| Thursday, April 09, 2009
Hello! So we are back from Leeds Festival in one piece to deliver you this week's music new headlines.
So top news for you...YouTube & PRS have finally buried the hatchet. Find out the inside story on their resolution below. HMV buys half of 7digital, Form 696 comes under fire again, plus an array of music industry networking events announced. Get your diary out!
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This Week's Music Industry News
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04/09/2009 11:58:07 - This week's highlights include a Beatles bonanza on BBC4, plus the Mercury Music Prize is live on BBC2 this coming Tuesday.
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04/09/2009 11:19:24 - Live Music: Licensed To Thrill? is the new networking event set to take place later this month and organised by Music Tank. Definitely one for the diary, make sure you get the full details here... |
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04/09/2009 11:06:17 - So...although the PRS For Music and YouTube seem to have come to a mutually beneficial agreement, a great deal of mystery surrounds what the terms and rates agreed actually are. Why the secrecy? |
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04/09/2009 10:51:06 - Album sales for August have dropped by 18%, and show a 37% decrease from August 2008. More interesting stats and charts here... |
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03/09/2009 12:06:56 - Fen Tigers were awarded Best Alternative Song in the 2008 heats of the Exposure Music Awards. And now they have gone on to bag a record deal and film their first music video. Find out all about it here... |
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03/09/2009 11:51:43 - After a long & drawn out dispute over royalties it seems that YouTube and PRS For Music have buried the hatchet. So finally the music videos pulled from the streaming site will be put live again. |
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03/09/2009 10:48:36 - HMV has purchased half of 7digital who will now be handling all the record store chain's digital operations including music and book sales. |
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03/09/2009 10:32:49 - The proposed merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster is currently being investigated by the Competition Commission and their ruling will be announced shortly. Find out the industry opinions here... |
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02/09/2009 11:14:24 - Jon Webster, who runs the Music Managers Forum and was responsible for setting up the Mercury Music Prize, have contributed a guest blog to the BBC with his views on the free culture surrounding digital music. |
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02/09/2009 10:54:30 - This interesting article calls upon the years of music journalism experience of Chris Poole, who gives an insight into the world of music writing and how to get started. |
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02/09/2009 10:44:32 - New York's gathering of the music & film industries is set to take place from October 20th to 24th. Their schedule of music industry panels has been announced covering a vast range of topics. Find out all you need to know here... |
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02/09/2009 10:29:13 - The Music Producers Guild, alongside the PPL and PMG (Producer Management Group) have announced a new workshop aimed at 'performing producers'. Take a look here for full info... |
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02/09/2009 10:17:14 - The date of the Live & Unsigned 2010 showcase final has been announced. Read on for full details... |
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01/09/2009 12:06:15 - MMF will be starting an Artist/Music Management Professional Development Programme this month featuring speakers Brian Message and Adrian Bullock. Read on for full details... |
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01/09/2009 11:58:09 - Take a look at the open letter from the chief executive of Universal Music Group, Lucian Grainge, here... |
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01/09/2009 11:34:18 - An offical letter challenging Form 696 has been sent to the Equalities & Human Rights Commission suggesting that gathering information about promoters and artists at selected London venues may be contravening race relations laws. |
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01/09/2009 11:22:31 - PRS For Music have battled through some turbulent changes to the format of the collection society over the past few years. Find out how PRS have weathered the storm... |
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