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Doug, Sylvia & Waterloo

"Sylvia, my little bialy. Meet me at the Tour Eiffel and we'll make audacious music together."

Will Sylvia Rhone’s new label be Doug Morris’ Waterloo?

Apr 30 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

The Tribe Has Spoken: UMG COO Voted Off The Island

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Who knows where the bodies are buried?

Apr 19 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

Who Will Take Labels To Task For Their Double Standards?

Share A week ago lawyers for the Temptations were the first to launch legal action against a major label for failure to pay through the advances they received from Spotify to have access to their catalogue of music. TMV have written about the double standards of labels numerous times. This article examines the double standards [...]

Apr 3 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

Whitney to Sony: “I Will Always Owe You”

When will Whitney’s estate see a royalty check?

Feb 29 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

A Day in the Life: Cameron Farrelly, Account Director, Music Marketing Partnerships, The O2

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Share In Part 1 of a two-part interview, TMV’s Laura Thorne had a sit-down in London with Cameron Farrelly of Pd3, to discuss a typical day, his approach to music and brand partnerships, the ultimate gig experience, and why Katy Perry is his BFF. Watch the video which is contained within the body of the [...]

Feb 26 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels,Live Industry,Marketing,Marketing Interviews | Read More »

Why Extortionate Licensing Ransoms Are Bad For The Industry & Fans

Share It is no secret that if you are launching a new digital music service and you want the major label music catalogues on board, your business is going to require a very large bank account. Sadly most of your bank account will probably go to the major labels, leaving you little for independent music, [...]

Feb 20 2012 | Posted in Digital,featured,Labels | Read More »

Grammy Winners & Losers: 2012 Version

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Who won big, who didn’t

Feb 13 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

Where’s Rick?

Is Rick Rubin heading to Universal Music?

Jan 25 2012 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

TMV Predictions For 2012

Share Well 2012 is hurtling past and we are already into our 10th day of the new year! TMV’s UK staff writer Laura G Thorne and Jakomi Mathews teamed up to come up with our predictions for 2012 – we hope you enjoy them! Social Marketing & Music As everyone and their Granny knows, the [...]

Jan 10 2012 | Posted in Digital,featured,Labels | Read More »

Heir For Hire

Share The job market ain’t so great these days, as everyone knows, but high-priced top notch talent is always in demand. Just look at Sony Music and you sure do see the high-priced part of the equation. However a chief executive who is a consummate deal-maker, a financial wizard and technological visonary is always hard [...]