Jason Schmitt Professor/Provoker Posted: 05/ 5/11 11:56 AM ET As the record industry started to dry up and die and the major labels were sort of crippled and starving — it was a land grab. It was, “I just fired a third of my staff, and I am going to offer you half the money... Read More

Singer unveils patriotic power-ballad on Piers Morgan Tonight, with proceeds going to families of 9/11 victims Dan Martin guardian.co.uk, Friday 6 May 2011 10.24 BST Patriot claims … Beyoncé premieres God Bless the USA on Piers Morgan Tonight. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Beyoncé is releasing her second new single in as many weeks, followingRun the World... Read More

X Factor mogul worth £200m joins Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Paul McCartney in top 10 of Sunday Times music rich list Dan Martin guardian.co.uk, Thursday 5 May 2011 13.37 BST   Richer than Elton … Simon Cowell leaps into top 10 of Sunday Times music rich list. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Simon Cowell has soared... Read More

By Darrell Etherington Jan. 28, 2011, 1:00pm PT Setting up a streaming music service in the U.S. isn’t an easy task, and to find out why, you need only look as far as the company holding the music industry’s purse strings. That company is Apple, and according to Spotify‘s head of business development Faisal Galaria, it’s a... Read More

 Earlier today, Spotify announced some massive changes to its service, moving the company into the device management space, rolling out its own download service and opening up its mobile applications to all users. Spotify’s unveiling of its new music download service was perhaps the biggest announcement of them all, with what looks to be... Read More

By Alyson Holland May 5th, 2011 at 7:00 am The Nashville Film Festival, which recently took up residence at the Green Hills Regal Cinemas, was enriched with foreign films, documentaries, and music business panels alike. Music Supervisors 101: The Basics Of Song Placement was led by film industry supervisors Andrea von Foerster (500 Days Of Summer),... Read More

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