MUMBAI: Warner Music has officially announced the departure of Australia`s CEO and president Ed St. John from the company. I am stepping down in order to explore new opportunities outside the company,... said John who has worked with the label since 2004 But lately the loss-making label had been disappointed with John's conservative approach to signing Australian artists, media reports.
read moreMUMBAI: Globetrotting Cape Town-based duo, Locnville, will perform at the official Airtel Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) opening concert, supported by 94.7 Highveld Stereo, on 9 September at Emmarentia Botanic Gardens. The identical twin brothers, Andrew and Brian Chaplin, who have become household favourites, following the release of their first single Sun in my Pocket, will perform as support to Enrique Iglesias in the Enrique Live Concert.
read moreMUMBAI: Advertising is often referred to as the holy grail for any thriving industry. In a rapidly evolving ecosystem, what path should the music industry take to attract advertisers and get more moolah? On the panel were WPP Group's Ranjan Kapur and Lintas Media Group's Lynn De Souza, which was moderated by Anil Wanvari.
read moreMUMBAI: Cracking royalties has been a challenge for the musicians of our country since long now, but there are some core issues with the way the Indian music industry functions which presents a problem in the collection of dues. How can we bring in the moolah to make the industry more profitable was discussed in one of the sessions at Nokia Music Connects on day one. How can musicians get their hands on the much deprived performance and synchronization rights and administration along with identifying publishing royalties and income stream opportunities?
read moreMUMBAI: Harley-Davidson India has announced the launch of its music property �Harley Rock Riders', an annual music platform which will bring together motorcycling and music, honoring Harley-Davidson's historic association with rock and roll and its legends In its first year, Harley Rock Riders will commence with a five-city tour accompanied by Split and guest performances by Them Clones, Thermal and a Quarter, Menwhopause, Native Tongue and Indus Creed.
read moreMUMBAI: Nokia Music Connects 2010 saw the presence of the who who's of the music industry giving insights on various issues that have been languishing the music industry and its allied sectors. Spread over two days, the event saw around 55 speakers and over 750 national and international delegates came together to support the industry
read moreMUMBAI: It's been a landmark year for the music industry as with digital sales overtaking physical in 2009. Though the industry is on a growth trajectory, some impediments in the ecosystem are keeping it exploiting its true potential. With the imminent onset of 3G and wireless broadband and the concomitant meteoric rise in financial costs, does the industry see new business models emerging to keep the music business viable?
read moreMUMBAI: The contemporary �sound' of Indian music stems from a complex amalgamation of Indian Classical, Regional, Bollywood, Indian Pop albums and rock The first half of Nokia Music Connects Day Two had the regulatory heads, music label honchos, advertising gurus, corporate heads as well as top notch creative professionals from the music industry discussing on issues like piracy, copyright and the role of media. After a break and a short session on live music, the next session explored the scope of regional music and other genres besides Bollywood.
read moreMUMBAI: In a fresh ruling by a federal court which sided rap artiste Eminem and his production company in a dispute with Universal Music Group over digital music royalties, as per reports
read moreMUMBAI: The search engine giant, Google Inc, is in talks with music labels to start a music-download store and a digital song locker, which allows mobile phone users to listen to songs wherever they go, media reports Google's plan is considered as move to battle against its rival Apple's iTunes 10 with social networking feature Ping. Apple started the sales of digital music in 2003 through the launch of iTunes and still it continues the monopoly in music industry. Apple dominates more than 70 percent of all US digital music sales.
read moreMUMBAI: This time it's not the iPad or the iPhone, instead Apple has jumped into the social-networking business by introducing Ping, a service built into latest upgrade of iTunes, which has been developed keeping Ping in mind.
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