Information For Musicians

Prince is now issuing legal threats against his most ardent fans, an abrasive and unexpected move. The artist recently issued cease-and-desist letters to three fansites demanding the removal of various image... Read More...

Radiohead sparked a firestorm by allowing fans to name their own pricetag on the album, In Rainbows. But recent figures from media tracking firm BigChampagne have dampened the enthusiasm a bit.  The band sol... Read More...

Longtime holdout Led Zeppelin is now positioning its catalog digitally across a broad number of music stores. The legendary body of work will be available in a-la-carte or album configurations starting Novem... Read More...

Music industry executives heaped praise upon the recent, unorthodox digital sales play by Radiohead during conversations Wednesday, yet major labels were mostly lukewarm. Earlier this week, the freshly-indep... Read More...

Britney Spears offered a less-than-spectacular performance at the VMAs, and that produced serious gains online for MTV Networks. Television viewers increased 23 percent to 7.1 million, a welcomed reversal fo... Read More...

Over the past few months, SoundExchange has been wrangling over internet radio royalty rates. But the label and artist representative has also been discussing future rate structures with the satellite radio ... Read More...

MySpace is now pushing a number of high-profile streaming album exclusives, part of its growing music initiative. Starting this Friday, MySpace is offering an exclusive peek at the upcoming Talib Kweli album... Read More...

More information surfaced this week on a possible mega-deal involving Madonna and Live Nation. The discussions, first disclosed on July 11th by Digital Music News, reportedly traverse touring, recording, mer... Read More...

Independent and unsigned artists are no longer required to waive digital rights to gain airplay on Clear Channel Radio affiliates, thanks to a quiet move by the company. As part of a payola-related settlemen... Read More...

Slash will take a leading role in the upcoming edition of Guitar Hero, slated for in-store this fall. The release, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, will position the iconic guitarist front-and-center, accor... Read More...

Guitar players worldwide are often searching for tabs online, though a number of destinations have recently been shuttered. That includes the Online Guitar Archive (OLGA), which closed in mid-August of last ... Read More...

SoundExchange recently defended a revised streaming radio royalty rate structure as passed by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), arguing that the ruling was "fair". In a statement issued Thursday, SoundExcha... Read More...