Results for "Music Industry"

U2 and Christina Aguilera Postpone Summer Tours

May 26, 2010

Between the time most pop music fans ended their workdays on Monday and clocked in the next morning, two of the summers biggest tours vanished from the calendar: U2 postponed 16 shows, and Christina Aguilera put off 20. Cancellations and postponements happen every year. But the loss of two prominent tours prompted a quick response from ...

U.S. Inquiry on Apple Music Tactics

May 26, 2010

The Justice Department is examining Apples tactics in the market for digital music and has sent staff members to talk to a number of major music labels and Internet music companies, according to several people briefed on the conversations. The inquiry is in the very early stages, these people say, and the conversations have revolved broadly ...

Indie Trade Group A2IM Names New Board

May 24, 2010

A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2010 Board of Directors elections. Joining the board are: Eric Brown (VP Business Affairs, Sub Pop) Dave Hansen (General Manager, Epitaph) Tom Silverman (CEO/Founder, Tommy Boy) Silverman returns to the A2IM board after time off due to A2IM term limits, ...

Open Letter to Miles Davis from Charles Mingus

May 24, 2010

An Open Letter To Miles Davis By Charles Mingus November 30, 1955 Down Beat Magazine Four editions of Down Beat come to my minds eye-Birds Blindfold Test, mine, Miles and Miles recent comeback story-as I sit down and attempt to honestly write my thoughts in an open letter to Miles ...

Musicians Play the Immigration Tune

May 24, 2010

You probably already know that for an artist visa the immigration service requires that if you haven't received a Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy or Directors Guild Award (which I presume most of you readers have not, kudos if you have!), then you will need 3 of the following legally regulated proofs of excellence as ...

The Paradox of Music: Is More, Really Less?

May 24, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin) I. New Choices Often times, in discussions about how our culture has become abundant with music and the potential that it has to cause choice overload in the minds of fans, it does not take long for someone to recall the amazing lecture that psychologist Barry Schwartz gave ...

Google Launches Multi-Front Assault to Grab Its Share of Music Marketplace

May 23, 2010

iTunes Gets A Worthy Competitor A series on announcements this week at Google's I/O developer conference could signal another seismic shift in how music is discovered, purchased and enjoyed. Google's most direct foray into music comes via the announcement that it had purchased Simplify Media two months ago, and will incorporating its technology in a new ...

The RIAA and MPAA's Most Wanted List

May 23, 2010

The International Anti-Piracy Caucus, a group of congressmen aligned Thee Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) named, alpabetical order, six evil doers “overwhelmingly used for the global exchange of illegal movies, music and other copyrighted works." Baidu IsoHunt Mp3fiesta RapidShare RMX4U.com The Pirate Bay Bonus points ...

TunesRights Opens Song Investment Marketplace

May 23, 2010

Shazam Soars to 75m Users, 2b Song ID's

May 23, 2010