Business Matters: Pandora, EMI, Live Nation November 20, 2009
- Digital and Mobile Nine million users - or 24% of its entire user base - have signed up for Pandora through a smartphone; Ambassador Theatre Group's £90 million ($149 million) acquisition of Live Nation's UK theaters is being reviewed by the Office of Fair Trading, and more. » Full Story
MySpace, Merlin Standoff Ends November 20, 2009
- Indies MySpace Music and independent music aggregator Merlin buried the hatchet with a deal that adds the company's roster of independent labels to the online streaming music service. » Full Story
Jencarlos' ‘Buscame’ Debuts High On Latin Chart November 19, 2009
- Latin In what may be the highest-ever first-week position on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart from a debut act with independent distribution, Jencarlos' "Búscame" debuts this week at No. 2. » Full Story
Business Matters: Pandora, EMI, Live Nation November 20, 2009
- Digital and Mobile Nine million users - or 24% of its entire user base - have signed up for Pandora through a smartphone; Ambassador Theatre Group's £90 million ($149 million) acquisition of Live Nation's UK theaters is being reviewed by the Office of Fair Trading, and more. » Full Story
TMG/AEG Live President Messina Clarifies Ticketmaster Stance November 19, 2009
- Touring An ongoing investigative report on ticketing practices from Nashville's NewsChannel 5 has created a stir, and promoter Louis Messina, president of TMG/AEG Live wants to clarify comments he made in a segment that aired last night regarding Ticketmaster Entertainment. » Full Story
Wines That Rock Launches First Three Varietals November 17, 2009
- Branding Wines That Rock, a partnership between rock business managers RZO and the Mendocino Wine Company, has launched its first three rock'n'roll varietals: Forty Licks Merlot, Woodstock Chardonnay and The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet Sauvignon. » Full Story
Business Matters: Pandora, EMI, Live Nation November 20, 2009
- Digital and Mobile Nine million users - or 24% of its entire user base - have signed up for Pandora through a smartphone; Ambassador Theatre Group's £90 million ($149 million) acquisition of Live Nation's UK theaters is being reviewed by the Office of Fair Trading, and more. » Full Story
MySpace, Merlin Standoff Ends November 20, 2009
- Indies MySpace Music and independent music aggregator Merlin buried the hatchet with a deal that adds the company's roster of independent labels to the online streaming music service. » Full Story
EMI Music Publishing Recruits Rich Christina November 19, 2009
- Global
| Publishing EMI Music Publishing North America has made a number of changes to its North American creative A&R team, including the appointment of Rich Christina to a new senior role of SVP of creative in its East Coast team. » Full Story