Posted Thu 7 Aug 2008 11:59AM BST
Lots of chatter in the finance press about the Sony/BMG deal, mainly because everyone seems to think Sony Corp got a very good deal in getting the other half of the major record company for just $900 million (plus $300 million of SonyBMG money), and
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So, how do people working in music know who's signing who, what those pesky record labels are up to, what the latest download whatnot is, who is moving and shaking, who is spending and saving, who is planning and scheming, or, for that matter, what Pete and Amy and Britney are up to? Simple, they read CMU Daily, the UK music business' biggest and most popular daily news bulletin. Now you to can get the lowdown from Team CMU, here on the CMU-Blog. You'll find even more at www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk.
Posted Thu 7 Aug 2008 11:52AM BST
Since the release of his second album, 'Untrue', and particularly following his nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, there has been a rush to reveal the identity of anonymous dubstep producer Burial. Gordon Smart from The Sun has been particularly
Posted Wed 6 Aug 2008 2:12PM BST
Don't you hate it when a big music business story breaks five minutes after you've sent out your daily music news bulletin for the day? You've all experienced that, yes? I suppose it serves us right for getting the Daily out on time I guess - we'll n
Posted Wed 6 Aug 2008 2:08PM BST
ONE IN FIVE WISH THEY WERE MUSICIANSA new poll, commissioned by O2, has found that one in five of us wish we could give up our day jobs and become a rock star. Only one in five? A quarter of those asked said that The Beatles would be their ideal band
Posted Fri 25 Jul 2008 4:31PM BST
Bournemouth hard dance night Frenzy has become a religion in order to continue distributing flyers. New rules laid down by Bournemouth Council state: "The distribution of free printed matter is permitted only with the prior consent of the Council ...
Posted Fri 25 Jul 2008 4:29PM BST
I think we promised CMU Daily readers some coverage of that recent MusicTank conference on the future of music marketing this week, and as this week is nearly over we better get on with it.As previously reported, the event was called 'Meet The Millen
Posted Thu 24 Jul 2008 3:35PM BST
As we reported earlier this year, Neil Young is no fan of MP3s, with their low bitrates. He had planned to force people to upgrade sound quality wise by making upcoming archive releases (starting with a ten disc collection of live performances from b
Posted Wed 9 Jul 2008 1:30PM BST
Despite a number of acts pulling out because they weren't paid, unhappy punters and some slightly miffed venue owners, the organisers of the Zoo8 festival have said that the event was a "qualified success" and vowed to return next year.The festi
Posted Fri 4 Jul 2008 2:41PM BST
Virgin Media has now sent 800 letters to those evil baby-killing file-sharing types (well, they don't kill babies, but they do share files), as part of the previously reported alliance between record company trade body the BPI and the internet servic
Posted Thu 3 Jul 2008 2:39PM BST
DMX ARRESTED AGAIN The one man challenge to US law enforcement that is DMX, aka Earl Simmons, has been arrested again. The rapper was apprehended as he left an aeroplane in Arizona on Wednesday, as he was on his way home after a trip to Miami. Where,
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