NSDTCM:LABEL:EMI
ARTIST:NORAH JONES

EMI Music Publishing extends its publishing partnership with Norah Jones

NEW YORK, January 2008 – EMI Music Publishing, the world’s leading music publisher, has announced that it is extending its relationship with Norah Jones, one of the most successful songwriters and recording artists of the decade.

Norah Jones has been signed to EMI Music Publishing since 2002, ahead of the release of the hugely successful debut album Come Away With Me, and has since gone on to release two further multi-million selling albums in Feels Like Home and Not Too Late.

EMI Music Publishing chairman and CEO Roger Faxon commented: “Norah Jones is one of the most talented and accomplished young songwriters and performers in the United States, with a long and illustrious career still ahead of her. Norah’s songs have always resonated with music fans of all ages, and we are very proud to be able to extend our publishing relationship with her.”

SOURCE:EMI MUSIC GROUP

NSDTCM:LABEL:EMI (UK)

EMI U.K. names new A&R topper

Roger Ames will take over EMI's A&R operations in the U.K. and Ireland, replacing Tony Wadsworth, chairman-CEO of EMI Music U.K. and Ireland, who is ankling.

The unit has long been viewed as the backbone of the recorded music company as its U.K. signings have far outperformed U.S. acts.

Wadsworth has been with EMI in a variety of jobs over the past 26 years.

His departure is "part of the ongoing restructuring of EMI Music," according to a statement from the company, which has been undergoing a shakeup since Guy Hands' Terra Firma took over last year.

Ames, who has previously run Warner Music and Polygram, was appointed head of EMI's North American units late last year.

Mike Clasper, a Terra Firma exec, will assume control of all non-A&R operations that previously reported to Wadsworth.

SOURCE:VARIETY.COM NEWSLETTER

NSDTCM: (DJ NEWS ) LABEL: MN2S

MN2S kick off their 2008 release schedule by celebrating their 50th release and presenting the latest collaboration between Halo & Kemal.

Featuring their trademark production standards and a magnificent vocal performance from the legendary Arnold Jarvis, ' Lift Me Up' is set to make waves in early 2008.

Following up from their previous ‘Origins EP' on MN2S , Halo and Kemal deliver another killer deep house cut. Combining a subtle bass line and rolling synth stabs with an emotive vocal, ‘Lift Me Up' is a track with immediate and devastating effect.

Compromising of the perfectly delivered Main Mix, a slightly darker, spacey Dub Mix and the heavy Mainstrumental and Dubstrumental mixes; ‘Lift Me Up' is strong package. Halo , Kemal and Arnold Jarvis , undoubtedly, make some team!!

The man behind the acclaimed City Deep Music , Halo captivates hearts and minds the world over with his distinctive production style.

From his solo success on labels such as Siesta and Bluem Recordings through to collaborations with Hipp-e (H-Foundation) and other US luminaries such as Master D, Onionz, Jay-J and Tony Hewitt,Halo has always been a name synonymous with sublime deep house music.

Halo has had remixes released on labels such as N.R.K, Jellybean Soul, Seasons Limited, Code Red and Swank Recordings, while also recently working with the likes of Marlon D, Dennis Ferrer, Julius Papp and Luis Radio for City Deep Music .

Kemal is a hot new US talent whose productions are currently causing some serious waves. Originally collaborating on a project with Steve Chin and E-Man that was signed to Jellybean Soul , Kemal has produced remixes for Seasons Limited and most recently for Soulfuric Deep .

He has also previously collaborated with Halo on the ‘ Origins EP ' and has had tracks such as the ‘Winter Alleys EP', ‘My Faith' and, most recently, ‘City Street Walkin' ' signed to Purple Music .

Arnold Jarvis is nothing short of a musical legend. Throughout his career he has written, performed and recorded with the likes of Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie, Kerri Chandler, MAW, Lem Sprinsteen ( Mood II Swing ) and Tommy Musto.

Arnold(my space) has toured with the likes of Queen Latifah , Kenny Bobien, Barbara Tucker, Ultra Nate, Ce Ce Peniston, Loletta Holloway and Jocelyn Brown. He has had material released on labels such as MAW , King Street , West End Records and FFRR and released two artist albums (‘ The Collection ' (2002) and ‘ Love & Life ‘ (2006)).

He is also the voice behind soulful house classics such as ‘Life Goes On' (MAW) and ‘Special Kind Of Love‘ ( King Street ) and one of the most in-demand vocalists in the industry.

MN2S are proud to start off 2008 with their 50th single release and another super-strong package featuring a fresh blend of emerging and experienced talent. Check out ‘Lift Me Up' right now!!

SOURCE:MN2S

(SOULFURIC DEEP RECORDS) SOURCE :DISCOGS

SOURCE:MAW RECORDS

SOURCE: HALO & KEMAL MYSPACE

SOURCE:KINGSTREET SOUNDS

SOURCE:FRANKIE KNUCKLES OFFICIAL SITE

SOURCE:DISCOGS:Jellybean Recordings Inc.

SOURCE:ARNOLD JARVIS

MYSPACE ARNOLD JARVIS

SOURCE: CITY DEEP MUSIC

MYSPACE:JELLYBEAN SOUL

NSDTCM:DJ NEWS: BPM MAGAZINE
(THIS NEWS WAS POSTED ON DECEMBER...BUT IT´S A GREAT NEWS !!)

CLOTHING FOR CLUBBERS

Fashion and music have been getting it on since day one, but I think this marks the first time the cover art for an album is directly responsible for a clothing line.

Danish producer/DJ Anders Trentemøller has teamed up with two other local designers (Rosa Deer and Sofie Nørregaard—the duo responsible for his latest album art), and turned their illustrative cover art for the album (released October 1st via Audiomatique) into a clothing line.

He’s also working on a film score and already has a bunch of new singles in the pipeline.

MYSPACE: Sofie Nørregaard DESIGNER´S MYSPACE

MYSPACE:ANDERS TRENTEMOELLER

SOURCE: BPM MAGAZINE

NSDTCM:LABEL:SONY BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment will roll out its Platinum MusicPass series of digital album cards beginning Jan. 15 at Best Buy, Target and Fred's, with Trans World and Winn-Dixie coming to the party by the end of January.

In Canada, participating retailers include Best Buy, CD Plus, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Wal-Mart with HMV coming on board sometime during the first quarter. As reported previously, the move marks the company's first commercial foray into MP3s in the U.S., a strategy that until recently it resisted in favor of selling files with digital rights management capabilities.

The digital album gift cards, which retail for $12.99, will be artist-specific and feature album artwork, and will come with bonus material. The card will contain a scratch-off that will reveal a PIN number that can be redeemed for a download at MusicPass.com.

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Source:Billb0ard.com

NSDTCOM:WEB PAGE:TINY MIX TAPES

Insound Acquired by Warner´s ADA

Late last week, Billboard reported that Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) has acquired online retailer Insound.com. The move was made by ADA to expand its digital sales by using Insound as a "back-end" for its own clients to create their own online stores.

Insound will continue to operate under co-founder Matt Wishnow, according to reports, but the longterm stakes and implications are at this point left to speculation.

Originally created in the early ‘90s by Warner Music Group and Sub Pop, ADA distributes music for independent labels such as Merge, Barsuk, and Secretly Canadian, as well as for some major-owned labels like Atlantic and Nonesuch. ADA also famously distributes music for the label-less Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

It is considered in the industry as an "indie" distribution company, but since it is owned by major music group WMG — much in the same way as EMI’s Caroline Distribution, Sony BMG’s RED, and Universal’s Fontana — the hazy, theoretical divide between independent and major is most evidently revealed here.

Posted by Mr P
Editor-in-Chief

SOURCE: TINY MIX TAPES.COM

NSDTCM:RADIOHEAD
LABEL:XL RECORDINGS

NSDTCM: LABEL:SONY BMG

NEWS:Sony BMG Drops All DRM

Business Week is reporting and our sources confirm that
Sony BMG will offer at least part of its catalog available
DRM free in the first quarter of the year making it the last and final major label group to drop copy restrictions on downloads.

A broad "experiment" is in the final planning stages, but details of some of Sony BMG's efforts are already emerging.

Justin Timberlake, who records for Sony's Jive and other artists from the merged label group will be participating in a Super Bowl promotion with Pepsi on Feb. 3 as part of a free distribution of 1 billion songs through Amazon's popular DRM-free download service.

Sony has already been experimenting with DRM-free song giveaways for developing artists for the last six months. "A lot of these tests have led people to believe that maybe this works," said a Sony BMG executive who asked not to be identified.

SOURCE:BUSINESS WEEK.COM

SOURCE:HYPEBOT.COM

NSDTCM:VARIETY MUSIC NEWS

Album sales take a tumble in 2007

Digital growth on the rise by 45%

BY PHIL GALLO

The digital growth in downloaded songs and albums hit record levels in 2007, but it wasn't enough to make up for the loss in physical CD sales.

Sales in the U.S. of all albums, digital and physical, dropped 15% to 500.5 million from the 588.2 million sold in 2006.

Last year was the seventh consecutive in which music sales have dipped; the last rise was in 2000, when album sales hit 800 million.

Meanwhile, digital track sales rose 45% to 844.2 million in '07 while digital album sales climbed 53% to 50 million, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Digital sales now represent 10% of all albums sold, nearly double the 5.5% they represented in 2006.

When track-equivalent albums -- 10 songs equals one album -- are added to the equation, sales hit 584.9 million, down 9.5% from 646.4 million in 2006.

Growth in digital album sales came in both current and catalog departments. Current was up 46% to 27.1 million; catalog rose 64% to 22.9 million. Deep catalog was up 63% to 16 million.

The top-selling digital album was Maroon 5's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," with 252,000 downloads purchased.

SOURCE: VARIETY.COM NEWSLETTER

FULL STORY ON: VARIETY.COM

NSDTCM:RYAN BINGHAM
LABEL:LOST HIGHWAY
MYSPACE

FRESH NEW TALENT FOR 2008 !!!

LOSTHIGHWAY INTRODUCE

RYAN BINGHAM

"A series of torn pages, broken people and those just holding their breath hoping to get out alive... Compelling listening" - AmericanSongwriter.com

Lost Highway release the label debut album from Texas singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham.

Released in the US and already receiving radio play in the UK from the likes of Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris on Radio 2, the critically acclaimed CD contains 14 self-penned songs and follows in the tradition of great Texas songwriters.

Mescalito was produced by former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford, who also plays on the album. Bingham's music, as well as his live performances have already made fans of acclaimed artists such as Patty Griffin and Texas legends Joe Ely and Terry Allen.

At 25, the bumpy course of Bingham's life has already surpassed that of many twice his age. From his bordertown upbringing to his years on the Southwestern rodeo circuit, Bingham's poignant songs, sung through his whiskey-soaked voice, reflect his experiences and the wisdom he has gained from them. His songs are raw, honest and born out of a genuine soul.

From the opening track "Southside of Heaven" to the bluesy slide of "Bread & Water" to the Mexican-flavoured "Boracho Station", Bingham's songs come straight from the heart. His influences blend seamlessly with his own style creating a traditional sound that also sounds fresh and original.

RYAN BINGHAM- LIVE IN THE UK

Ryan brings his captivating live show to the UK this month. Don't miss out on the chance to see him play at two intimate venues:

January 13th - King Tuts,
Glasgow
January 14th - Borderline, London

During his trip to the UK, Ryan will be recording live sessions for Bob Harris' (Radio 2 show) and Bryan Burnett (BBC Radio Scotland). These will be aired during the week of 14th January.

SOURCE:LOSTHIGHWAY RECORDS

SOURCE:AMERICAN SONGWRITER.COM

SOURCE: BINGHAM MUSIC

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NSDTCM:BAND: CLOCKS
MYSPACE
COUNTRY: UK
LABEL: UNIVERSAL / ISLAND
PRE-ORDER

Universal Island Records

Profile:	Handles the releases on the Universal, MCA, Island & Motown labels
Sublabel:	Fallout Recordings MySpace
Parent Label:	Universal Music (UK)
Contact Info:	Universal Island Records 136-144 New Kings Road, London SW6 Tel: 020 8910 3333 Fax: 020 8748 1998
URLs:	http://www.umusic.co.uk

SOURCE:DISCOGS.COM
SOURCE:MYSPACE
SOURCE:ISLAND RECORDS
SOURCE:UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK

NSDTCM:DJ NEWS:MINISTRY OF SOUND
BLOG REVIEW:SUNBURN FESTIVAL

2008 is being welcomed in with a mighty cold blast here in the UK, which is of course one reason why our DJs love to play the big festivals that happen at this time of year in Australia and other suitably summery parts of the world.

Goa has a long tradition as a New Year’s hangout, with its history of wild trance parties on the beach.

And at the weekend it saw India’s first ever major 2-day electronic music event in the shape of the Sunburn Festival. (We previewed the appearance of Above & Beyond hosting their own Anjunabeach stage there a while back).

Obviously this sponsored event, put on by MTV India star Nikhil with a whole host of top notch international guests is a big step for electronic music in India.

The party was aimed at an enthusiastic Indian audience who seem to be really getting into dance music these days so it was an important milestone.

FULL REVIEW: MINISTRY OF SOUND BLOG PAGE
PHOTO: GOOGLE/WIKIMEDIA/WIKIPEDIA
SOURCE:SUNBURN FESTIVAL
PHOTOS SUNBURN FESTIVAL: FLICKR
SOURCE:MTV INDIA
SOURCE: ABOVE AND BEYOND

NSDTCM: MAROON 5
LABEL: A&M RECORDS/OCTONE
MYSPACE
PHOTO: MYSPACE

NSDTCM: R.E.M.
LABEL:WARNER BROS. RECORDS

R.E.M. Announces 14th Studio Album


R.E.M. have released details of their 14th studio album, titled Accelerate. The album, produced by Jacknife Lee – who also produced recent albums by Snow Patrol, Bloc Party and U2 – will be released by Warner Bros. on April 1st.

Accelerate will be the band’s first studio album since 2004’s Around The Sun and will follow 2007’s R.E.M. Live album – recorded during their stint at Dublin’s Point Theatre in 2005.

SOURCE:FILTER-MAG.COM NEWSLETTER
SOURCE:WARNER BROS. RECORDS
SOURCE: R.E.M. WEB PAGE
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA (PROFILE)
PHOTO:ABOUT.COM

NSDTCM: COMPANY: PUMP AUDIO
SOURCE:PUMP AUDIO

ABOUT PUMP AUDIO

Founded in 2001, Pump Audio is a new kind of agent for independent musicians, digitally connecting them with buyers in the mainstream media. With Pump Audio, artists can license their music into productions without giving up any ownership, while TV and advertising producers can discover new music ready for use.

With a growing catalog of tens of thousands of songs, all by independent artists from around the world, customers access music through Pump's innovative search software and delivery services, the Soundtrack Service online, and the PumpBox™, which is currently on the desktops of thousands of creative professionals worldwide.

Pump Audio is based in New York's Hudson Valley

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Having spent the 90's trying to make a living from music, and having gone through both independent and major labels, The Simpletons had run their course. Steve Ellis was the songwriter, Rob Tourtelot was the guitar player, Steve Askew was the producer and Bob Opatrny was the attorney. Time to find a way to pay the bills....

Chance meetings and the licensing of a Simpletons song into a commercial brought along an idea.

There's a lot of great indie music out there, and there's a lot of TV. Perhaps there's a way to make a living without having to wait around for salvation from labels. Perhaps there's a market that doesn't care if you are young or old, handsome or not.

Perhaps there's a market that just needs a lot of good music, in every style, all the time—a market that pays to use that music.

How about a company that succeeds and grows along with its artists? If we get results, you get results. If we don't, you lose nothing and we gain nothing. No promises—just a hard-working approach to developing a real marketplace.

The Pump system for artists was designed so that we as artists would agree to be part of it. The Pump service for customers is designed so that producers can access great independent music quickly and easily.

Pump Audio was created to develop a market that didn't exist before, and that's what we've done.

We license more independent music to production than anyone else we know of. And we give our clients what they need—real music, by real artists. It's a real business that's growing fast.

SOURCE:PUMP AUDIO

PHOTO LOGO: EIRIKSO.COM

NSDTCM: THE JONAS BROTHERS
LABEL: HOLLYWOOD RECORDS
PHOTO: FLICKR JONAS BROTHERS

Jonas Brothers sign $120 million-touring deal

Tween rockers will play more than 140 arena dates for Live Nation

LOS ANGELES - Concert touring company Live Nation on Thursday said it reached a two-year, multimillion dollar, worldwide touring deal with tween rockers Jonas Brothers.

Live Nation caused a stir in October when it lured pop star Madonna from her long-term music label Warner Brothers with an estimated $120 million multi-album, touring and merchandising global partnership.

The Los Angeles-based company said the deal calls for the band, comprised of three siblings from New Jersey, to play more than 140 theatres and arenas around the world.

PHOTO SOURCE: FLICKR

SOURCE:WMG

SOURCE:OFFICIAL SITE MADONNA

SOURCE:MSNBC

SOURCE:REUTERS

SOURCE: MYSPACE

SOURCE: LIVE NATION

NSDTCM:VARIETY MUSIC NEWS

WMG, Amazon pact on MP3 offer

Deal will offer over 2.9 million DRM-free songs

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) today announced that DRM-free music audio downloads from Warner Music Group are now available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon’s a la carte MP3 digital music store where every song and album is playable on virtually any personal digital music capable device. Beginning today, songs from WMG’s digital audio catalog will be available for purchase and download from Amazon MP3. In addition, Amazon and WMG will make available to consumers digital music products such as album bundles containing exclusive tracks.

“Our customers are delighted with our DRM-free MP3 service. We have received thousands of emails from our customers since our September launch thanking us for offering the biggest selection of high-quality, MP3 audio downloads which play on virtually any music device they own today or will own in the future,” said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President of Digital Music. “With the addition of great Warner Music Group content, our customers will discover even more of the music they love on Amazon MP3.”

About Amazon MP3
Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3

• Offers Earth’s biggest selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads with more than 2.9 million songs from over 33,000 record labels.

• Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software. Amazon’s DRM-freeMP3 format enables customers to play their music on virtually any personal digital music capable device—including PCs, Macs™, iPods™, iPhones™, Zunes™, Zens™—and to burn songs to CDs for these customers’ personal use.
• Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 2.9 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 best-selling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 best-selling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise.*
• Every song on Amazon MP3 is encoded at 256 kilobits per second, which gives customers high audio quality at a manageable file size.
• Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click® shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes or Windows Media Player libraries.

*Taxes may apply in certain jurisdictions

Digital rights management (DRM)

Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access controlcopyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. It may also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
technologies used by publishers and to some extent, DRM overlaps with copy protection, but DRM is usually applied to creative media (music, films, etc.) whereas copy protection typically refers to software.

The use of digital rights management has been controversial.

Advocates argue it is necessary for copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work to ensure continued revenue streams.^[1] Opponents, such as The Free Software Foundation, maintain that the use of the word "rights" is misleading and suggest that people instead use the term digital restrictions management.^[2]

Their position is essentially that copyright holders are attempting to restrict use of copyrighted material in ways not included in the statutory, common law, or Constitutional grant of exclusive commercial use to them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and other opponents, also consider DRM schemes to be anti-competitive practices.^[3]

SOURCE:VARIETY
SOURCE:WMG
SOURCE:AMAZON
SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA
PHOTOS: WMG AND PRINTACTION.COM

NSDTCM:BEGGARS GROUP USA
VIDEO: SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
WEBSITE: SUPERFURRY
MYSPACE
SOURCE: YOUTUBE
PHOTO: IMEEM ICONS
LINK: IMEEM

NSDTCM:LABEL:ISLAND MUSIC GROUP
SOURCE:ISLAND MUSIC GROUP UK
LINK:ISLAND DEFJAM
LINK: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
WEB DESIGNER OF ISLAND MUSIC GROUP´S PAGE:HOLLER (UK)

NSDTCM:LABEL:MERCURY RECORDS

Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In the US, its name and logo were only used on its back catalogue, country releases, and re-issues, until recently.

SOURCE: MERCURY RECORDS UK

SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA

PHOTO:MERCURY RECORDS