 19, 2011

In new rules issued this week, Billboard Magazine declared that unit sales for albums priced below $3.49 will no longer be eligible for the Billboard charts and won't be counted in Nielsen SoundScan sales data during their first four weeks of release. EPs and individual songs must now also sell for $.39 or more per track to be counted. The new rules may be in response to Amazon's Lady Gaga 99 cent sale, but also serve to discourage artists and ...

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Watch Replay of Wednesday's Google Music Announcement

Source: HypeBot
November 18, 2011

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Pres. Hall Jazz Band: Carnegie Hall for 50th Anniversary

Source: JamBase
November 18, 2011

NOLA LEGENDS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CARNEGIE HALL SHOW ON JANUARY 7 New Orleans jazz legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band are celebrating their 50th anniversary by performing with some of their musical friends at one of the most legendary venues in the world. On January 7 they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, with special guests to be announced soon. Tickets for what is bound to be an unforgettable night go on sale December 2 ...

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Google Just Dropped Two Gigantic Bombs on the Music Industry...

Source: Digital Music News
November 17, 2011

Here's the snapshot of what Google presented in Los Angeles earlier today.

There's a download store. But who really cares if Warner Music Group wasn't on board? Paid downloads have always been a sideshow for consumers, anyway (though perhaps this means slower WMG uploads, let's see).

There's a social component. But who knows whether we'll be sharing purchased tracks on Google+ a year from now? I'm still trying to 'get' Plus; friend me on ...

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Jazz Around Town: Johnny O'Neal, Jeremy Pelt and so Much More .... the Next 7 Days of Jazz in Rochester

Source: Jazz@Rochester
November 17, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm Greg Gilmore & Steve Santini @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble @ Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, November 18, 2011 Bobby Dibaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm ...

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Chick Corea and ACME at the Blue Note

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 16, 2011

ACME Studio, the renowned manufacturer of superior design objects and accessories, is proud to announce a special sneak preview of four new jazz-themed designs from jazz legends Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and John McLaughlin, taking place throughout the month of November at New York's Blue Note jazz club. The preview of the four new introductions, which will make their official debut in February 2012 at the New York International Gift Fair, is organized in conjunction with the celebration ...

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Since 1998, CD Baby Has Paid $200 Million in Artist Royalties...

Source: Digital Music News
November 15, 2011

The company just shared the impressive threshold with Digital Music News, while also pointing to a clientele of 250,000 artists. The $200 million royalty number is cumulative, thoughthis is a quickly-ramping figure: CD Baby is now paying approximately $40 million per year, and expects to hit the quarter-billion-mark sometime next year. And this is money paid to artists, not top-line revenues. Sounds ginormous, though the significance of the figure can be debated. After all, this a payout amassed over a ...

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MSMW Live: In Case the World Changes Its Mind

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
November 15, 2011

This is a live collection from jazz guitarist John Scofield collaborating with John Medeski on organ and keyboards, Billy Martin on drums and Chris Wood on bass. The music was drawn from the source material of their previous collaborations John Scofield's A Go Go and MSMW's Out Louder. Their lengthy 2006 tour together provided the music for this album. The open the double-live album in fine fashion with the up-tempo groover “A Go-Go," featuring a strong guitar solo. Bubbling organ ...

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