If you managed a band in 1999 and told your clients to forget the major labels and focus on "social networking" while giving away free tracks--you wouldn't have lasted long enough to even be working today. But at least you could say "I told ya so."
Ten years (and countless futile RIAA lawsuits) later, this is the new conventional wisdom. And the folks behind NX35 wanted to make sure everyone understood, so they hosted a discussion panel, "Redefining the Music Industry Through Social Ne
For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, it's gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV commercial composer.
The proud owners of a new major label imprint.​ Yesterday, two-time Grammy-winning Dallas hip-hop production duo Play-N-Skillz announced a deal it has signed with Universal Music Group urban imprint SRC/Universal to launch its own imprint, which will be called G4 Muzik. After the jump, the full press release announcing the deal. But, in short, it's a pretty sweet one for the Brothers Salinas, as they'll have complete control over the production, promotion and marketing of their own clients--wh
