London - Welsh singer-songwriter and television host Charlotte Church has signed a $3 million deal with investment fund Power Amp Music to finance the recording of a new album, the Financial Times reported. (more…)
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Charlotte Church Gets $3M From Power Amp to Finance Album
Thursday, March 11th, 2010A2IM Keeps Stumping for Net Neutrality…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010The complicated debate over net neutrality continues this week, thanks to a pro-neutrality filing by A2IM. Group president Rich Bengloff has been stumping for neutrality for some time, though the group just filed its support paperwork with the FCC. “In an increasingly networked, digital world, the internet represents a crucial marketplace, and when able to compete on fair terms, independent music thrives,” the group relayed Monday afternoon. (more…)
Report: Apple Urging Labels to Reject Amazon MP3 “Daily Deals”
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Apple has begun urging record labels not to participate in a discounted MP3 promotion offered by rival Amazon.com and withdrawing iTunes Store marketing support for some releases featured as Amazon “Daily Deals,” Billboard reported, citing sources. (more…)
Washington, DC: Performance Anxiety Strikes Again…
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010The seemingly-endless battle over terrestrial performance royalties for recordings continued Tuesday in Washington, DC. As usual, the typical combatants are facing off, including the RIAA and NAB (National Association of Broadcasters). And once again, the topic du jour was the Performance Rights Act. (more…)
Thumbplay Music: Still a Cloud-In-Progress…
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Conceptualizing the cloud is one thing. But building it is something entirely different, and Thumbplay is currently struggling through the early stages of delivering ubiquity. An early test of Thumbplay Music by Digital Music News was mostly problematic, though some bright spots poked through. At this developmental moment, consider Thumbplay Music a ‘cloud-in-progress’. (more…)
Will A Revamped Attitude Make Users Reconsider MySpace?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010First reported by TechCrunch and later confirmed by Billboard, MySpace’s new slogan is “Discover and be Discovered”. The strategy was reportedly revealed to employees during a meeting last week at the Los Angeles HQ. The meeting, attended by some 600 employees as well as being broadcast to other offices, was most likely a move to calm the frazzled employees that apparently didn’t foresee CEO Van Netta’s departure last month. (more…)
European Commission Strikes Down Three-Strikes, Again…
Monday, March 1st, 2010Want a three-strikes provision in your European country? Then expect resistance from EU-level lawmakers and courts, a group that has repeatedly brushed back attempts to disconnect. (more…)
License This… Please: Synch Revenues Still Under Serious Pressure
Monday, March 1st, 2010The current publishing puzzle started with marked mechanical income declines, though performance and synchronization streams are also under pressure. Undoubtedly, the macro-economy is playing a significant role, but a decline in mechanicals is also boosting publisher competition for synch licenses across film, television, and online productions. (more…)
Baidu Faces Fines Over Lyrics Infringement…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Chinese search giant Baidu has largely avoided penalties for song-related infringement, despite accusations of some nefarious deep-linking. The typical - and usually successful - defense is that Baidu is merely a search engine, and not a host of infringing materials. But that argument fell through in a recent, lyrics-related case involving MCSC (Music Copyright Society of China), according to details emerging early Tuesday morning from China. (more…)
Gamble & Huff Express ‘Outrage’ Over Fire; Vow to Rebuild…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Legendary producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff expressed ‘outrage’ and ’sorrow’ over the devastating fire at their Philadelphia International Records headquarters. But the team vowed to move forward, discover the reasons behind the ’suspicious’ fire, and rebuild the legendary house of Philadelphia Soul. “Our space has been violated by someone who chose to set fire to it,” Gamble & Huff stated during an afternoon press conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Philadelphia. “But what’s most important is that we will build it again and continue to rebuild. Nothing is going to stop us.” (more…)
