Month: February 2013

Kelly Clarkson Slams Clive Davis: ‘I Refuse To Be Bullied’

Kelly Clarkson is striking back at Sony Music’s chief creative officer Clive Davis, who makes some unsparing comments about the American Idol season one winner in his new memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life. In his book, out today, Davis revisits the infamous feud with the singer over her third album, My December, and takes shots at Clarkson for hysterics…


Sonic TALK 301 – One Cd Player, 4 Minibars

Andy Shillito is just back from the US touring with the Darkness, Failedmuso.com’s Rob Puricelli steps in to complete the panel – we discuss Krafwerks sellout Tate Modern shows, then the Grammys production and what goes into a production of that scale with great input from Any Shillito, then we talk product demos – with…


Def Jam Rapstar: Producer’s Profile – DJ Khalil

The producer behind tracks for Eminem, Jay-Z, Nas, 50 Cent and many more talks about the difference between a being a beat maker and a producer


Music Video Strategies For Promotion And Monetization

Caroline Bottomley from Radar Music Videos recently chaired a panel at the legendary music industry conference Midem. Top industry professionals discussed strategies for promoting and making money from your videos and here are some of the top tips they shared. The importance of YouTube Having your video on YouTube is essential for musicians: availability (YouTube…


Tupac’s Estate Moves To New Management

The estate of Tupac will now be handled by Jampol Artist Management. Jampol will oversee licensing, apparel and 

other ventures in all media, worldwide, music, film, name and likeness.

 His mother, Afeni Shakur also hinted at the possibility of new music from the late hip-hop legend. Afeni Shakur, head of his estate and founder of the…


Dominic Pandiscia Named President of Caroline Independent Services

Dominic Pandiscia, an executive at EMI since 1989, has been named the new president of Caroline, Capitol Music Group’s independent services division. Pandiscia will oversee the company’s business services for independent labels, which include marketing and branding, lifestyle marketing, synchs and licensing, commercial development, finance and administration. Pandiscia was previously EMI’s EVP of commercial & revenue development,…


Miguel Signs With Universal Music Publishing

Fresh from his Grammy win (and, just as significantly, his buzzed-about performance with Wiz Khalifa), artist/ songwriter/ producer Miguel has signed an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, it was as announced today by Ethiopia Habtemariam, the company’s EVP of Creative and Head of Urban. Miguel’s Kaleidoscope Dream LP debuted in the Top 5…


Developing Bruno Mars’ Career with Aaron Bay-Schuck

Our man, Aaron, knows a thing or two about timing and lighting. He keyed onto the ventures of Bruno Mars before anyone did, and put his heart and soul into working with and for him. However, more often than not, developing your artist takes time and a lot of it. In this segment, Aaron Bay-Schuck,…


John Legend Gives National Anthem Singing Tips, Working with Kanye West on New Album

Backstage at the 2013 NBA All-Star game, Legend hipped Billboard to how singers can nail the national anthem and spoke a bit about his forthcoming, Kanye West-assisted album. On Sunday (Feb. 17) John Legend sang the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the NBA All-Star Game in Houston, continuing trend of top R&B singers performing the national…


Clive Davis Drops Bisexual Bombshell on ‘Katie’

Music industry legend Clive Davis is coming out of the closet. Katie Couric has the exclusive interview, which airs on her talk show Katie on Feb. 19, during which Sony Music’s chief creative officer, and the man who discovered or signed such multi-platinum acts as Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow,…