Clive Davis hosts star studded party after the American Music Awards at the Esquire House in Beverly Hills
NEW YORK (RCA Music Group) - Music impresario Clive Davis hosted a post-show celebration of the 2004 American Music Awards for some of the biggest names in music and entertainment at The Esquire House in Beverly Hills. The big winners of the night attended - Alicia Keys, Usher and Big Boi of Outkast, ...
| David Massey named Executive Vice President, A&R, Sony Music Label Group US and President, Daylight Records
NEW YORK (Sony BMG) - David Massey has been named Executive Vice President, A&R, Sony Music Label Group U.S., and President, Daylight Records, it was announced today by Don Ienner, President and CEO, Sony Music Label Group U.S., to whom he reports. Mr. Massey is based in New York. In the role of Executive ...
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Mobile Music in the U.S. Market Will Generate $300 Million for 2004 and More Than $1 Billion by 2006
NEW YORK (HBPR/ www.hbpr.com/ Consect/www.consect.com) - MobileMusiCon 2004 announced today that Les Bider, Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell Music Inc., one of the largest music publishers in the world, will deliver the opening keynote address at MobileMusiCon at the Ritz Carlton in South Beach Miami, ...
| Doc Hollywood Kidz adds 26-Time Grammy nominee, 5-Time Grammy winner and Former Virgin Senior V.P. John Wooler to the DHYK Board
LOS ANGELES (Doc Hollywood Kidz/ www.dh1.com) - The Man Behind the Phenomenally Successful 'Now That's What I Call Music' CD Series, Wooler Brings His Vast Music Industry Expertise to the DHYK Family. With 26 Grammy nominations and 5 Grammy wins to his credit, music industry veteran John Wooler is well ...
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'The Drummer' asks music lovers to download legally
LONDON, UK (IFPI) - A new online advert calling on music lovers to "download legally" is being launched today by pro-music, the campaign to promote legitimate services and confront the myths surrounding online piracy. 'The Drummer' can be seen on the international pro-music website www.pro-music.org ...
| Warner Music Group and m-Qube announce Group-Wide Mobile Content Agreement for World-Renowned Record Labels and Artists
NEW YORK (Warner Music Group) - Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced a multi-faceted agreement with m-Qube, a leading enabler of mobile content and applications, to create and deliver ringtones, images, messaging and other mobile content to music fans in the U.S. This agreement covers Warner Music ...
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EA and Cherry Lane Music enter Joint Venture to create next level music
REDWOOD CITY, CA. (Electronic Arts/ www.ea.com) - Electronic Arts and Cherry Lane Music Publishing today announced that the two companies have teamed up to create Next Level Music LLC, a music publishing company that will sign established as well as emerging new artists, acquire publishing catalogs, ...
| 'Rubber Ducky, You're the One' The Orchard signs exclusive digital distribution deal with Bob's Kid's Music - Label owned by Sesame Street's Bob McGrath
NEW YORK (The Orchard/ www.theorchard.com) - The Orchard, the world's leading distributor and marketer of independent music, announced today a worldwide distribution partnership with record label Bob's Kid's Music owned by children's recording artist Bob McGrath. Through The Orchard's unparalleled distribution ...
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MSN Music makes discovering new music from emerging artists simple and affordable through relationship with GarageBand.com
REDMOND, WA. (Microsoft Corp./ www.microsoft.com) - Starting today, music fans in the United States will be able to go to one place to buy music from mainstream artists as well as discover new artists through free legal downloads from independent musicians. MSN Music, located at https://www.music.msn.com ...
| MTV goes to Africa: 'MTV Base in Africa' will be launched on Ferbruary 1, 2005
NEW YORK (MTV Networks/ www.mtv.com) - MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc, today announced that it will launch the company's 100th channel on 1 February 2005: MTV Base in Africa. MTV Networks (MTVN) is the first global media company to achieve the 100-channel milestone, having pioneered the business ...
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EMI Music UK appoints Amazon Email Marketing Expert to develop eCRM Strategy
LONDON, UK (Immediate Future Limit/ www.immediatefuture.co.uk) - EMI Music UK has appointed Shai Eilon, previously Email Marketing Manager at amazon, to the newly created position of CRM Manager. Eilon will be responsible for developing and implementing an eCRM strategy for EMI across all music labels. ...
| Sony BMG Canada appoints Executive Team
TORONTO, Canada (Sony BMG) - Lisa Zbitnew, President, Sony BMG Music Canada, today announced the executive team that will help lead the company's Canadian operations. 'Our executive team comprises a truly talented group of committed and experienced professionals,' said Ms. Zbitnew. 'I have every confidence ...
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KOCH Records announces a marketing and distribution deal with Deja34 Records
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - Adding to its impressive and rapidly-growing roster of artists, KOCH Records has entered into a marketing and distribution deal with DEJA34 Records, a new label financed by Shaquille O'Neal and launched by friend and protege Mark Stevens. Mark Stevens has been named label CEO ...
| EMI Music Marketing is named Exclusive Official Music Partner for 2005 Las Vegas Centennial Celebration; EMI Music Marketing to Launch New Official Commemorative Record Label, Las Vegas Centennial Records
LOS ANGELES (EMI Music Marketing/ www.lasvegas2005.org) - EMI Music Marketing (EMM) is proud to announce its exclusive partnership with the City of Las Vegas as the official music company for 2005's Las Vegas Centennial Celebration. To launch the partnership, EMM has created a new record label imprint, ...
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L.A. based Nickels Group brokers Death Row deal for Buongiorno
LOS ANGELES ('it' Girl PR) - Death Row Records, the cult rap and hip hop record label, has struck a deal to provide its fans with mobile phone truetones*, wallpapers, ringbacks, video tones and videos of its artists for the first time. The exclusive content, including material from Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, ...
| Digital Music to replace CD in 10 Years: Mobile Channel to play key role
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. (MindBranch/ www.mindbranch.com) - Digital music is making CD's an object of the past. Just like the compact disk replaced the vinyl record, digital music is staking its claim as the format of the future, according to a new report by the independent research provider, Generator. Digital ...
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Former Sony Music Executive Mark Ghuneim launches 'WiredSet'
NEW YORK (www.wiredset.com) - Former Sony Music senior vice president Mark Ghuneim announced today the launch of WiredSet, a new company offering creative online and mobile solutions to help recording artists and music companies reach music fans and build customer loyalty. 'WiredSet offers services ...
| Recording Academy leads Board coalition to petition Supreme Court
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy, the preeminent musical arts outreach and advocacy organization, which represents thousands of music makers and produces the GRAMMY Awards, today announced that its coalition of music makers - from singers and songwriters to producers and ...
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Cottrell Entertaiment announces 'Revolution'
NEW YORK (www.cottrellentertainment.com) - Cottrell Entertainment officially announced its return to the music industry today. Cottrell Entertainment founder Dorothy Joiner-Boyd has made a major staff overhaul, discovering new resources for executive talent. "For many years, we were in the passenger ...
| Latin Music shipments grow by 21 percent in First Half of 2004
WASHINGTON (RIAA) - The Latin music market experienced a 21.5 percent unit gain, and 18.2 percent growth in value, in the first half of 2004, according to new shipment data announced today by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). CDs shipped to retail jumped 20 percent year-over-year ...
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