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Do Music Critics Still Matter? It Depends On Which Critic… on Jan10 2012

Do Music Critics Still Matter? It Depends On Which Critic... Back in the days of scarcity, I needed magazines like RollingStone and SPIN. I cared if the Source gave an album five mics, simply because it was impossible to preview everything (or sometimes, anything). But that's all over now, and it's a memo the LA [...]

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When People Leave the House, This Is Where They Buy Music… on Jan10 2012

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When People Leave the House, This Is Where They Buy Music... Online, we have a fairly good idea of where people go to buy music, stream music, watch music, and cloud-enable music. But what happens when they leave the house? Here's a US-based breakdown from Nielsen Soundscan for 2011. On the year, offline album purchases [...]

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And Now, Your 2012 Coachella Lineup… on Jan10 2012

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And Now, Your 2012 Coachella Lineup... This is now a two-weekend affair, with each weekend carrying the same lineup but a totally separate ticket. Once again, you must grab a three-day pass, and remaining tickets are retailing for $285 starting Friday (pre-sales started shortly after the 2011 event). Currently, coachella.com is down under an influx [...]

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The Latest: Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, Hard Rock, Latest Filings, Wind-Up, Cox… on Jan9 2012

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The Latest: Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, Hard Rock, Latest Filings, Wind-Up, Cox... These are the developments we're tracking late in the day. Check back for late-evening and early-morning developments. Dennis Kooker is now president of global digital business and US sales at Sony Music Entertainment, replacing the exiting Thomas Hesse. Kooker will report to Doug [...]

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Good Morning! Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, More… on Jan9 2012

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Good Morning! Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, More... Dennis Kooker is now president of global digital business and US sales at Sony Music Entertainment, replacing the exiting Thomas Hesse. Kooker will report to Doug Morris, who made the appointment. Elsewhere in major label-land, Jim Roppo has been named EVP of Marketing at Universal [...]

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Also: Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, More… on Jan9 2012

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Also: Sony Music, Universal Republic, ReverbNation, More... Dennis Kooker is now president of global digital business and US sales at Sony Music Entertainment, replacing the exiting Thomas Hesse. Kooker will report to Doug Morris, who made the appointment. Elsewhere in major label-land, Jim Roppo has been named EVP of Marketing at Universal [...]

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Katy Perry’s Father Accused of Anti-Semitic Hate Speech… on Jan9 2012

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Katy Perry's Father Accused of Anti-Semitic Hate Speech... Katy Perry's ultra-religious father is now being accused of spewing anti-Semitism. The UK-based Daily Mail and other outlets including Reuters have published extensive excerpts of the sermon over the weekend, including a very anti-Jewish rant. "You know how to make the Jew jealous? Have some money, honey," Keith [...]

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Not One, But Two Separate Data Divisions at Live Nation… on Jan9 2012

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Not One, But Two Separate Data Divisions at Live Nation... Is corporate bureaucracy already part of this picture? It's probably too soon to tell, but Live Nation now has at least two separate data-focused units, according to details confirmed to Digital Music News. That includes 'Live Nation Labs,' a data-focused division with BigChampagne at the [...]

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Coldplay’s Manager: "I Am Very Concerned. Spotify Competes With Downloads." on Jan9 2012

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Coldplay's Manager: "I Am Very Concerned. Spotify Competes With Downloads." Coldplay's latest album will eventually make it to Spotify, according to the band's manager. But not until most of the juice has been squeezed from iTunes, which is probably months from now. "I am very concerned,” manager Dave Holmes told BusinessWeek ahead of the weekend. [...]

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Want Something Different to Sell at Shows? Try 8-Tracks… on Jan8 2012

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Want Something Different to Sell at Shows? Try 8-Tracks... We're giving five 'Killer 8-tracks' away! Just drop a comment below with a registered username, and we'll randomly select the winners in a few days. No, not this kind of 8-track... ...This kind of USB-enabled 8-track. The retro novelty comes from Torrence, CA-based Oglio Entertainment [...]