Music Industry News

Kazaa Relaunches as "Future of Digital Music". It's Not.

Source: HypeBot
July 22, 2009

(UPDATED) The press release arrived with the bold headline “Kazaa Relaunched - The Future Of Digital Music". After a rumored $100 million settlement with rights holders Kazaa is coming back to life as a legal digital music service in the United States.

Owner Altnet hopes to use once powerful Kazaa file-sharing brand to launch a licensed market offering music and ringtones available via subscription. All four major record companies (Universal, Sony, Warner Music Group and EMI,) plus some independent ...

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Ingrooves Partners with Topspin for Custom Direct to Fan Marketing Solutions

Source: HypeBot
July 22, 2009

Digital distributor INgrooves can now offer Topspin's technology-driven direct-to-fan marketing, management and distribution platform to is artists and labels. This is the first enterprise marketing services deal with a digital distributor for Topspin and will provide another way for INgrooves's artists and labels to maximize sales.

The partnership expands the suite of services that INgrooves provides to its clients and makes Topspin available to a large stable of notable independent artists and labels. Topspins is designed to help artists ...

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Notes from the Net: Miles and Sonny Re-Released; Jazz Times to Publish Again; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 22, 2009

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Starting, as usual, with some Miles Davis-related news, it seems that Concord Music Group will be releasing Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins: The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956 on August 4. The two-CD set compiles everything Davis and Rollins ...

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Adam Yauch Has Cancer: Beastie Boys Cancel Tour

Source: JamBase
July 21, 2009

Beastie Boys tour dates cancelled; album release postponed Adam Yauch diagnosed with parotid gland tumor

Beastie Boys have today (20 July) issued the following statement:

Adam Yauch Adam “MCA" Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. ...

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Rock Band Opens Platform to Indie Music

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2009

Getting A Song Onto Gaming Platforms Is About To Get Easier

Music is an essential part of gaming and enjoying music long side games increased exponentially with the popularity Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Until now, however, most indie and d.i.y. musicans has been shut off the gaming console.

Harmonix and MTV Games are opening access to all artists via a newly created Rock Band Network, a platform that gives musicians and record labels the ability to author their own ...

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John Medeski Recovering from Freak Bacteria Infection

Source: JamBase
July 21, 2009

MMW's John Medeski Recovering From Freak Bacteria Infection

John Medeski Earlier this month, while Medeski Martin & Wood toured Europe they were forced to cancel all remaining dates because keyboardist John Medeski fell ill. Very little was known, recently the band made the following announcement from mmw.net:

John would like to thank all of his friends and fans for their support during his recent illness.

While on tour overseas in early July, John began experiencing flu-like symptoms, and very ...

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Rest in Peace? The Perils of Posthumous Pop

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2009

Often the artists vision is ignored in music released after their death. Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and John Lennon have all had music released after their deaths and the music has been tampered with in ways the artists might not have approved.

When the Beatles recorded Buddy Hollys Crying, Waiting, Hoping at their audition for Decca Records in 1962, they were recreating an arrangement that Holly himself had never approved, much less heard. The version of Crying, Waiting, Hoping the ...

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Adam 'MCA' Yauch of Beastie Boys Diagnosed with Cancer; Album, Tour Postponed

Source: Michael Ricci
July 20, 2009

One of the years most anticipated album/tour campaigns has been pushed back indefinitely due to the shocking announcement from the Beastie Boys camp this morning that the one of their members has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor.

Adam 'MCA' Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid [salivary] gland, reads the official press release from EMI Music. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as ...

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