Alexandra Osorio, Author at Digital Music News

The Latest Chinese Deals: Bach Inks Aceway, R2G, Beeku, Cloud China

December 14, 2009

Bach Technology will soon enhance a number of music services in China, according to details tipped over the weekend. The fresh partners are Aceway, a music platform provider for China Unicom; Wawawa, an R2G-... Read More...

What Is a Lala Worth? More Signs of a Fire-Sale

Alexandra Osorio

December 7, 2009

What did Apple pay for Lala, anyway? Industry consensus is that Apple grabbed this profitless darling for a song, and actually, that aligns with the distressed valuations pegged to competitors like Imeem and... Read More...

That Money, Over There: ReverbNation Driving SoundExchange Awareness

Alexandra Osorio

November 30, 2009

The pairing seems so logical. DIY artist platform ReverbNation is now joining forces with SoundExchange to register more artists, according to details shared by the companies on Monday. The awareness boost ... Read More...

Breaking: Warner Music Posts Substantial Quarterly, Annual Losses

Alexandra Osorio

November 23, 2009

Warner Music Group posted substantial quarterly and fiscal year losses early this morning, thanks largely to recorded sales declines and restructuring costs. According to details shared ahead of the opening ... Read More...

Michael Jackson receives the MTV Video Vanguard award in 1989.

And the AMA Winners Are

Alexandra Osorio

November 22, 2009

Who took home the trophies at the American Music Awards (AMAs) this year? Unsurprisingly, the winners were mostly big-name, mainstream acts, including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, and Green Day. Th... Read More...

The Little Guy Loses, Again: Antares ‘Pitches’ the Latest Lawsuit

Alexandra Osorio

November 10, 2009

Think the term 'auto-tune' is part of the common vernacular? Think again - pitch correction technology developer Antares recently sent its lawyers to protect its trademark of the seemingly-everyday term. An... Read More...

Live Nation Sells Its British Empire, $160 Million

Alexandra Osorio

November 2, 2009

Live Nation confirmed the sale of its various British venues to the Ambassador Theatre Group on Monday afternoon. The sale price of $160 million covers two West End theaters, the Lyceum and Apollo Victoria, ... Read More...

Clear Channel President, CFO Steps Down

Alexandra Osorio

October 27, 2009

The financially-shaky Clear Channel Communications is now bidding adieu to president and chief financial officer Randall Mays. The development was announced internally on Tuesday, and is now being widely rep... Read More...

Who Needs Digital? Beatles Remasters Hit 2.25 Million

Alexandra Osorio

September 22, 2009

Who needs the iTunes Store, anyway? A totally remastered Beatles catalog shifted 2.25 million physical units worldwide during its first week, according to fresh figures released by EMI. More than one millio... Read More...

Remastered Beatles: 626,000 First-Week Units

Alexandra Osorio

September 16, 2009

The Beatles sold 626,000 first-week copies of their remastered albums, a number that also includes box sets. According to the US-based tally by Nielsen Soundscan, the remastered Abbey Road led the pack with ... Read More...

The Rumor Swirl Begins: Apple Presents, September 9th

Alexandra Osorio

August 17, 2009

A 'cocktail' of differing rumors are now bubbling ahead of an Apple event, itself rumored to be scheduled for September 9th. Among the possibilities, questions surround the likelihood of a Cocktail unveiling... Read More...

Why Apple’s Cocktail Party Just Got More Complicated

Alexandra Osorio

August 9, 2009

The industry is now looking forward to a revamped, expanded album format, presented within an as-yet-unreleased Apple tablet. But project 'Cocktail' sounds like a tricky bet, especially given its attachment ... Read More...

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

Will the Music Industry Ever Get a Handle on Rightsholder Payouts?

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Live Music’s New Geography

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You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

The Latest Chinese Deals: Bach Inks Aceway, R2G, Beeku, Cloud China

What Is a Lala Worth? More Signs of a Fire-Sale

That Money, Over There: ReverbNation Driving SoundExchange Awareness

Breaking: Warner Music Posts Substantial Quarterly, Annual Losses

And the AMA Winners Are

The Little Guy Loses, Again: Antares ‘Pitches’ the Latest Lawsuit

Live Nation Sells Its British Empire, $160 Million

Clear Channel President, CFO Steps Down

Who Needs Digital? Beatles Remasters Hit 2.25 Million

Remastered Beatles: 626,000 First-Week Units

The Rumor Swirl Begins: Apple Presents, September 9th

Why Apple’s Cocktail Party Just Got More Complicated

Author Alexandra Osorio