Month: January 2013

Warner Music Sued for Millions by George Gershwin Heirs

The heirs of composer George Gershwin have filed a lawsuit that seeks at least $15 million from Warner Bros. Music for the underpayment of royalties and other accounting discrepancies. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in New York State Court. Gershwin composed “Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Porgy and Bess” and other famous…


Facebook Unveils New Search Engine

Mark Zuckerburg and the FB gang are out to further take over the world. The most used social network on the planet, will now double  as a search engine. Zuckerburg revealed “Graph Search” today in his first staged event since the public offering in May. Get ready to embrace one more reason to be on…


Sony Music Entertainment Names Two EVPs

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Pres./Global Digital Business And U.S. Sales DENNIS KOOKER has appointed OLE OBERMANN as EVP/Digital Partner Development And Sales. Writes KOOKER, “In this newly created role, OLE will lead a dedicated team solely focused on working with our largest partners to maximize their growth on a worldwide basis. He is based in LONDON…


Top 28 Most Popular Music Apps

Hypebot put together a list of the top 28 most popular apps on Facebook. Artists get familiar and find out where to place your music for the best results. First, some general observations about what makes a music app popular on Facebook these days, as well as a little analysis of how the list has changed since spring 2011:…


Nas Named Brand Ambassador For Hennessy

Last week, after a brief stint in the hospital for Vertigo, Nas is back with good news. He has been named brand ambassador for Hennessy’s award winning “Wild Rabbit” campaign. I wonder if Manny Pacquiao being slumped over in the ring prompted this decision. Too soon? Either way, congrats to Nasir. “This partnership with Hennessy has been almost two decades in the making,” Nas…


Hackers Sentenced for Stealing Unreleased Material From Michael Jackson, Other Sony Artists

British court sentenced two hackers to 100 hours of community service on Friday for stealing a treasure trove of unreleased music – including Michael Jackson tracks – from the U.S. servers of Sony Music Entertainment. Officials said that music aficionados James Marks, 27, and James McCormick, 26, used their home computers to access Sony’s servers and scour…


Zach Hochkeppel On Marketing An Older Audience

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLIaUT5NA_Y] In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Zach Hochkeppel, VP of Marketing for EMI Jazz & Classics, talks about innovative ways to target older audiences. EMI Jazz & Classics’ demographic tends to be older than the average music consumer and Zach explores the many formats his company uses to reach their audience.


Focusrite Intros Scarlett 18i20 At 2013 NAMM Show

2013 NAMM Show: Focusrite has announced the Scarlett 18i20 – a new audio interface that offers 18 inputs and 20 outputs. Features: Eight Focusrite mic preamps with front-panel meters With switchable phantom power, up to 60dB of gain, plus pad and instrument switches on channels 1+ 2. Precision 24-bit/96kHz A-D/D-A conversion Compatible with Mac, PC and iPad Uses USB 2.0…


Mr. Bangladesh Breaks Down The Many Ways Producers Get Paid

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQVvSPNNaY]  


Pharrell Sues Diageo North America for $5 Million

Back in 2011, Pharrell launched his very own liqueur, Q Qream, aimed at a mostly high-end, female audience. But as the lawsuit he filed against producer/distributor Diageo North America outlines, the intended demographic wasn’t allegedly reached or marketed to. In the $5 million suit, Pharrell claims that Diageo pushed Q Qream as a “club drink,” which led to…