In our weekly flip back through the past seven days of music industry news, we check back in on Apple Music for Artists emerging from its beta stage, the indictment of eighteen parties connected with indie label Fast Cash Boyz by a grand jury, the ongoing issue of country radio’s…
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WED. BRIEF: TickPick Raises $40M • Sony Expands Merch Ops • Chuck D Sues reach Global For $1M • More
WEDNESDAY 8.7.19
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Sony Artists, Songwriters Can Now Get Paid More Quickly
Despite many technological advances, getting major labels and publishers to pay out quickly has remained a challenge. It seems that Sony Music and Sony/ATV, however, are making an effort to expedite things for artists and songwriters, offering real-time processing, and a new "cash out" service. ______________________________ Guest post by Bobby…
PlayStation 4 Sales Hit 100 Million Mark
Sony made the announcement as part of its latest earnings, making the PS4 the fastest game console to reach the milestone.
THU. BRIEF: Sony Restructures • Saban Funds $500M Music Launch • Spotify Disney Hub • UMG Fire Update • More
THURSDAY 7.18.19
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Sony Consolidates Records, Publishing Under Rob Stringer
Sony Corporation chief Kenichiro Yoshida has announced that the company will bring together its recorded music and music publishing businesses outside of Japan under the umbrella of Sony Music Group Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer will now run Sony Music Group as well as Sony Music Entertainment. According to…
Can Major Labels Survive The Indie Music Revolution?
At the heart of the music business almost since its inception, major labels have successfully weathered multiple challenges to their industry dominance. But as music once again reinvents itself, can the major labels continue cling to power? ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Major record labels have…
Alastair Kinross appointed Head of A&R at Insanity Records
He joins from Sony/ATV publishing where he was Senior A&R Manager
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Pete Tong Named President of Three Six Zero Recordings
Three Six Zero CEO & Founder, Mark Gillespie, has announced that DJ and artist Pete Tong, will be joining the record label as President. Launched in 2018, Three Six Zero Recordings is a joint venture between Sony Music and Gillespie’s management company, Three Six Zero. Under Tong’s leadership, the label…
Indie Stores Are Being ‘Strangled’ By Major Label Distribution: ‘Things are a complete mess.’
Independent music stores are demanding action from all three major labels over repeated missing and incorrect shipments handled by their primary fulfillment partner Direct Shot Distributing. "We need help right now on this issue or you will begin to see stores fold simply because their supply chain strangled them," says…