Artist Management

Starbucks has now signed legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell to its Hear Music recording label, according to a formal announcement issued this morning. The coffee powerhouse will release the next Mitch... Read More...

Prince shifted nearly 3 million copies of his latest album in the UK, though not everyone was thrilled with the result. The artist included his latest disc, Planet Earth, as a covermount within the latest ed... Read More...

Warner Music Group chairman and chief executive Edgar Bronfman, Jr. is now the subject of an insider trading probe, according to recent report in French financial newspaper Les Echos. Bronfman was allegedly ... Read More...

Microsoft broadened its efforts to promote new artists today, a move designed to increase its credibility among music fans. The latest stab, called Ignition, offers promotional exposure across several proper... Read More...

More details emerged Wednesday on an upcoming digitization play by Paul McCartney. As reported earlier, McCartney has already positioned digital pre-orders for his upcoming release, Memory Almost Full, on iT... Read More...

Paul McCartney has tapped the iTunes Store to exclusively position his solo catalog online, an expected move. The exclusive includes McCartney's upcoming release, Memory Almost Full, carried by the Starbucks... Read More...

The rattling cassette demo is a long-gone relic, though CD-Rs and jiffies are still floating around label offices. Now, Sony BMG UK is shifting away from physical submissions entirely, part of a new, digital... Read More...

Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. issued a pro-DRM message on Thursday, largely a response to recent comments by Apple chief Steve Jobs. "Let me be clear: we advocate the continued use of DRM in the ... Read More...

V2 North America has now undergone a radical restructuring, one that will terminate all new release efforts. Various reports pointed to the changes at the tail end of last week, and V2 has now confirmed the ... Read More...