Month: July 2012

Universal Music Group To Sell EMI’s Parlophone

Via Rolling Stone/Allindstrom Universal Music Group has reportedly offered to sell most of EMI’s Parlophone label in an effort to gain regulatory approval from the European Union for its expected $1.9 billion buyout of EMI, according to the Financial Times. Vivendi, which owns UMG, is looking to sell Parlaphone, EMI’s most valuable label, while keeping its…


Black Eyed Peas Suing Their Former Business Manager for $3.2M

Via LA Times/Allindstrom Members of the Black Eyed Peas have filed a federal lawsuit against their former business manager, accusing him of “fraud and deceit” that cost them more than $3.2 million. The heart of the suit against Sherman Oaks financial advisor Sean M. Larkin, whose relationship with the Peas dates back to their early…


Witness Just Blaze Make A Beat with Boy Genius Report

Producer extraordinaire Just Blaze sits down with BGR and their new web series with I Am Other. In it, you get a dope look at how Just crafts a beat (which happens to be the intro for their series). You also get to see some of the gadgets that Just has acquired through his travels.


Watch The Throne Tour Backstage Ep. 10

VOYR continues their backstage series of last year’s Watch The Throne tour with footage of Madison Square Garden’s preparation and Kanye prior to taking the stage.


Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited to The New Music Industry

Electronic Dance Music (EDM), and to a lesser extent Hip Hop, are much better poised to thrive in the new music industry than traditional bands (live guitarists, drummers, vocalists, etc). Lefsetz has been talking about this phenomenon for a while but it’s only been recently that the truth of his claims have become apparent. Traditional…


But Wait! Music Financing Is Suddenly Roaring Back

The major labels may have killed the licensed startup, but there’s still plenty of other music-related opportunity to be had. Which might explain a spate of July mega-rounds from the likes of the Echo Nest, Sonos, Ticketfly, and Roku, all of which has happened in the past two weeks. Indeed, the Roku and Ticketfly rounds…


70 Percent of All Music Piracy Happens Offline

The FBI can’t raid this problem, you can hardly track it! In fact, most music fans would hardly call it piracy, yet offline sharing actually eclipses online sharing when it comes to the acquisition of music.   The slide comes from an RIAA presentation leaked to Torrentfreak, with researcher NPD Group breaking out the categories….


Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller ‘s “Under The Influence of Music” Tour Hits Atlanta

Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller kicked of their tour in ATL with Chevy Woods, Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar. Special Guests Lil Scrappy.


Drake Considers Himself The First Person To Successfully Rap And Sing

“There were people who incorporated melody before me,” says Drake, talking backstage at the 02 in south-east London, where 18,000 people have converged to see him play the biggest concert of his career, “but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.” “I’m one of the few artists who gets to…


Young Buck Speaks On Getting His 615 Chain Back From The IRS Auction

Young Buck manages to get his, “615,” chain back from the IRS auction of his property.