Max Hole has been named chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group International effective January 1, 2013, Group CEO and Chairman Lucian Grainge announced today. Hole, who will report directly to Grainge, will be based in London and responsible for the company’s global operations outside the United States. He will also oversee UMG’s worldwide classical…
Sony Teams Up With BMG to Bid for Parlophone: Confirmed
BMG has gained a partner in its bid to purchase Parlophone and other EMI labels that Universal is selling off as part of its purchase of EMI last year: Sony, the label from which it abandoned a joint venture just four years ago. The news, first reported by the Financial Times on Sunday, has been confirmed by two sources…
CNN Names Nas “Hip-Hop’s Finest MC”
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: Nas doesn’t endorse the following sentence. But he’s the greatest lyricist of all time. Those words were carefully chosen: “lyricist” over “rapper” or “hip-hop artist;” “greatest” instead of “most successful;” “all time” rather than “today.” Those distinctions are important. Still, Nas isn’t buying it. “It’s wayyyyyy, way, way too early…
Having Own Creative Space Has Transformed Danja Into a New Age Rock Star
One of the toughest tasks for a producer is finding success over and over again. There are producers who try to follow current trends, those who try to live off the success of a sound that may have worked for them a few years back and then there are producers like Danja whose sound constantly evolves on…
M.I.A.: New Album Due Out in April
M.I.A.’s long-awaited fourth album, Matangi, will be coming out this spring, the singer revealed in an interview with Australia’s Gold Coast Bulletin. “It’s due in April, which is the Tamil new year – April 15th – and I’m still working on it,” she said. According to the M.I.A., her record company delayed the album’s release because they found…
Magellan and Cassini – iPad Show – Sonic TOUCH 14
This week we take a look at the new upodate to Animoog and hooking up class compliant devices for MIDI and audio connectivity. Then we check out two new synth releases Yonac – Magellan and Icegear’s Cassini As ever, we look forward to your comments and suggestions – please leave them below. Featured Apps: Animoog…
KENDRICK LAMAR SET TO PERFORM ON ‘SNL’
Still coming off the high of 2012, Kendrick Lamar is gearing up for an even bigger 2013. The West Coast’s new king has been booked to perform on “Saturday Night Live” later this month. The “Swimming Pools” MC will play musical guest on the January 26 episode with host Adam Levine. He will perform material…
Chart Moves: ‘Pitch Perfect,’ ‘Les Miserables’ Soundtracks Double-Up in Top 10
Billboard 200 The final tracking week of 2012 yielded big returns on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Consumers were quick to redeem music download gift cards received for Christmas, causing sales surges on both the overall Billboard 200 as well as the Digital Albums chart. On the latter, all but two titles on the 25-position…
Big Record Labels Push Copyright Claims Against Vimeo
On Friday, Capitol Records and other big record labels asked a judge for a summary judgment win in a lawsuit against the popular user-generated video website Vimeo, owned by Barry Diller’s IAC/Interactive Corp. The lawsuit was filed in New York federal court three years ago. The plaintiffs allege that Vimeo has copied, performed, and distributed…
Spotify Stops Selling Downloads in Europe
Spotify is getting out of the digital-download business in Europe. The subscription service’s latest update does not allow users to buy downloads, although download credits already purchased — including gift cards — are still redeemable. U.S. users won’t notice a change because in-app download purchases have never been a part of the service in that…
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