On most days over the past several months, I have been enjoying a morning walk in a forest near my home.  Because I spend my days in an office engaged in the fast paced lifestyle of the “connected” world, I find that these moments help set the tone for the day. Near the end of the [...] Read more »

EMI Music has appointed Dominic Pandiscia to head its Sales and Commercial Development team in North America in the newly-expanded role of Executive Vice President, EMI Music Services. Darren Stupak, who had been overseeing EMI Music’s sales team, is leaving... Read more »

Lala is shutting down The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st, 2010. Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting new users. That was the simple message posted on the lala.com home page last night. Does this mean iTune's... Read more »

MusikPitch has launched as an online marketplace for custom songwriting. The site offers music supervisors, corporate brands and others access to a largely untapped pool of songwriting talent and revenue opportunites for the songwriter. Clients post their needs along with... Read more »

Consolidation within the India sector appears to be heating up. Last week Concord acquired the massive Rounder Records catalog and this week E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch) has acquired the rights to more than 25,000 master recordings and a related publishing... Read more »

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The controversial M.I.A. video "Born Free" depicts the military rounding up red headed children and executing them. Some media outlets reported that YouTube had removed the violent video, but instead they put it in an age restricted section. The net... Read more »