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January 01, 1990 - May 04, 2012 + On the Beat
A 2006-2007 Market Perspective 
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I hate to tell you but it's starting to get ugly out there in the record business and it's going to get a lot worse...
Crafting a Hit Record
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For decades, the record industry has been in the business of making hit records. It all starts with the executive who has the vision and...
When the Bough Breaks, the Cradle Will Fall
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The evidence is mounting that major record labels will be forced to change far more quickly than most had expected. Large labels are not only...
Sonic Temple Live
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In a digital age, where people can enact their wild fantasies in a virtual world, it's far more satisfying to see people put their ...
Big Business Contemplates Its Next Moves
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This week, big business dominates all. First of all, The Washington Post reports that kids' interests are trending away from the online site, MySpace. It's...
Scouting the Copyright Issues
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Last week, the Los Angeles Boy Scouts announced the unveiling of their latest merit badge. The merit badge program is one of the scouts' most...
Living in the Virtual World
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Now that music has developed a strong foothold in the digital online medium, the cross-marketing potential is limitless. The online world is a well spring...
A Week's Worth of News
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This week's record-business news underscores just how bizarre things have gotten. Sixteen individual companies bid on the opportunity to own the bankrupt Tower Records in...
The Day against DRM and Its Significance
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This week, in small groups around the world, protests against DigitalRights Management took center stage. Digital Rights Management, otherwise known as DRM, is the computer...
Live Nation Spins a Yarn
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The big news in the record business this week is that Live Nation announced they were taking on the high price of concert tickets. The...
Zune
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The record business may feel like it continues into darkness, but the digital-download business is looking pretty bright. Now that Apple is the clear market-leader...
Summer Sign-Up 2006
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Getting Ampd
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As the digital world continues to unfold before our eyes, it's becoming increasingly apparent to the record business that we're not in Kansas anymore. The...
Satellite Radio & The Perform Act
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The real dogfight in the music business these days is not the fight over the number one record, but rather the fight over S. 2644....
To Be A Merger or Not To Be - The Crisis of Sony Music and BMG
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Is it Annulment Time? The Crisis between Sony & BMG. The era of the supersized record business may soon be over...
