Listening Post (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Although peer-to-peer networks are as legal as e-mail, much of their traffic involves the distribution of copyrighted music without protection. Qtrax has long sought permission to offer a peer-to-peer-style network by leveraging Usenet as a secondary back-end for its centralized...
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Rihanna is smokin’ hot at the 2008 Spirit of Life Award dinner honoring Doug Morris on Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. City of Hope’s Music and Entertainment Industry Group recognized Morris (chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group) for his contributions to his community and profession as well as committing his time and resources to helping [...]
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Rihanna high fives Jay-Z at The Spirit Of Life Award Dinner that took place last night in Santa Monica, CA. Both stars were two of many to attend the event that honored Universal Music Group chairman Doug Morris. The dinner included star studded performances and appearances from such as Mariah Carey, Erykah Badu, Robin Thicke, Keyshia [...]
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A powerful pack of stars emerged in Santa Monica, Calif. Wednesday night for the 2008 Spirit of Life Award gala, which honored Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris and raised money for City of Hope, a cancer treatment and research center. ET caught up with the night's biggest stars, who weighed-in on Madonna 's split from husband Guy Ritchie . Plus, Lionel Ritchie opens up about daughter Nicole Ritchie...
Fabsugar (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Some of the biggest names in the music industry came out last night for the Spirit of Life Award Dinner in LA, honoring Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris for his commitment to philanthropy. Rihanna, Mariah, and Adam Levine were just a few who showed off their vocal talents on stage, while Gwen Stefani and Sheryl Crow cheered from the audience. Nick Cannon was right there for Mariah after her performance,...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
New York - Universal Music Group International said on Wednesday that it has licensed its catalog to the ad-supported, peer-to-peer based music service Qtrax in the territories of Europe, Asia/Pacific, South America and Africa, following a similar agreement reached for North America. Qtrax monetizes its service by selling sponsorships and advertising displayed during the search and download processes,...
TechConnect Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
Announced last month by SanDisk, EMI Music, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group, the latest thing in music distribution, slotMusic cards, have now started shipping in the US. The slotMusic offer includes microSD cards that come pre-loaded with high quality (320 kbps) and DRM-free MP3 tracks. Priced at $14.99, the slotMusic packages will very soon reach Best Buy and Wal-Mart shelves...
Riddimjamaica (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
The most successful commercial crossover reggae artist sees his greatest hits released this month, while he's still in the prime of his career. Best of Shaggy: The BOOMBASTIC Collection went on retail on September 9, 2008 on the Hip-O Records imprint, a compilation label of Universal Music Group. This while the dancehall icon continues to tour Europe, promoting his current album, Intoxication (Big...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Jason Flom, who found himself in no man’s land after EMI was reorganized, is expected to land at Universal Music Group. Flom will have an A&R role within UMG ’s Universal Republic unit, and there is talk that he will get his own imprint. The move reunites Flom with Doug Morris, the UMG chairman-CEO who held the same position at Warner Music Group when Flom was starting Lava Records. Read and comment....
Idolator (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Jason Flom, recently cut loose from his position as head of the Capitol Music Group during Guy Hands' reorganization of EMI, has landed an A & R gig at Universal Music Group. He may even get an imprint of his own, which makes sense, given that fans of rock acts like Flom proteges Kid Rock and Staind seem to be the only ones buying records these days . [ Variety ]
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris doesn't like the way Wired magazine reported what he said last year during an interview. Morris was quoted as saying, "There's no one in the record company that's a technologist" among other things, leading...
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Sega Toys Japan today announced they will start selling a mini jukebox [JP, PDF] on October 22. The $300-device is Japan-only at this point. Sized at 200×160×340mm (weight: 2kg), the audio player comes pre-loaded with 20 classic songs from the Universal Music group such as Louis Armstrong’s “What a wonderful world”. Just like with a real [...]
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris can never be accused of being shy, or, putting his foot in, oh well...in an extensive interview with Billboard , he talks about the digital piracy issues, UMG's efforts in digital music, working with YouTube and its plans for a Hulu-like music video site, and other issues. He has just reupped long term as the CEO with the world's largest record label. On a Wired...
Idolator (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
There's nothing like a glowing profile in Billboard to make a guy look good, and the mag's "exclusive" interview with Universal Music Group Chairman/CEO Doug Morris is no exception. His office is presented in "modest statements" (if you consider a drawing by Bono "modest"), and he's too focused and centered to give himself any credit for his accomplishments. Still, despite the series of totally softball...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Here's a look at the top record labels, their artists and their U.S. market share as of Oct. 9: — UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: 35.12 percent market share in U.S. Labels include: Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Motown Records, Verve Music Group, Decca Music Group. Artists include: Gwen Stefani, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Shania Twain. — SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: 22.79 percent...
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tr0167 | 07/19/2008
Young Neko links up with Universal Music Group, for a world tour and album
lainiek | 12/05/2007
“ Dancing With the Stars ” winner Helio Castroneves and 19-year-old hoofing partner Julianne Hough were spotted Wednesday night at Tao in midtown having dinner. And Gatecrasher’s Ben Widdicombe reported Thursday, the duo looked seriously smitten with each other, canoodling at a side table surrounded by pals. Last week, Helio and Julianne were spotted giggling and teasing each other while shopping
molly-the-cat | 10/28/2007
According to a legal document published at the Electronic Frontier Foundation site, the copyright Nazis at Universal Music Group might have bitten off more than they can chew when they ordered the removal of a Dancing baby clip from YouTube. The Dancing Baby is fighting back after music industry copyright nazis ordered it to stop bopping on YouTube...
