Legendary rock label Sire Records is being reborn during its 50th anniversary year. Respected A&R executive Rani Hancock will become Sire’s president, and helm the label for Warner Music Group. _______________________________________________ Respected A&R executive Rani Hancock has been named President of a relaunched Sire Records based in New York City….
Category archives: Major Labels
FAKE HITS: Millions Of Streams vs. A True Fan Connection [David Emery]
In this article, David Emery explores the industry wide issue of "fake hits" tracks which, although they may amass a host of plays on platforms like SoundCloud, generate little to no appreciable revenue for artists or any label with which said artist may be associated. _____________________________ Guest by David Emery…
UMG Moving Forward With Plan To Pull Out Of Prince Deal
Universal Music Group is moving forward with a plan to pull out of a $31 million deal over the recorded music assets of the late rock star Prince. ______________________________________________ According to Variety, court papers filed last week showed that Universal Music reiterated their claims that they had been misled by…
Jay-Z and The Art of Windowing: Why 4:44 Is A Very Different Kind of Exclusive Release [ZACH FULLER]
Noting that Jay-Z’s new release is the first major release to be windowed this year, MIDiA analyst Zach Fuller sees "4.44" as very different from the average superstar release and the reason’s behind the TIDAL exclusive much more nuanced than getting more subscribers for the music streamer. ______________________________________________ By MIDiA…
Jay Z’s New Album 4:44 Certified Platinum Just 6 Days After Release
JAY-Z’s new album "4.44" has been officially certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for 1 million albums sold and/or streamed in the United States. Happening just days after it’s release, the award is particularly impressive since the album is currently only available to existing TIDAL and…
Jay-Z’s New TIDAL, Sprint Exclusive Album 4.44 Was Pirated Almost 1 Million Times In First 3 Days
Did the Jay-Z’s new album release as a TIDAL and Sprint exclusive lead to more piracy? Even Snoop Dog admitted said that he had to "bootleg" the album to hear it. Well, we’ve got an answer – nearly 1 million illegal "4.44" downloads in the just first 72 hours -…
New Jay-Z Album 4:44 Explodes On Twitter Despite (Or Because Of?) TIDAL, Sprint Exclusive Release
Jay-Z released his new album, "4:44," last night. Even though the album is only available to TIDAL and Sprint customers, over the next 12 hours it generated more than 810,000 tweets. There were also been nearly 230K Tweets mentioning Beyonce in that same timeframe. ___________________________________________________ Jay Z’s new album, "4:44,"…
Taylor Swift’s Return To Streaming Pays Off
A lack of any appreciable revenue was one of the primary reasons for Taylor Swift’s departure from streaming services, streaming revenue has picked up significantly since then however, and The Swift has been raking it in since her music returned to major streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. ______________________________…
Grammys To Return To Los Angeles
The Recording Academy announced that after a brief foray into Gotham in 2018, the Grammy Awards would return to Los Angeles for four years, starting in 2019. The Academy announced that they had sealed a four-year deal to stage the storied awards show at AEG’s flagship Los Angeles venue The…
Sony Music Is Opening A Vinyl Pressing Plant, 30 Years After It Closed The Last One
Everything that’s old is new again. Or at least that’s true for Sony Music Entertainment, who after a hiatus of three decades, will start producing vinyl records again in their own new plant to help meet the high demand for the hipster audio format. __________________________________________ After a 30 year hiatus,…