Thoughts From Cohen
Check out the New York Post’s interview with Lyor Cohen.
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Lessons Learned From Reznor, Radiohead [cnet]
Attempts to promote and distribute albums online without the backing of a major record company shows that labels do have value.
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Sunset On The CD—Is The Shiny Disc Becoming A Relic?
Regardless of how you spin it, the CD took a beating last year. Sales were down 15% overall and country—even with unexpected stocking stuffers like the Eagles and Garth Brooks —suffered its worst sales showing since 1991 when SoundScan history began. Nashville’s 2007 CD sales dropped 16.3% to a disappointing 62.7 million units.
The Economist recently [...]
Stones Sign One Album Deal with Universal
Universal Music will release a Rolling Stones album via a one-project deal. The band has been with EMI since 1991, but Billboard reports that their deal expires this spring.The new album, due in March, is the soundtrack to the band’s concert film Shine A Light. Following in April is the Martin Scorsese directed movie, [...]
Balkanization of the Biz
The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones gives a quick run down of the “Balkanized” music business.
