Labels

Would You Invest $30 Million in a Label Called ‘SMH Records’?

October 14, 2013

Who would possibly invest $30 million in a record label? Introducing the appropriately-titled SMH Records, which is now claiming to have raised $30 million in capital. Jonathan Hay Publicity (JHP) announced... Read More...

Warner Music Group Just Signed a $256 Million Lease In Midtown Manhattan…

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2013

The ten-year lease will plant Warner Music Group in the pricey Paramount Plaza, situated snugly on 1633 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, just south of Central Park. In total, the label has secured 300,000 squa... Read More...

Major Labels Caught Using Free Music In a Pro-Copyright PSA…

Paul Resnikoff

September 28, 2013

Organizations like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are great at demanding that everyone else pay for content. But it turns out they aren't ... Read More...

UMG Not Happy About Use of The Smiths’ Lyrics in Tumblr Posts

Paul Resnikoff

September 26, 2013

The LA Times recently brought light to a potential "copyright infringement" situation involving Snoopy and The Smiths. Lauren LoPrete created a Tumblr page called This Charming Charlie, posting altered Charles ... Read More...

Warner Music Group + Clear Channel = Proof the Long Tail Was Bulls*&t…

Paul Resnikoff

September 12, 2013

It's a strange, inverted paradox: instead of creating smaller niches and more powerful indie relationships, the internet is only breeding bigger blockbusters and possibly, even more powerful media companies. ... Read More...

In 2007, Universal Music Used Hacked-Up Body Parts In a Graphic Anti-Piracy Campaign…

Paul Resnikoff

September 11, 2013

A UMG executive didn't want to talk about it, and we're not sure what level of circulation this ultimately received. The campaign dates back to 2007, and appears to have received outdoor and print circulation ... Read More...

Grooveshark Signs an Agreement With the Largest Music Publisher In the World…

Paul Resnikoff

August 28, 2013

The lights have been dimming on Grooveshark for years, yet this is a company that now seems more survivalist cockroach than predatory fish. Despite a nuclear legal attack by all major label groups, Groovesha... Read More...

Elvis Presley Estate Up for Bids; Sony Among Contenders

Priscilla Kim

August 15, 2013

Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali's estates owned by Core Media are on a second round of bids as the deadline for the auctions passes. Among the bidders are Sony Corp. and the G2 Investment Group. Sony Music Ent... Read More...

Streaming Accounts for Just 12.5% of All Warner Music Group Revenues…

Paul Resnikoff

August 8, 2013

Streaming accounts for 66 percent of total recording revenues in Norway, and more than 70 percent in Sweden. But when it comes to Warner Music Group, a massive, multi-national major label and a major content ... Read More...

Sony Might Reject IPO Proposal; Shares Drop Immediately

Priscilla Kim

August 1, 2013

Back in May, fund manager Daniel Loeb of Third Point urged Sony Corp. to focus on its entertainment unit, which has the potential to generate more profit than its currently slacking performance. Loeb proposed ... Read More...

Crowdsourced Label Feedbands Launches Web Streaming…

Priscilla Kim

July 31, 2013

Feedbands, a crowd sourced record label, announced today the launch of their streaming service for the web (previous voting on submissions solely occurred through mobile apps on iOS and Android). The new web p... Read More...

Clear Channel Signs Another Direct Deal With Indie Label

Priscilla Kim

July 25, 2013

Clear Channel Media & Entertainment signed yet another direct deal with an indie music label - this round with Innovative Leisure. The label's artists, such as Rhye, Classixx, and Nosaj Thing, will receive ... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
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Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
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Location: Las Vegas HQ
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Location: Bologna or Remote
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Would You Invest $30 Million in a Label Called ‘SMH Records’?

Warner Music Group Just Signed a $256 Million Lease In Midtown Manhattan…

Major Labels Caught Using Free Music In a Pro-Copyright PSA…

UMG Not Happy About Use of The Smiths’ Lyrics in Tumblr Posts

Warner Music Group + Clear Channel = Proof the Long Tail Was Bulls*&t…

In 2007, Universal Music Used Hacked-Up Body Parts In a Graphic Anti-Piracy Campaign…

Grooveshark Signs an Agreement With the Largest Music Publisher In the World…

Elvis Presley Estate Up for Bids; Sony Among Contenders

Streaming Accounts for Just 12.5% of All Warner Music Group Revenues…

Sony Might Reject IPO Proposal; Shares Drop Immediately

Crowdsourced Label Feedbands Launches Web Streaming…

Clear Channel Signs Another Direct Deal With Indie Label