Results for "Music Industry"

Live Nation Signs Nickelback

July 8, 2008

Nickelback Signs Up With Live Nation Less than a week after its deal with Shakira was confirmed, the entertainment marketing company Live Nation has signed the Canadian rock band Nickelback to another long-term worldwide contract for recordings, touring, merchandise and other rights, the company announced. Nickelback, whose hits include “How You Remind Me" and “Photograph," has ...

Pioneer Develops 400-Gbyte Blu-Ray Compatible Disc

July 8, 2008

apan's Pioneer Corp.has developed an optical disc capable of holding 400 Gbytes, or about sixteen times the capacity of today's Blu-ray discs. The technology is also backwards-compatible with the Blu-ray technology, Pioneer said, as the objective lens optical specifications are the same as used by the lenses in BD drives. Each disc contains 16 layers of ...

5 Latin Jazz Trends from the First Half of 2008

July 8, 2008

We've passed through a little more than half of 2008, so it's time to look back upon some of the great work produced by Latin Jazz artists. It's been another exciting year so far, with plenty of inspiring albums pushing us forward. Latin Jazz has moved in every direction this year, touching upon several elements [...] ...

Jazz Impressions of Paris

July 8, 2008

Marketers Underwrite Performers

July 7, 2008

It's American Brandstand The hip-hop and R&B producer Jermaine Dupri has discovered best-selling acts like Kris Kross and Da Brat, has produced hits for Mariah Carey and Jay-Z, and now runs the urban music division of the Island Def Jam Music Group. He's also looking for fresh talent for a new label financed by a company ...

Obliqsound Signs Vocalist Gretchen Parlato

July 6, 2008

ObliqSound is pleased to announce the signing of its newest artist, American vocalist Gretchen Parlato. Having appeared as a guest on three previous ObliqSound releases, the singer who Herbie Hancock describes as having a “deep, almost magical connection to the music" will release her debut ObliqSound album in 2009. The album will combine Parlato's vocals in ...

Songwriters Fight Threat to Royalties

July 6, 2008

EC Told to Leave System Alone LONDON -- European songwriters and composers are lobbying the European Commission over proposals that could harm the royalties they earn from their work. The EC has been investigating the way in which music royalties are collected after suggestions that the current system is unfair. At the moment, each of the ...

Bands Encouraged to Not Sign and Do It Yourself

July 6, 2008

Creation Records Founder McGee Tells Bands to “Do It Yourself" Alan McGee, the former head of Creation Records who is credited with discovering artists like Oasis and the Libertines, spoke out against record labels in an interview with XFM. McGee urged new bands not to sign with labels, saying “I'd recommend a band not to go ...

Mark Twain Americas Original Superstar

July 5, 2008

Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar Twain first came to national attention in 1865, when he published a comical short story in dialect, which was eventually titled The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. ("You never see a frog so modest and straightfor'ard as he was, for all he was so gifted.") It appeared in newspapers all ...

Digital Download Model Puts Song Exposure Above Sales

July 5, 2008

Some artists are using the pay-what-you-want option. But industry experts question the plan's long-term worth. Mash-up artist Girl Talk's new album, Feed the Animals comes with some impressive numbers: About 300 sampled songs on 14 tracks that play for a manic 55 minutes. One number it doesn't come with, however, is a price. That's because Girl ...