Category : Music Business News
Music business news covering record labels, publishing companies, streaming platforms, executive leadership, mergers, acquisitions, revenue trends, and the corporate decisions shaping the global music industry.
LOOK: It’s Bobbi Kristina
Whitney and Bobby Brown’s daughter Bobbi Kristina is really coming into her own. She was not the cutest little girl but she is making up...
Urban Industry Leaders’ Consensus
This week, I talked to several prominent industry heads from radio and records who all pretty much said the same thing. The industry is indeed...
Salem Opts to cut Salaries instead of Downsizing
Salem Communications has opted to reduce the pay of all full and part time employees by 5% instead of laying staff off. The reduction in...
WHAT? Thriller Director Wants Jackson Off Broadway
For those of us who work in the industry, we know that back in 1982, Micheal Jackson probably thought up the whole concept for Thriller...
PluggedIn-Public radio goes hi-tech to raise cash
U.S. public radio stations are looking to thumb-sized, high-tech gadgets to help raise money and make it easier for on-the-go listeners to access their programming....
Will You Still be Working in the Industry in 5 Years?
Let’s face it, the industry continues to shift and change. While it’s been a great place to make money (or it least it WAS) it’s...
Warner Bros. Cuts 7.5% of Workforce
Radio Facts: warner bros. continued the run of large media companies reacting to the economic climate by cutting jobs, saying it would eliminate about......
Sony to Unveil Restructuring Details
Sony(SNE Quote – Cramer on SNE – Stock Picks) plans to unveil details of its restructuring plan Wednesday or Thursday, include where job cuts will...
OH NO: DJ Passes Out on the Air
This is not funny, but I guess the stress of not knowing what to expect in today’s industry is actually compromising the health some radio...
Michael Skarzynski Named President and CEO of Arbitron
Steve Morris to continue as chairman of the board and as advisor to new CEO The Board of Directors for Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced...
NeNe Leakes Returns to Housewives in 2010
Contrary to rumor NeNe Leakes is being considered for her own show on the Bravo network not in 2009 but actually in 2010. The run-a-way...
OH NO: Kat Williams Got Elf SLAPPED by Dude in Detroit Club
Kat Williams allegedly got the sh… slapped out of him at a club in Detroit after an impromptu performance. The crowd said Kat made reference...
Music Purchases Exceed 1.5B/Rock Dominates
Overall Music Sales, Digital Track Sales, Vinyl LP Sales, Set New Sales Plateaus in 2008* * *Digital Music Accounts for 32% of Music Purchases* *The...
NEW YEARS EVE DELICIOUSNESS: Daphne Joy
Great Greasy Keyboard: For the gents (and some of the ladies) I present to you newcomer Daphne Joy. After visual inspection, all the parts look...
Madd Hatta Invites Kids to Hatta’s Elves Christmas Party
Houston, TX – Hip Hop Radio Stations are always looking for an appropriate way to reach out to the children in their community but Morning...
2008 Holiday Bash Concert Pics – Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
Hot 97 in NY threw the Holiday Bash Concert on the 27th with many notables including: Busta, Luda, T.I., Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Angie...
Stephen Hill in Angel Lola Luv Video
I started to run this last week but kind of blew it off then I watched the vid again and the first thing I thought...
Lil Boosie's Daughter Dead?
The local news reports that a 2-year-old girl was run over by her father as he was loading the children in the car. The father...
Singer’s Husband Died of Accidental Overdose
A coroner has ruled that an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol killed the husband of singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, reports say.Police found the body...
WHEN DOES JAMIE FOXX SLEEP?
Radio Facts:Source told me yesterday that Jamie is NON STOP. Working like a new artist, getting very little sleep and not complaining. He is in...
