Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 10:29AM BST
Rumours about Amy Winehouse's new album anyone? Come on, we've
already run with one dubious set of claims about it this week - though,
as we expected, Island have subsequently denied that they've rejected
songs she wrote in St Lucia for being "too 
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.thecmuwebsite.com
Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 10:17AM BST
There was much discussion online yesterday about what impact the
new variable pricing system will have on iTunes, given assumptions the
record labels will use the new system to hike up the price of the most
popular tracks to $1.29. ... Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 12:23PM GMT
Culture Minister Andy Burnham, who's schmoozing with the music
business last year has led to a partial government policy shift on the
recording copyright extension, but few developments in forcing internet
service providers to crack down on piracy Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 12:20PM GMT
Fox News gossip man Roger Friedman, in the US, has alleged that
equity firm Terra Firma and its top man Guy Hands have all but lost
hope in their chances of turning round the fortunes of London-based
major record company EMI, and have left the com Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 12:18PM GMT
Fox's Roger Friedman, yesterday led with a little
rant about Chris Brown and what the handling of the Rihanna-beating
case tells us about celebrity justice in LA. The gossip man reckons
it's shocking that six weeks after the alleged beating the R Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 12:15PM GMT
Two US internet service providers have outlined their efforts to
help the music industry combat online piracy, though they have denied
reports that those efforts amount to a major change in policy, nor that
they have made any commitments to anyone Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 12:25PM GMT
The organisers of a campaign that hopes to ensure that the London
Astoria is replaced with a venue of similar size are planning to give
the seminal venue a final send off this weekend by staging a lunchtime
silent disco outside it.
Accordi Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 12:19PM GMT
According to Music Week, over 70 venues in London are now required
to file the controversial Form 696 for every music event they hold,
provision of the form having been added to the condition of their live
music licences. ... Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 12:17PM GMT
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has been talking about the band's
future, hinting that they may soon be looking to release their music
independently of the major label system. Though that doesn't mean the
band are interested in one of those Madonna- Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 12:15PM GMT
PRS For Music have taken their battle with YouTube to the internet,
which seems like as good a place as any to fight it. The songwriter
royalty collecting society has launched a new website called www.fairplayforcreators. ... | Select a Blog | Posts |
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