Music Business NEWS sticky

[RDR]

OK..

So it seems we need a place for stories about the music business which may or may not be of interest to us. So here it is!

You may post stories here which relate to the following:

Record Labels, both Major and Indie

Changing models of downloads

Music piracy

Any other news.

News must be linked back to the source.

Discussion is allowed, but only within the confines of the articles posted. Personal attacks are not permitted.

[RDR]

Here's some to get us going

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6989973.stm

This is about online music sales.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7021764.stm

This is about the recent Universal merger

[TechMouse]

Radiohead launch new album... let fans decide how much to pay for digital download...

http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/31462

[RDR]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7025803.stm

[RDR]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7029229.stm

Is this the first of many?

[RichNH]

http://www.prosoundnewseurope.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=463&Itemid=26

waves crack down on software piracy.

[RDR]

hmmm

cracking down on users of pirated products.

perhaps waves should consider their position first. their plugins are not THAT good.

personally speaking i dont use them anymore. too unstable.

[RDR]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/23/in_the_city_2007/

Interesting read.

[Kokotorobot]

anyone has any interesting new since?

[RDR]

Actually there has been loads but no-one bothered to put it in this section.

im gonna remove it i think.

[Kokotorobot]

Actually there has been loads but no-one bothered to put it in this section.
im gonna remove it i think.

What sources do you check? I'm really interested in these things, are there some EDM-indie relevant industry/music marketing forums or blogs you can recommend?