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Paul McCartney Rejects EMI, Takes Catalog to Indie

April 22, 2010

It was not the news that a struggling EMI wanted to hear. Yesterday Sir Paul McCarthey revealed that he'd re-release his post-Beatle catalog through indie Concord Music Group. EMI had previously handled almost his 2 dozen albums of McCartney solo and fronting Wings under an exclusive license. The former Beatle worked with Concord on a 2007 ...

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Facebook Partners with Pandora for Social Music

April 22, 2010

Pandora and Facebook will be deeply integrated according to an announcement at the F8 Developer Conference today. using Facebook's new Open Graph protocol, Pandora will stream music directly onto the social networker from bands that fans have “liked" using Facebook buttons placed on other web sites. Users can also see what kind of music their friends ...

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McCartney Inks Licensing Deal with Concord

April 21, 2010

Paul McCartney has inked a deal with Concord Music Group that will bring his solo catalog and recordings with Wings to the company for physical and digital distribution. The ex-Beatle's relationship with Beverly Hills-based Concord dates back to 2007, when the company partnered with Starbucks in Hear Music and launched the imprint with McCartney's studio album ...

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Bass Player Derek Frank Joins Mindi Abair's Band, Spring and Summer Tour Dates Announced

April 21, 2010

Los Angeles bass player, Derek Frank, has recently been offered a position in Concord Records recording artist Mindi Abair's band. Frank will tour with Mindi around the USA this spring and summer in support of her new album on Concord Jazz entitled “In Hi-Fi Stereo". He began rehearsals with Mindi on April 12th, the very same ...

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Jazz Great Kirk Whalum Named CEO of Stax Museum & Stax Music Academy in Memphis

April 20, 2010

MEMPHIS, TN - After an international search for a new CEO of the Soulsville Foundation (which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School) to replace interim CEO Deanie Parker, former Director of Publicity and Artist Relations for Stax Records, the foundation board announced today that renowned musician, ...

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A Look at the Top 6 U.S. Music Download Stores

April 20, 2010

A sample purchase of 10 rock, folk, country, and classical albums including six recent releases and four back catalog showed a distinct difference in the purchase price of tracks. The comparison is particularly interesting since iTunes owns Lala. SELECTION - According eMarketer in January of this year, iTunes had roughly 11 million tracks, Amazon sold 10 ...

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Writers Guild Sings Same Tune as Composers and Lyricists

April 19, 2010

The quest by Hollywood's composers and lyricists to secure union benefits that their peers on the set enjoy has struck a chord with the Writers Guild of America. At a meeting tonight at the guild's West Coast headquarters in West L.A., guild officials are expected to formally endorse a campaign by composers and lyricists to join ...

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Live Nation Sets up Australia Unit

April 19, 2010

Live Nation is bowing its concert promotion business in Australia, the seventh-largest music market. Roger Field has been tapped as VP of promotions, Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong-based Luke Hede has been named VP of promotions for the Pacific Rim. “Over the last decade, Live Nation has been involved with some of the most successful ...

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Share Your Favorite Record Store Memories

April 17, 2010

Record Store Day is this Saturday April 17th and most stores have lots of great things planned. This year there are signs that with a little help from vinyl and used goods; but mostly by selling more than just music, the downward trend for indie record shops may be finally slowing. But that doesn't mean that ...

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Apple Planning Concert Ticket + Platform

April 19, 2010

A recent patent application for Concert Ticket + by Apple lays out in details the company's plans for a new ticketing platform that would further extend iTune's reach in the music industry. The system would eliminate paper tickets as well as enhance the concert with options like grabbing a live recording of the concert or exclusive ...