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Universal Music Group Names Successor to CEO Doug Morris
The head of Universal Music Group's international operations has been named chief executive of the world's largest music company, succeeding Doug Morris. Lucian Grainge, Morris' hand-picked successor, will take over as CEO on Jan. 1, 2011, sharing responsibility with Morris until that time. The 71-year-old Morris, who has headed Universal Music since 1995, announced his plans ...
The Popdose Guide to the Steve Miller Band, Part 2
As stated at the end of last weeks part one of our Steve Miller Band Guide, 1972 and 1973 represented a transitional period for Steve Miller. His upcoming eighth album would be the last under his groundbreaking contract with Capitol Records, and disappointing sales for his last two releases made it fairly clear that he was ...
Topspin Shares Impressive Music Marketing Study
Perhaps more than any existing modern music marketing and sales platform Topspin is based on data. They collected it from the beginning, have done enough diverse campaigns to see the trends and have a team to understand the patterns. At a recent MidemNat presentation Topspin co-founder Shamal Ranasinghe shared the most in depth overview of their ...
Jazz and Writing: A Unified Theory?
In my Sunday afternoon jazz internet perusal, I found a couple of interesting links that are worth sharing. Theyre both related to my own personal search for self-expression both through music and writing. First was this insightful manifesto from Chris Kelsey (from whom I borrowed the awesome image to your right.) Chris offers a definition of ...
Ritz-Carlton to Close 5-Diamond Las Vegas Hotel in May
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue. “It's nothing the hotel did. It's a simple lack of business and a decline in the tourism industry," said Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl. The owners of the 348-room property, Village ...
Warner Music Group Posts Net Loss
Company dips $17 million for fiscal quarter. Warner Music Group posted a net loss of $17 million, down 11 per share, for the fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, the company announced Tuesday. WMG posted a $23 million profit in the same quarter of 2008. Revenue grew 3.5% to $918 million from $887 million in the same ...
EMI's Downfall: Will the Hits Keep Coming?
Katy Perry may have turned up to EMI's post-Grammys party in a revealing silver dress, but even the “I Kissed a Girl" singer (who is signed to Capitol Records, a subsidiary of EMI) could not monopolize all the attention. Despite the lavish affair at the W Hotel in Hollywood, EMI is in desperate financial trouble. So ...
Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed in NYC Gun-Possession Case Because Rapper Needs Dental Surgery
The Grammy Award-winning rapper's sentencing in a New York City gun case was postponed Tuesday, because he needs to finish a string of recent surgeries before he goes to jail. Lil Wayne, one of music's biggest sellers and rap's hottest stars, is poised to spend as much as a year in jail under a plea deal, ...
Michael Jackson's Autopsy Report Released
Now that Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, Michael Jackson's autopsy report has been released. Listing acute propofol intoxication administered by another person as the cause of death, according to the report via the LA Times. The amount of propofol used was equivalent to a major surgery, it said. “There are NO reports of ...
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