by Metal Insider | May 17, 2010 | Gloom And Doom
Going hand in hand with Bram’s recent article over the state of music industry are the startling statistics that have come out of this weekend’s NARM convention. Digital Music News is reporting that on top of the staggering statistics revealed was the fact...
by Bram Teitelman | May 10, 2010 | Gloom And Doom, Legal Woes
Anyone that’s been following our coverage of EMI Music knows that the music group has been on some pretty shaky ground financially. The group’s owner, Terra Firma, is asking investors for about $557 million to keep them from being sold. Now Reuters reports...
by Bram Teitelman | May 4, 2010 | Gloom And Doom
It’s no surprise that people are buying less music every year. It also shouldn’t come as a shock that terrestrial radio advertising has dropped as well. But a study suggests that the whole industry is suffering. The International Federation of the...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 13, 2010 | Gloom And Doom, Radio
Effective this week, influential radio trade magazine Friday Morning Quarterback is ending their long-running metal radio chart. For over 20 years, the magazine ranked spins for commercial metal specialty shows, larger college stations, and national outlets like...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 26, 2010 | Gloom And Doom, Label Moves
According to Billboard, the Sony Music Label Group has cut staff at their labels, consolidating staff at Columbia, Epic and their shared services department. Apparently, about 20 label staffers were let go yesterday. In the past few months, there were also cuts at...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 22, 2010 | Gloom And Doom, Label Moves
EMI, the fourth-largest label group (and host of March is Metal Month), may be preparing to outsource its music in North America to rival labels, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. We’ve covered their problems in the past, and this is just the...