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OTMG to Work with Stax Records on New Compilation
On Target Media is pleased to announce that we will be handling the digital marketing for the upcoming Stax 50th Anniversary compilation record, Stax Number Ones. The new record is a compilation of 15 chart-topping hits by Stax' best-known artists and is scheduled for release March 30th via Stax/Concord Records. Included are #1 hits by Booker ...
Jackson Estate Signs $200 Million Sony Deal
The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal. The record-breaking contract could be worth up to $250 million if certain conditions are met. ...
EMI Establishes Nashville Arm
EMI Music is establishing a second Music City-based label, EMI Records Nashville. First act signed to the new imprint is Arizona-bred singer-songwriter Troy Olsen, who has crafted hits for stars Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton. Executive team is to be announced, though Capitol Nashville promotion director Angela Lange has been named vp of promotion at the ...
Miles from the Strip Visions of Upscale Living Dim
Reporting from Henderson, Nev.-- At the time, it probably sounded like a can't-miss pitch: Sunset-colored palaces. Three golf courses. Boutiques selling hand- painted silk gowns. A Ritz-Carlton. And a lake! A 2-mile-long desert lake, with marinas, an ice rink and a floating concert stage. Few plans embodied the hubris of Nevada's go-go years like Lake Las ...
The Strip Society
Vegas entertainers take stage for ailing pal. Singer-musician Bill Fayne's recent medical and financial setbacks feel a bit more manageable after colleagues raise around $20,000 at a sold-out benefit show. After accidentally going to the wrong casino, Excalibur headliner Louie Anderson rushed over to the Suncoast to offer a short burst of his humor to the ...
Invested in Entertainment
New York Stock Exchange bell takes celebrity turn. Corporate meets entertainment at the opening and closing of each trading day. What better place to bring KISS and Dr Pepper together? KISS guitarist Paul Stanley fluffed his thick, shaggy hair as bassist Gene Simmons fidgeted in the background, their eyes looped in black makeup, faces painted ...
Jazz and Cultural Relevance
The idea of the cultural relevance of art is not new. In fact, I'd argue that all art springs from the need of the artist to say something about his or her relationship to the world. Its this relationship that makes us all unique, as no two people interact with or see the world in the ...
Gig Advice from Dave Carpenter
I was fortunate enough to study with the great bassist Dave Carpenter (Allan Holdsworth, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Boz Skaggs, Peter Erskine) for about a year-and-a-half while I was attending CalArts and I learned a lot from him about music and professionalism. I remember that he had some great, simple advice about the requirements for taking ...
Zimbalam Moves into U.S. Challenging Tunecore
European flat fee digital distributor Zimbalam has entered the U.S. market with a product offering aimed straight at sector leader Tunecore. For $29.99, about $10 - $15 less than Tunecore, Zimbalam distributes an album to 25 key outlets including iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and Spotify. Like Tunecore, artists keep 100% of the royalties. ...
SAG Leaders Agree to AFTRA Talks
Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have agreed to resume their negotiating partnership with the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists for upcoming bargaining with companies on the feature-primetime contract. SAG's national board gave approval Saturday morning with 78% in favor during a videoconference meeting. The move came two weeks after AFTRA's national board approved ...


