Artist Management

Top digital executive Ted Mico is now out at Universal Music Group, according to details confirmed Thursday evening by Digital Music News. Mico held Executive VP stripes at Interscope Geffen A&M for near... Read More...

Which do you believe? One perspective is that the space for DIY companies - and Facebook artist page apps - is simply too congested. The other is that all this competition validates the potential market, and... Read More...

This goes way beyond a recent pair of development-focused partnerships. Because Grooveshark is now dramatically shifting its model towards artist development and growth, according to information confirmed by... Read More...

There's been a war inside major labels since the 90s, and now, it's pitting Drake against Universal Music Group. "Universal needs to stop taking my f-ing songs down," Drake agro-tweeted on Thursday. "I am do... Read More...

This happened over the weekend at Serbia's Forest Fest in Belgrade. The crowd eventually peppered Winehouse with boos, and the singer left the set early.  She also apparently addressed the crowd as "Hello, A... Read More...

Never, in all our history of popular music, has there been such a plethora of composers - professional, amateur, alleged - as we have today. Responsible, of course, are those two fresh hotbeds, the coniferou... Read More...

We all want to think of ourselves as rational, forward-thinking, and independent people. But despite the crashing and burning, the euphoria surrounding direct-to-fan, and all the tawdry history, many of us a... Read More...

The music industry has a notoriously high rate of failure - not just for entrepreneurs, but also for artists. In fact, both groups are pursuing dreams with helaciously bad odds.  And great business ideas - j... Read More...

"When you talk to artists and people that work with artists, they very rarely talk about tools. Because they know, this is their business.  They know that it works best when the tools disappear.  If you have... Read More...

The real shakers. (1) Lucian Grainge, CEO, Universal Music Group Grainge is now twiddling the knobs on the largest label group in the land, one whose fate is not being twisted by covenants or Wall Street ... Read More...

Same story, different label. And in the case of Warner Bros. Records, it looks like shake-ups have their aftershocks, according to details emerging over the weekend. The WMG unit is trying to maintain a l... Read More...