Paul McCartney Rejects EMI, Takes Catalog To Indie
2010/4/21
image from g8.undercoverhd.com(Updated) It was not the news that a struggling EMI wanted to hear. Yesterday Sir Paul McCarthey revealed that he'd re-release his post-Beatle catalog through indie Concord Music Group. EMI had previously handled almost his 2 dozen albums of McCartney solo and fronting Wings under an exclusive license.

The former Beatle worked with Concord on a 2007 album and a 2009 CD/DVD hybrid "Good Evening New York City." "Since the release of 'Memory Almost Full' in 2007 I've had a good working relationship with Concord and enjoyed our mutual love of music," McCartney said in a statement.

EMI May Need A Lot More More $'s To Keep Going
http://music20.org/category/tag/emi

2010/4/20
EMI and Guy Hands will reportedly ask weary Terra Firm investors for three times what it initially sought to help EMI from defaulting on its loan obligations, unnamed sources told Bloomberg News.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-19/hands-said-to-seek-360-million-pounds-for-emi-debt-covenants.html
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$551 million is now believed to be needed before mid-June to help EMI meet its debt obligations to lender CitGroup thru 2015. The new figure appears to reflect the growing reality that no major label group is stepping up to offer a hoped for cash infusion in exchange for a license of EMI's extensive catalog

Verve Music Group Takes Digital Sound Quality to the Next Level
NEW YORK, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Verve Music Group, the world's leading jazz label and a division of Universal Music Group, today announced a new agreement with HDtracks whereby it will provide consumers with access to many of the world's chart-topping and seminal jazz recordings in better-than-ever pristine 96/24 quality sound.

"With HDtracks, Verve continues to bring consumers more choice in how they enjoy music online," stated Nate Herr, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Verve Music Group. "Along with the digital revolution, sound quality online has suffered. And for jazz fans in particular, this has been an issue. At least until now. Through HDtracks, jazz lovers will now be able to download DVD quality sound, as well as get full artist biographies, album descriptions and reviews, all of which creates an even richer musical experience."

Transfer of Verve 96K masters was done using a combination of the best new and vintage equipment available. The carefully chosen original analog masters were played back on vintage Studer 820 tape machines. These machines provide the most stable transport for handling these priceless analog tapes. The analog masters were converted to the digital domain using classic DCS 972 and Lavry analog to digital converters and recorded directly onto a SoundBlade Workstation with minimal processing in order to allow the music to be formatted for digital distribution. The shortest signal path and highest quality cabling were used to prevent any signal loss and additional noise from being introduced into the transfer. The entire digital process was driven with the Antelope Audio Atomic Clock, the industry leader in digital clocking technology. It enables the entire digital process to reference the same highly regulated clock master, preventing any loss in the digital signal due to jitter and clock degradation.

About Verve Music Group

Verve Music Group is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. UMG's businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry's leading global music publishing operation.

Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Polydor Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino and Verve Music Group, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its live music agency.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.

About HDtracks

Founded by multi Grammy-nominated jazz and classical composer and inventor of new sound technology, David Chesky and his brother, Norman Chesky, HDtracks raises the bar for digital download sound quality and enjoyment. Developed by musicians for musicians, HDtracks provides a superior listening experience in purity, tone and expression, presenting uncompressed CD and DVD audio quality and crystal-clear recordings of each world-class musician, vocalist and ensemble. HDtracks presents artists in the best possible light, allowing listeners to experience the true depth of their talent and individuality. David says, "The tone is what moves us. It is the poetry of the music. It is what gives artists their own identities."

HDtracks deepens the listeners' experience beyond the music by being the only digital music service to provide complete liner notes with every download. "Listening to an album without liner notes is like going to a concert without a program. The writers add to and enrich the musical experience."


iLike Founders Leave MySpace Executive Team
2010/4/21
image from tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com The founders of social music service iLike, which MySpace acquired last year,are leaving the company.'s executive team. Hadi Partovi will depart MySpace completely and his brother Ali will now work only in an advisory capacity.
The course change for these two popular executives well versed in social music comes at a bad time for MySpace. The social networker is working to stop ongoing traffic loss to Facebook and Twitter, and the Partovi brothers were expected to play a major role in any transformation. MySpace still controls ILike's tech platform and has benefited from its deal with Google search.  iLike cofounder Nat Brown also remains at MySpace as head of Mobile.
When asked for comment on the departure, MySpace said in a statement:
"MySpace SVP of Technology Hadi Partovi is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. In addition to continuing his work as an advisor and angel investor to various startups, he will be following his passion for education by working directly with technology focused non-profits. Hadi leaves as a valued friend to the company, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."
iLike創始人離開Myspace執行團隊
在去年已經被新聞集團Myspace收購的社會化音樂服務iLike創始人之一Hadi Partovi將離開Myspace 執行層轉做顧問和天使投資人,而他的兄弟Ali Partovi將只作為顧問身份在Myspace工作,另一個合夥創始人Nat Brown依然還是移動部門的老大。
目前Myspace依然還在從Ilike與Google的合作中受益,而且控制著Ilike整個技術平臺,而Ilike作為Facebook上最受歡迎的音樂應用依然鮮有競爭對手。


Facebook Partners With Pandora For Social Music
2010/4/21
http://music20.org/category/tag/pandora

image from blog.pandora.com Pandora and Facebook will be deeply integrated according to an announcement at the F8 Developer Conference today.  using Facebook’s new Open Graph protocol, Pandora  will stream music directly onto the social networker from bands that fans have "liked” using Facebook buttons placed on other web sites. Users can also see what kind of music their friends are "liking" as well.
In his own statement, Pandora founder Tim Westergren said they has been working on making the service more social for some time. "The idea behind today's update is to make it really easy to share your Pandora stations and music discoveries with your friends - and vice versa," according to Westergren "To make this truly easy for you, we've partnered with the experts at Facebook. Starting today, you can easily link your experience on Pandora with your friends on Facebook. This quickly brings your Facebook friend list into Pandora along with your Facebook profile picture. It quite literally puts a whole new face on Pandora."

Facebook Soars To 41% Of All Social Traffic
2010/4/20
According to comScore March data, Facebook traffic now makes up 41% of social traffic. MySpace ranks second at 24%. Gmail (which I don't consider a part of the social landscape) grabbed 15% and Twitter is at 8%. That's quite a change from 2009 ahen MySpace was in the lead with 38% of site visits over Facebook at 33%.

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A Quick Look At Apple's Sales Numbers
2010/4/21
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蘋果發佈2010財年第二財季業績報告:音樂業務整體獲得不錯增長
本週二,蘋果召開了 2010 財年第二季度業績報告會議,發佈了該季度業績報告。第二季度,蘋果利潤較上年同期增長近 90% 至 30.7 億美元,合每股盈餘 3.33
美元。該季度同時也創下了除假日季度以外最高的銷售記錄,截至 3 月 27 日之前的三個月銷售額達 135.0 億美元。
其中音樂相關業務要點如下:
iPod 和 iTunes 業務

第二季度 iPod 產生收入 33 億美元,銷量 1089 萬台。雖然銷量較上年同期的 1100 萬台下滑 1% ,但銷售收入卻增長了 12% 。

iPod touch 的銷售依然強勁,銷量較上年增長了 63% ,是過去兩年收入增長率最快的 iPod 。

iPod 在美國 MP3 播放機市場的佔有率仍維持在 70% ,並且在英國、澳大利亞、加拿大和日本的市場佔有率都是排名第一,且還在增長。

iTunes Store 產生銷售收入 11 億美元,史上最好的季度業績。

App Store 的軟體下載量超過 40 億次。



中國文化部開展整治違規網路音樂網站行動
04/21/2010
新華網北京4月20日電(記者周瑋)針對部分網路音樂網站未經許可或備案擅自從事網路音樂活動、少數網站傳播違法違規網路音樂產品等問題,中國文化部文化市場司日前下發《關於規範網路音樂市場秩序、整治網路音樂網站違規行為的通告》和《關於查處第八批違法違規網路文化產品經營活動的通知》,部署開展規範網路音樂市場秩序、整治違規網路音樂網站行動。
  按照《互聯網文化管理暫行規定》,文化部對從事網路音樂經營性活動的單位實行許可制度,對從事網路音樂非經營性活動的單位實行備案制度。此次列入“通告”的沒有獲得經營許可資質或沒有備案的音樂網站有100餘家,文化部要求,在“通告”下發之日起60日內,這些網站要按照規定的要求,到相關文化行政部門進行許可申請或備案登記。對未列入此次名單的其他未經許可或備案擅自提供網路音樂產品或服務的網站,也要參照規定,及時辦理許可或備案手續。對逾期未進行許可申請或備案登記的網路音樂單位,文化部將聯合相關部門依法予以查處。
與此同時,文化部再次部署對“粗口歌”等違法網路文化產品及其經營活動進行查處,這也是近年來文化部第八次部署類似工作。查處的重點物件是提供“粗口歌”的網路音樂網站、無證經營的網路音樂網站和網路遊戲網站。其中,“嗨嗨舞曲”“深港DJ舞曲”等10家網路音樂網站提供“粗口歌”等含有禁止內容的網路音樂產品,內容低俗、格調低下,社會影響惡劣;“阿怪音樂網”“中華好歌網”等19家網路音樂網站和“幻想三國”“英雄之城”等7家網路遊戲網站,擅自從事經營性互聯網文化活動,擅自進口網路文化產品,嚴重擾亂網路文化市場秩序。文化部要求各地文化行政部門或文化市場綜合執法機構積極會同通信管理等部門,落實對違法單位的行政處罰。
  文化部指出,規範網路音樂市場秩序、整治網路音樂網站違規行為是維護網路音樂企業和消費者合法權益、鼓勵優秀作品的創作和傳播、促進網路音樂市場健康繁榮發展的具體舉措。網路音樂市場整治工作要最大限度壓縮違法違規網路音樂網站的生存空間,為依法經營的網路音樂單位和國產原創網路音樂產品提供健康、有序、良性競爭的市場環境。
未獲得許可或備案的網路音樂網站名單:

      1 放肆音樂通 http://www.yemusic.com/

  2 第六季娛樂網 http://www.6gi.com/

  3 DJ交誼舞曲網 http://www.djyo.com/

  4 0797DJ娛樂網 http://www.0797dj.com/

  5 DJ輪回舞曲網 http://www.92cc.com/

  6 5nd音樂網 http://www.5nd.com/

  7 我就愛音樂 http://www.592mt.com/

  8 視聽線上網 http://www.st020.cn/

  9 分享音樂網 http://www.0oyy.cn/

  10 無憂音樂網 http://www.51y.com/

  11 久久音樂網 http://www.99yu.com/

  12 愛就愛吧(音樂網) http://www.i9i8.com/

  13 久嗨DJ舞曲網 http://www.9hai.com/

  14 72DJ舞曲網 http://www.72dj.com/

  15 水果音樂盒 http://www.sg12.com/

  16 聽酒吧音樂網 http://www.ting98.com/

  17 250度音樂網 http://250du.com/

  18 樹音樂 http://www.treemusic.com.cn/

  19 一起來音樂 http://www.yiqilai.com/

  20 MP3音樂排行榜(搜索網站) http://www.mp3top.cn/

  21 一聽音樂網 http://www.1ting.com/

  22 可哥西音樂 http://www.cococ.com/index.html

  23 音樂極限 http://www.chinamp3.com/

  24 天齊音樂網 http://www.tqyy.com/

  25 秀歌閣 http://www.xiugege.com/

  26 聽去聽吧(音樂網) http://www.23d8.com/

  27 閃舞音樂網 http://www.35350.com/

  28 56流行音樂網 http://www.565656.com/

  29 酷豬音樂網 http://www.kupig.cn/

  30 音樂天空 http://www.yysky.com/

  31 365音樂網 http://www.yue365.com/

  32 音樂巴士 http://www.yy8844.com/

  33 樂去聽音樂網 http://www.67ting.com/

  34 火了音樂網 http://www.huole.com/

  35 水晶DJ網 http://dj97.com/

  36 abc音樂網 http://www.abcyy.cn/

  37 7音音樂網 http://www.7yin.com/

  38 QQ190音樂網 http://www.qq190.com/

  39 我聽音樂網 http://www.5t5t.cn/

  40 yy8811音樂試聽 http://www.yy8811.cn/

  41 中國流行音樂庫 http://www.mv84.com/

  42 天聆音樂坊 http://www.ttt0.com/

  43 音樂石頭 http://www.musicstone.net/

  44 MTV音樂網 http://www.mtv110.com/

  45 叮噹音樂網 http://www.mtv123.com/

  46 我99娛樂 http://www.wo99.com/

  47 回憶起音樂網 http://www.huiyiqi.com/

  48 流行音樂網 http://www.516x.com/

  49 六六禧音樂網 http://www.66xi.com/

  50 海邊DJ音樂網 http://www.dj806.com/

  51 YYMP3音樂網 http://www.yymp3.com/

  52 搜掠音樂網 http://www.solue.com/

  53 星吧音樂網 http://www.sing8.com/

  54 九酷音樂網 http://www.9ku.com/

  55 愛稻草網 http://www.idaocao.com/

  56 一生緣音樂網 http://www.13520.org/

  57 廣州視聽線上 http://www.st020.com/

  58 想你聽歌網 http://www.30tg.com/

  59 中華演出網 http://www.show160.com/

  60 視聽天空 http://www.stsky.com/

  61 音樂聽廳 http://www.nowok.net/

  62 fc伴奏網 http://www.fcmp3.com/

  63 玩音樂 http://www.playyy.cn/

  64 搖啊搖 http://www.uaudj.com/

  65 音樂酒吧MTV網 http://www.75258.com/

  66 我要聽音樂網 http://www.51t.com/

  67 DJ耶耶網 http://www.djye.com/

  68 百易音樂網 http://www.8easy.com/

  69 麥田音樂網 http://www.mtyyw.com/

  70 蝦米音樂網 http://www.xiami.com/

  71 來聽一聽音樂網 http://www.6t1t.com/

  72 5music音樂試聽網 http://5music.org/

  73 cnmp3音樂網 http://www.cnmp3.com/

  74 南寧DJ舞曲網 http://www.0771dj.com/

  75 61121音樂網 http://www.61121.com/

  76 聽音閣 http://www.667t.com/

  77 8box八寶盒 http://www.8box.com/

  78 6621音樂空間 http://www.6621.cn/

  79 songtaste http://www.songtaste.com/

  80 友播音樂 http://www.yobo.com/

  81 50888音樂網 http://www.50888.com/

  82 好聽音樂網 http://www.haoting.com/

  83 亦歌 http://www.1g1g.com/

  84 我愛音樂網 http://www.520music.com/

  85 騎士音樂網 http://www.qishi.com/

  86 今生緣音樂網 http://www.666ccc.com/

  87 久久音樂網 http://www.99music.net/

  88 愛聽音樂網 http://www.aiting.com/

  89 世紀音樂網 http://www.ssjj.com/

  90 QQ530音樂網 http://www.qq530.com/

  91 千千音樂線上 http://www.qianqian.com/

  92 流行音樂網 http://www.popyy.cn/

  93 歌曲島 http://www.gequdao.com/

  94 音魁網 http://www.inkui.com/

  95 微播音樂 http://www.vvpo.com/

  96 九天聽吧 http://www.mp3721.com/

  97 天籟村音樂網 http://6621.com/

  98 高清MV下載音樂基地 http://www.mvmatrix.com/

  99 天地人音樂網 http://www.2651.cn/

  100 狗狗音樂 http://mp3.gougou.com/

  101 soulseek http://www.slsknet.org/

  102 開心聽 http://www.kxting.com/

  103 手機大頭 http://www.datou.com/

  104 天天動聽 http://www.ttpod.com/

  105 酷狗叮咚 http://www.ddong.com/

  106 360聽 http://www.360ting.com/

  107 開心聽 http://www.kxting.com/

  108 3G音樂 http://mp3.3g.cn/

  109 樂訊音樂 http://mp3.lexun.com/

  110 動聽Mp3 http://dtmp3.cn/

  111 3G鈴聲 http://ring.3g.cn/

  112 勁之音娛樂網 http://wap.jzy.me/

  113 樂天MP3 http://ltmp3.cn/

  114 豬窩手機歌詞網 http://8gzz.com/

  115 DTOP娛樂MP3 http://dtop.cn/

  116 喲喲彩鈴網 http://go6g.cn/

  117 天籟之音 http://www.13139.com/
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