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…
Categories
Archives
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012