Latin Cool Records signs two additional artists
NEW YORK (www.latincool.com) - David Wasserman, President and Founder of Latin Cool Records announces the signing of two, exciting Latin-Jazz artists. "Cintron", a fabulous, 17 piece Latin-Jazz orchestra and "Andrea Brachfeld and Phoenix Rising", featuring the virtouso flutist, Andrea Brachfeld, have ...
| Mexico's Top Judges Moving Offices Because Music Pirates Too Loud?
WHASINGTON, DC (RIAA) - Responding to reports that Mexico's Supreme Court is moving some of its operations to a different part of the city because music from pirate CD vendors was too loud, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) called on Mexican President Vincente Fox and his government ...
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Jay Berman To Head IFPI For 3 More Years
NEW YORK (IFPI) - IFPI announced yesterday that Jay Berman's tenure as Chairman and CEO of IFPI has been extended for three years from January 1 2003. Berman joined IFPI in 1998, and this is the second time he has had his contract extended by the organisation's Main Board. Berman said: "I am delighted ...
| Chart slump mars anniversary
LONDON, UK (BPI) - Sales of singles in the UK have slumped to their lowest point for at least 10 years, with a drop of more than 14% in the last 12 months. The figures come as the 50th anniversary of the singles chart is celebrated by the music industry. Almost 54 million singles were bought in the ...
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Australia plans CD 'censorship'
SYDNEY, Australia (ARIA/AMRA) - Australians under 18 years old could soon be barred from purchasing CDs by arists such as Eminem, the Rolling Stones, and Tori Amos, under a new restrictive classification. The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) and the Australian Music Retailers Association ...
| Online music sales plummet
LONDON, UK (MP3 Surveys) - Sales of CDs and cassettes online have fallen by 25% in the first nine months of 2002, according to a survey. The increasing popularity of CD copying, or burning, and illegal song-swapping over the internet has been blamed for the drop. The survey by research firm ComScore ...
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'Music Industry Does Not Innovate'
LONDON, UK (MusicWorksUK Website) - At next week's MusicWorks conference (Thursday 31 - Saturday 2 November) it will be stated that the problems the music industry are facing are self-imposed. Sholto Ramsay - (keynote speaker on Friday 1 November) and Futurologist with the Union Advertising Agency today ...
| Anti-Piracy Focus On Glasgow Continues
GLASGOW, UK (BPI) - On Saturday October 19, the notorious Barras market in Glasgow was the site of a co-ordinated raid by Strathclyde police officers and investigators from industry organisations BPI and FACT representing music and software companies. Over 100,000 pirate CDs and DVDs were seized during ...
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IFPI Launches Annual Recording Industry Yearbook
LOS ANGELES (IFPI Website) - IFPI today publishes the recording industry's pre-eminent yearbook The Recording Industry In Numbers (RIN) 2002. Market Research Online (MRO), IFPI's new online music research facility, is also formally launched to subscribers today. The 9th edition of the RIN offers 200 ...
| Telepopmusik To 'Breathe' Life Into Mitsubishi Outlander TV Campaign
NEW YORK (Mitchubishi Press release) - French electronic music trio Telepopmusik, whose hypnotic debut album Genetic World was released earlier this year to great acclaim, will provide the soundtrack to the launch television ad campaign for the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV with their debut single, "Breathe." ...
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Hard Rock Cafe Announces Its 6th Location In The U.K.
LEEDS, UK (Hard Rock Cafe Official Website) - Since Hard Rock Cafe first opened the doors of its original London cafe in 1971, the Company has grown to include more than 100 signature cafes in 40 countries. Hard Rock Cafe International today announced the signing of a long-term lease for a new cafe ...
| Phil Collins And Toyota Announce Marketing Mix
TORRANCE, Calif. (Toyota Press) - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A today announced a unique marketing tie to superstar singer/songwriter/musician Phil Collins. The relationship got under way with the recent release of Collins's new single, entitled "Can't Stop Loving You," released by Atlantic Records. Toyota ...
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Global Sales Of Recorded Music Down 9.2% In The First Half Of 2002
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - World sales of recorded music fell by 9.2% in value and by 11.2% in units in the first half of 2002. Sales of CD albums, the most popular format worldwide, saw a 7% fall. Single sales also dropped, by 17%, while cassettes continued a long-term decline, falling by 31%. The ...
| Hard Rock Cafe And Lifetime Television Join Forces To
ORLANDO, FL (Hard Rock Cafe Official Website) - For the third consecutive year, Hard Rock Cafe has joined Lifetime Television's campaign to "Stop Breast Cancer for Life" through the sale of commemorative pins and T-shirts. Hard Rock Cafe and Lifetime will also raise funds by auctioning guitars signed ...
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