Music Industry News

The Allman Brothers Band: Beacon and Wanee Live Streaming

Source: JamBase
February 11, 2011

STREAM ALL SHOWS AT MOOGIS.COM Fans of rock music icons The Allman Brothers Band are getting ready for their annual pilgrimage to New York City's Beacon Theatre, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will again take up residency for 13 shows (March 10-26). The group will also headline their own Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL (which takes place April 14-16) with special guests Widespread Panic, Robert Plant & Band of Joy and the Steve Miller ...

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Alan McGee: Emi Proves P2P "Is Murdering the Music Business..."

Source: Digital Music News
February 10, 2011

EMI seems like the biggest enemy of EMI, though Creation Records founder and indie stalwart Alan McGee is making waves with a different take. “First things first: EMI is still a great British label," McGee penned a few days ago for NME. “It's justeconomics. Guy Hands bought it in 2007, at the height of the market, when people were paying stupid prices for everything, not just labels." Okay, so who's the real culprit then? This is a more complicated picture. ...

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It's Over! Activision Nixing Guitar Hero...

Source: Digital Music News
February 10, 2011

Funny how quickly games can end. First, Rock Band gets pawned off by Viacom for scraps. Now, Activision Blizzardis nixing Guitar Hero, based on a sagging revenue picture. “Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing's Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011," the company confirmed. “These decisions are based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities that the company currently has to create the ...

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Five Things Critics Do Not Like

Source: We All Make Music
February 10, 2011

Music critics and fans alike have started to bring up generation gaps when talking about the music industry's uncertain future: “Do kids still buy things? Do they still like albums? Do they listen to music on hi-fi systems? Do kids even know what hi-fi stands for?" These kinds of questions can be frustrating, because nobody has the answers. So when you think about the generation gap, think about the people on the other side (read: OLD PEOPLE), the people with ...

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The Pros and Cons of the Privateer Model

Source: We All Make Music
February 10, 2011

A music business veteran named Chris Holmes has come up with an interesting business idea for helping the music industry. Called the Privateer Model, Holmes envisions a future where the myriad networks of tastemakers and influencers that spread music online are financially compensated for the role they play in music's spread. On its surface, the idea looks very appealing. But would the Privateer Model actually help the industry, or hasten its decline? Holmes goes into great detail explaining the cultural ...

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Emily White: The Case for Artist Management

Source: HypeBot
February 10, 2011

This post is by Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment. Robin Davey's point is that the music business is changing constantly and rapidly. The old school management ideology IS over, which is why our 2-year old artist management company is thriving. That is exactly why the artists on our roster have brought us on to guide all aspects of their career, particularly in this modern era. Someone needs to navigate new opportunities, revenue streams, technology, and help to create a structure ...

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Warner Music CEO Changes Tune About Spotify

Source: HypeBot
February 10, 2011

Thus far, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has gone on the record as being against Spotify and others like it because they are “clearly not net positive for the industry and as far as Warner Music is concerned will not be licensed." In yesterday's earnings call, Bronfman changed his tune, saying that, “We do see Spotify, and services like Spotify, as ever-more meaningful for our results." This is quite the switch. Bronfman's change of heart comes as a ...

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Yikes: Is This Where Publishing is Headed?

Source: Digital Music News
February 9, 2011

Of the two, publishing is the more solid counterpart to recordings. But publishing is battling its own disruptive demons, and that became even more obvious today. During its morning financial review, Warner Music Group revealed a surprising, 14.9 percent quarterly drop in publishing revenues, one that featured declines across various licensing segments.

It looks like everything is getting the squeeze, and there's a story behind each one. On a constant-currency basis, mechanical revenue dropped 15.2% for the quarter, performance revenue ...

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