Frances Moore To Be New CEO Of IFPI
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - IFPI announced today that Frances Moore is to succeed John Kennedy as its Chief Executive Officer. She will take up her new position at IFPI's London-based headquarters in July. Frances Moore is currently Executive Vice President of IFPI and Regional Director, Europe. ...
| John Kennedy To Step Down As Chairman And CEO Of IFPI
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - IFPI and John Kennedy today announced that, after more than five years in the role, John Kennedy will be stepping down as Chairman and CEO of IFPI. John Kennedy said: "I leave behind a fabulous team at IFPI well qualified to deal with the many and complex issues the ...
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French Recording Industry Group Elects New President
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - SNEP, which represents the recording industry in France, has elected Denis Ladegaillerie, founder and president of the firm Digital Believe, as its president for the next two years. Olivier Montfort, president of EMI Music France, was elected vice president. The Council ...
| Tunecore And Spotify Strike Music Distribution Deal, Spotify Now Available To All Tunecore Artists
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - TuneCore, the world's largest digital distribution and promotion service, is to add Spotify to the list of digital music platforms to which TuneCore artists can deliver music. Additionally, TuneCore will add at least one new store a month. TuneCore will ...
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Riaa Welcomes Administration's Comprehensive Intellectual Property Strategy
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - The Obama Administration released its 2010 Joint Strategic Plan On Intellectual Property Enforcement on Tuesday, a new initiative designed to strengthen the coordination of intellectual property enforcement across federal government departments and curb copyright ...
| Ascap Initiates 21 Infringement Actions Against Nightclubs, Bars And Restaurants To Heighten Awareness About Performing Copyrighted Music Without Permission
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) today announced that it has filed 21 separate infringement actions against nightclubs, bars and restaurants in 13 states. In each of the cases filed today, the business or establishment has either ...
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Giannis Petridis Will Not Stop His Show!
22 June, 2010
Giannis Petridis "4 til 5" Show will not stop, as we were informed from his radio broadcast yesterday (Monday 21/06). Many people around the world sent letters to friends, music industry magazines and newspapers. The support to Giannis expressed by many musicians as Angie Bowie, Chris Eckman & Carla ...
| Greek Legendary Radio DJ Giannis Petridis Is Ending His Music Show After 35 Years With Government Decision!
19 June, 2010
Giannis Petridis just informed the fans of his legendary show "From 4 til 5" on the Greek State Radio 105,8 that the show comes to an end on June 30!!! As fans of the show since our childhood, this definitely sounds completely paranoid! During this period, every year, the show organized various very ...
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Online Anti-piracy Action In Hungary
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - Police in Hungary have seized 50 computer servers in several server hotels and at a technical college in an action against various online piracy operations. The raids, carried out on 16th June by the Budapest Police Department, followed complaints by the Hungarian Copyright ...
| Inside Recordings Announces Imprint - Spinside Records
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Inside Recordings) - Spinside Records is home to emerging artists from a range of genres including electro-pop, dance, trance, retro-funk, hip-hop, indie rock and electronica. The artist-centric imprint is a new division of Inside Recordings, the independent label formed ...
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Noisevox Launches The Future Of Music Media
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Noisevox) - This month, Noisevox launched its groundbreaking music media site, Noisevox.org, combining citizen journalism and exclusive HD video programming in a social networking atmosphere. As a music portal for bands, journalists and photographers, Noisevox is a unique ...
| Narm, RIAA Refresh 'Give The Gift Of Music' Promotional Campaign
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - NARM, the music business association, and The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are pleased to announce the refresh of the "Give The Gift Of Music" logo, a design used within the industry for the past 30 years to communicate to consumers that music ...
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Tunecore Launches Distribution To Mog, Ilike, Tesco And 10+ More Stores Via Medianet
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - TuneCore has announced the addition of iLike, Mog, Tesco, iMesh and 10+ more stores via MediaNet, to its growing list of outlets available for TuneCore artists to sell their music. TuneCore Artists get all of the MediaNet powered stores at the click of ...
| World Renowned Music Producers Mike Rizzo And Steve 'Mr. Mig' Migliore Announce The Launch Of Global Groove Productions
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Global Groove Productions) - When you deal with the who's who list of music's top 40, reputation's the most important factor. Luckily there's Global Groove Productions, consisting of multi-platinum producers Steve "Mr. Mig" Migliore & Mike Rizzo (aka Funk Generation) who ...
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Music Execs Weigh-in On Industry
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Black Knight Holdings) - "Tik Tok" might be the sound that doomsayers use as a metaphor for the borrowed time that the music industry is living on, but it also represents a new model for the beleaguered business. Case in point: Ke$ha, the 23-year old pop star whose clock-referencing ...
| IFPI Reacts To Publication Of Draft Canadian Copyright Amendment Bill
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, today reacted to the publication of the draft Canadian Copyright Amendment Bill. John Kennedy, chairman and chief executive of IFPI, says: "It is welcome news that the Canadian government is ...
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EFF Fights For Your Right To Resell Cds In Monday Hearing
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ EEF) - On Monday, June 7, at 9 a.m., a federal appeals court in Seattle will hear oral argument in a case where the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is fighting to uphold an eBay seller's "first sale" right to resell promotional CDs that he buys from secondhand stores. ...
| Pilavachi Returns To Universal Music In International Classical A&r Post
Toronto, Ontario (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Costa Pilavachi has been appointed Senior Vice President, Classical Artists & Repertoire, for Universal Music Group International (UMGI), effective immediately. The appointment was announced today by Max Hole, Executive Vice President, Universal ...
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Canada's New Copyright Bill A Blow To Artists
Toronto, Ontario (Top40 Charts/ ACTRA) - Canadian performers are relieved to see the government finally take steps to bring Canada's copyright laws into the 21st Century but are alarmed that artists are being left out. Canada's new copyright bill, introduced today by Ministers Clement and Moore, is ...
| New Milestone Achieved By Music Licensing Organizations In Latin America
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - During 2009, public performance collecting societies in Latin America experienced a growth in revenue of 22 per cent to US$114 million. This impressive accomplishment was made possible by important deals that had been reached with key players in the region, such as ...
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