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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
Germany's Rock Label SPV Back In Business
November 18, 2009 - Global | Indies
Six months after its insolvency, Hannover-based hard rock record label SPV GmbH is back, in partnership with Sony Music. » Full Story
Ninja Tune, Cinematic Orchestra Form Label
November 16, 2009 - Global | Indies
Jason Swinscoe of the U.K. jazz/electronica act the Cinematic Orchestra has formed a new label, Motion Audio, in partnership with the group's Ninja Tune label. » Full Story
New U.K. Venture Matches Up Indies, Brands
November 13, 2009 - Global | Indies
U.K. indies Wichita, Moshi Moshi Records and Bella Union have all signed up to IMU, a new London-based venture that will help the independent sector to license content to brands and agencies for marketing campaigns. » Full Story
Briefs: 50 Cent, Harry Fox, Rocket Science, Jordin Sparks
November 09, 2009 - Publishing | Indies
Harry Fox Agency offers publishers option of licensing Gracenote; Rocket Science to offer new funding support and label services in collaboration with Sony/RED and more. » Full Story
Business Matters: Lala, Geoff Ralston, CMJ and More
October 26, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Financial details behind Lala's streaming services revealed; the future of cloud-based services; trends from this year's holiday shopping season already emerge, and more. » Full Story
European Dance Label Launched In U.S.
October 22, 2009 - Global | Indies | Dance
The German companies Kontor Records, Hamburg and Kontor New Media, Hamburg have joined with the Dutch online store Cloud 9 Music, the Dutch Label Armada Music and the U.S. agency Asseri Music Business Solutions to launch Napith Music. » Full Story
In The City Day 2: Calls For Artist Support
October 20, 2009 - Global | Indies
In order to thrive, the music industry needs to take greater care of its members and, more importantly, music consumers. Those were the two dominant themes at the second day of Manchester's In The City (Oct.19) - the U.K.'s biggest music conference. » Full Story
Ex-Orchard CEO Greg Scholl Joins NBC Universal
October 17, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
As of Nov. 2, Scholl will be president of NBC Universal's local media platforms. » Full Story
Avatar Studios To Host First ‘Ask The Producers’ Panel
October 15, 2009 - Indies
Avatar Studios will host its first-ever “Ask The Producers” panel on Oct. 19. The panel will feature Steve Lillywhite, Roy Hendrickson and Kevin Killen. » Full Story
Claudio Ferrante Exits Italian Indie Carosello
October 14, 2009 - Global | Indies
Claudio Ferrante has resigned as GM of the Milan-based indie label Carosello Records, after 11 years in the job. » Full Story
Recap: Future Of Music Summit 2009
October 08, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
This year's Future of Music Summit in Washington D.C., which ran from Sunday to Tuesday, had its usual mix of intelligence and meaningful discourse. » Full Story
Briefs: The Orchard, Verizon Wireless, Google
October 06, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Distributor the Orchard has announced a pan-European marketing and physical distribution deal with German CD distributor Intergroove; Verizon Wireless and Google have partnered and plan to co-develop several Android-based devices. » Full Story
The Hours Label Launches Climate Change Download
October 02, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The French independent label the Hours has targeted 50 million downloads as part of a new climate change initiative, which aims to gather global support by distributing a free track. » Full Story
The Orchard Cuts Staff, CEO To Exit
September 29, 2009 - Indies
Digital distributor the Orchard has announced the resignation of president and chief executive Greg Scholl, along with a 20% reduction in global headcount. » Full Story
News Briefs: New Music Seminar, Bug Music
September 28, 2009 - Retail
The speaker line-up is set for the Oct. 6 New Music Seminar in Chicago; Bug Music Publishing has signed an administration deal to represent Sacanegem Music. » Full Story
Business Matters: Rhino Records, Verizon, A2IM
September 25, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Rhino Records laid off 30-40 employees; Verizon will reportedly pay ASCAP an interim license fee of more than $5 million; A2IM is offering a white paper on email marketing, and more. » Full Story
Update: Razor & Tie Drops LimeWire Lawsuit
September 25, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Razor & Tie has withdrawn its copyright infringement lawsuit against P2P file-sharing service LimeWire in favor of an as-yet undefined agreement, according to details shared with Billboard. » Full Story
Frenchkiss, !K7 Partner Outside North America
September 25, 2009 - Global | Indies
Frenchkiss Records has partnered with Berlin-based !K7 for priority releases outside North America. » Full Story
Infectious Goes Native
September 17, 2009 - Global | Rock and Pop | Indies
U.K. indie Infectious Records has signed L.A.-based alt-rock band Local Natives, which built a buzz after its SXSW appearance this year. » Full Story
Business Matters: The Black Cat, EMI Music Publishing
September 16, 2009 - Touring | Publishing
Washington DC venue the Black Cat is dropping Ticketmaster; EMI Music Publishing has opted out of the Google Book Settlement; total online video streams in August were up 41% versus the same period last year, and more. » Full Story
Wind-Up Records Signs With EMI Outside North America
September 16, 2009 - Global | Record Labels | Indies
Wind-Up Records, home of Creed, Evanescence and Seether, has signed a marketing and distribution deal with EMI Music Germany for the world outside North America. » Full Story
Loud & Proud Readies Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'God & Guns'
September 11, 2009 - Record Labels
In an industry where most executives are always chasing something new and sexy, Tom Lipsky has carved a successful niche working with veteran acts. » Full Story
ZTT Goes To Union Square
September 08, 2009 - Global | Indies
U.K.-based catalog marketing specialist Union Square Music (USM) has signed a deal to represent the Zang Tuum Tumb (ZTT) catalog worldwide, excluding North America and Japan. » Full Story
Raincoats Re-Issues Debut, Plots U.S. Tour
September 08, 2009 - Global | Indies | Touring
Thirty years after its original release, U.K. alternative act the Raincoats' self-titled debut is being reissued following a 10-year period when it was commercially unavailable. » Full Story
 


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