Results for "Music Industry"

Major Label Price Fixing Lawsuit Reinstated

January 15, 2010

(UPDATED) The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reinstated an antitrust lawsuit accusing all four major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for music downloads. The lawsuits accuse the labels of agreeing to an online wholesale price of about $.70 per song even though their cost for each sale is far ...

The Jazz Community is Bigger Than You Think

January 15, 2010

Over at A Blog Supreme, Patrick Jarenwattananon has a beautifully-articulated essay that really sums up my thoughts about this weekend, and my hope for the future of jazz. Between carving my way through the Winter JazzFest, discussing the future of jazz at the Jazz Journalists Association mini-conference, digging Conrad Herwigs Latin Side All-Stars at the Blue ...

Jazz This Week: Bob Borgestede Memorial Concert, Kim Massie, McMoore Movement, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, and More

January 15, 2010

With at least a momentary break from the winter deep freeze, it should be a good weekend in St. Louis to get out and hear some music. And while there are no major touring headliners in town this week, there are some noteworthy performances featuring local and regional musicians, so let's go to the highlights:

Shellac Flacks' Double Dip

January 14, 2010

Upon leafing through old Down Beats from the 1940s the other day, I came across an editorial in the April 9, 1947 issue chastising disc jockeys for engaging in shady practices. Long before the infamous payola scandals of the late 1950s, when on-air announcers accepted cash from record pluggers to repeatedly play specific singles and turn ...

Bridging the Musical Waters

January 14, 2010

One of the most poignant moments at the Rock & R0ll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert (night one, October 29) when Art Garfunkel joined old musical partner Paul Simon on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing several of their hits. There's no need to wonder if more reunions might happen anytime soon.There ...

Think About These 2009 Music Sales Figures...

January 14, 2010

2009 U.S. music purchases up 2.1% over 2008 Music sales exceeded 1.5 billion for the second consecutive year Overall music sales, digital track sales, vinyl LP sales all hit new highs Digital accounts for 40% of total U.S. music purchases More than 10 Billion music purchases in the U.S. for the decade The ...

2009: My Year in Jazz

January 14, 2010

This year has blessed me with a series of steps forward for which I am very grateful, many of them related to my work in jazz documented here from May through September.  I thought that a look back at this past year, the first in which I have really found a home in the jazz community, ...

NARM Webinar: How to Make Money with MP3's

January 12, 2010

How can you make money in the MP3 download space when margins are slim and you have to compete with giant, well-funded online brands? NARM and Neurotic Media are sponsoring an online seminar this Thursday January 14th: Case Study - Successful Digital Deployments That Enhanced Retail Sales Growth And Marketing Strategies. Participants include Hot Topic/Shockhound.com and ...

Five Surprises for the Music Industry in 2009

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group is suing streaming music site Grooveshark for mass copyright violations. Last year EMI also sued Grooveshark, but later dropped the filing and began working with the site. In the filing against parent company Escape Media, the world's largest label group claims that Grooveshark “uses the lure of free access" to draw web traffic ...