Category: Label
Universal Nabs EMI Recorded Music
[Developing Story] According to reports from the Guardian, Universal Music is set to purchase EMI’s recorded music division for around £1.2bn. The publication also names Sony as most likely to be the new owner of EMI’s music publishing division at a price estimated to be approximately £1.26bn, over $2 billion dollars. This deal will give [...]
Nashville For Sale: Albums, Labels and Publishers
Country albums aren’t the only thing selling out of Nashville. Labels and publishers are also placing the For Sale sign in the front yard [...]
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Word Entertainment Turns 60
The Christian music division of Warner Music Group recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special celebration in Waco, Texas, where the label was founded [...]
Republic Nashville Celebrates Two Charttoppers
Label toasts No. 1s for The Band Perry, Eli Young Band [...]
Valory Names New VP Promotion
Promo staff shuffles with today’s announcement [...]
No Shave November Gets Hairy For Charity
Notice any extra scruff around your workplace lately? Don’t worry, you will [...]
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Q and A: Doug Johnson Digs Into New Role
James Rea of The Producer’s Chair conversation series checked in with Johnson about his [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
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Sales Report: Blame It On Taylor And Sugarland
Whooooa! Are you feeling dizzy from the slide this week? As a quick look at our graph shows, [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
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Visiting With Paul Brandt
“Nashville definitely had a huge role in shaping where I am today,” Paul Brandt told MusicRow… “Pete Fisher managed me before he started managing the Opry. The biz was changing then so much, but his great management style set a lot of firm foundations to build the successes that we have accomplished.” (…}
Nix Named Promo VP
Norbert Nix has been appointed to the post of Vice President, Columbia/BNA Promotion [...]
McCreery’s Big Grin Lifts Country Sales
Sales updates from Idol alums, Lady A, Montgomery Gentry and more [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
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SoundExchange Distributions Continue Growing
SoundExchange, reports it has distributed almost $88 million to more than 18,300 payees during the Q3 2011 (…)
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Lambert Readies Album Launch
For Miranda Lambert fans, the two year wait since her last solo outing is almost over. The feisty CMA Female Vocalist of the Year (…)
