Tag Archives: record label

EMI-WMG Finally Set for the Merge?

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

From Music Row by David Ross: What do Clear Channel and Terra Firma have in common? They both purchased assets that have declined greatly in value and as a result are struggling to satisfy debt loads that are difficult to … Continue reading →

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Digital Sales Surpass CDs at Atlantic

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

By TIM ARANGO THE NEW YORK TIMES Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Since MP3s first became popular a decade ago, music industry executives have obsessed over this question: when would digital music revenue finally surpass compact disc sales? For Atlantic Records, … Continue reading →

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Tim McGraw Apologizes to Fans for Label’s Decision

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

OUCH! NASHVILLE – (October 14, 2008) Curb Records released a third hits package on Tim McGraw last week, a CD that was put into record stores without his involvement. McGraw has been working on a new studio album for over … Continue reading →

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Forward Thinking in Nashville

Posted on August 27, 2008 by

I  LOVE  THIS.  Finally someone is doing something that makes sense in this town.  Will it work?  Based on the demo segment who purchase music from Taylor Swift I think it will.  The price points may be a little high for the basic … Continue reading →

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Industry Pro: John Pisciotta

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

John Pisciotta Ripcord, Inc.     Previous employment/companies: Session Guitar, (Vince Gill, Pink, Amy Grant, Peter Cetera, Michael Omartian), Sony Tree writer/producer, Paradiso Music, Founder Lead Producer, Ripcord Entertainment,  Founder, Creative Director   Years in the biz:         14          Marital … Continue reading →

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Sony/BMG or Just Sony?

Posted on July 28, 2008 by

By Eliot Van Buskirk from Wired.com The German media company Bertelsmann is considering escaping the flagging music sales industry by selling its 50 percent share in Sony/BMG to Sony. Apparently, no other parties are interested. Sony’s board is scheduled to … Continue reading →

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A&R in Nashville

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

I’d like to see the ratio and breakdown of recently successful acts from record labels.  A comparison of brand new artists that no one has heard of to artists that have been lifted off one of the following:  American Idol, Nashville Star, Dancing With The Stars, MySpace, from another format, through Muzik … Continue reading →

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Digital Summit: “Can I Really Ditch A Record Label?”

Posted on April 24, 2008 by

A feature on the Leadership Music Digital Summit can be found in The Tennessean. It’s based on what I thought was one of the weaker panels of the day, “Can I Really Ditch A Record Label?”. The title of the … Continue reading →

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