Warner Music Group

Turntable.fm Gets Its Label Deals Done

Peter Kafka in Media on March 13 at 11:02 am PT

Its U.S. deals, that is. Next step: Getting its mojo back.

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Yet Another New Digital Music Service, But This One’s for Pros

Peter Kafka in Media on March 6 at 9:00 pm PT

Here’s an online music service you are very unlikely to use: GreenLight Music, a Web-based music-licensing exchange run by Corbis, the Seattle-based company best known for its photo-licensing operations. GreenLight is designed to let professional users, like commercial producers, quickly clear the rights to songs owned by big labels like Sony, Warner Music and EMI. GreenLight will take a fee ranging from 10 to 20 percent of each transaction.

Spotify Dollars Boost Warner Music, but Not as Much as iTunes

Peter Kafka in Media on February 9 at 7:45 am PT

Streaming music services are growing quickly. But, for big music, digital still means downloads.

WMG Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Apple, Spotify and the Fate of EMI (Video)

John Paczkowski in Dive Into Media on January 31 at 3:51 pm PT

What would Bronfman change about WMG’s deal with Apple?

An Exit Interview With Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.

John Paczkowski in Dive Into Media on January 31 at 1:35 pm PT

Edgar Bronfman Jr. talks about EMI, Apple, Spotfiy and more on his last day as chairman of Warner Music Group.

News Byte

Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again

Peter Kafka in News on January 5 at 1:28 pm PT

EMI Music, which had sued music streaming service Grooveshark in 2009, then ended up cutting a deal with the company, is now suing Grooveshark again. EMI’s publishing unit claims that Grooveshark has yet to pay a royalty on its deal. As the New York Times notes, the suit means that Grooveshark is now in legal fights with all four major music labels.

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Sony, Warner Join Suit Against Grooveshark Music Service

Ethan Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on December 15, 2011 at 12:58 pm PT

Two of the world’s largest record companies on Thursday joined a lawsuit against Grooveshark, an online music service they say infringes on their copyrights.

Stunning News: Music Industry Acts Rationally

Peter Kafka in Media on December 14, 2011 at 11:14 am PT

The world’s biggest music label signs one of the biggest stars in the world, for a song. But the Madonna/Univeral deal still makes sense for both sides.

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Bronfman Steps Down as Warner Music Chairman

Ethan Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on December 5, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

Edgar Bronfman Jr. will step down as chairman of Warner Music Group, effective Jan. 31, he said in a memo to employees, but will remain on the board of the world’s No. 3 recorded-music company.

Game On! ESPN’s New Boss, John Skipper, Debuts at D: Dive Into Media.

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on November 29, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Time to introduce another D: Dive Into Media speaker, and this one’s very timely: The first onstage interview with the new head of cable TV’s MVP.