Tadias MagazineAmha Eshete & Contribution of Amha Records to Modern Ethiopian MusicTadias MagazineAmha Eshete is the Founder of the trailblazing Ethiopian music label "Amha Records." (Courtesy photo) By Tadias Staff New York (TADIAS) – Five decades ago, when the Italian owner of the only record store in Addis Ababa could not keep up with growing ...
24 May 2012 | 9:32 pm
New Music Seminar Revives Its FestivalNew York Times (blog)Back in the 1980s, the New Music Seminar was a major alternative-music convention in New York, an annual bash that drew more than 6000 people and, in the days before the Internet, let talent scouts for record labels get a look at hundreds of emerging ...
24 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
MobilediaMedia-Mind: How to Make It in the Music BizMobiledia"What has a record company ever done for me but humiliate and torment and drag me down?" Pop said. Pop's disparaging comments about his record label reflect a long-fermenting malaise of artists towards an increasingly outdated music industry machine, ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 9:49 am
MCA Signs Up Pupil; Viva Records Gambles On New BoybandManila BulletinBy YUGEL LOSORATA MANILA, Philippines — Two of today's active record labels found themselves in the opposite direction as far as signing-up collective artists is concerned. One sees the bankability of an established rock act anchored by Ely Buendia.
24 May 2012 | 9:41 am
Daily MailNeeded that! Matt Cardle drowns his sorrows on a night out with Aiden Grimshaw ...Daily MailBy Fehintola Betiku and Sarah Fitzmaurice Earlier this week Matt Cardle revealed that he had 'parted ways' with his record label. But not one to stay down in the dumps for too long the former X Factor winner was spotted last night as he enjoyed a catch ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 7:24 am
Daily MailMatt Cardle drowns his sorrows on a night out with Aiden Grimshaw after being ...Daily MailBy Fehintola Betiku and Sarah Fitzmaurice Earlier this week Matt Cardle revealed that he had 'parted ways' with his record label. But not one to stay down in the dumps for too long the former X Factor winner was spotted last night as he enjoyed a catch ...
24 May 2012 | 7:12 am
E! OnlineKaty Perry says previous record labels wanted her to be like Kelly Clarkson ...NZ CityThe 'Part of Me' singer explained that she was dropped from three record labels before she signed with Capitol in the United States. However the 27-year-old insists she had to battle with bosses to keep her sense of identity.Katy Perry: Bosses wanted me to be Lavigne or ClarksonAZ Central.comKaty Perry: Labels wanted me to be like Kelly Clarkson, Avril LavigneDigital Spy UKKaty Perry on 'Ellen': "We're Not Perfect," My Road's Been "Bumpy"OK! Magazineall 140 news articles »
24 May 2012 | 1:21 am
Independent Label StereoFame Records Off to Historic StartMarketWatch (press release)Start-up Record Company Scores a Gold Record With Its First Release, J. Dash's "WOP" PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., May 23, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- On May 12th, independent label StereoFame Records achieved a rare milestone, earning a Gold record ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 7:37 am
'Polka King' Eddie Blazonczyk Dies At 70Billboard.bizHis record label, Bel-Aire Recordings, and his son, Eddie Blazonczyk Jr., said Tuesday that Blazonczyk died of natural causes Monday at a hospital in the Chicago suburb of Palos Heights. Blazonczyk retired in 2001 after suffering a stroke, ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
UNLIMITED CMUMichael McDonald sues record label over online music salesThe TennesseanMcDonald's lawsuit is the latest in a growing list of breach-of-contract suits brought by artists against the nation's major record labels over accounting and payment practices for music sold and streamed online. Since December, country singer Kenny ...Doobie Brothers Singer Michael McDonald Alleges Conspiracy by Major Record LabelsUltimate Classic Rockall 15 news articles »
22 May 2012 | 12:11 am