by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2012 | Formats
30 years ago today, the first Compact Disc players became commercially available in Japan. At $1,000, they weren’t cheap, and they wouldn’t arrive in the United States for another six months. Developed jointly by Sony and Philips, the first album to be...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 16, 2011 | News Ticker
Ahead of their scheduled launch today, Google Music has apparently reached deals with Sony and EMI, leaving Warner Music Group the sole holdout, according to Bloomberg.
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 14, 2011 | Digital Media
The cloud music store is still in its infancy stages, with Amazon the only service to have had a full-fledged launch so far. Look for Google Music to officially join the ranks this Wednesday. Invitations were sent out Friday for an event to be held this Wednesday (16)...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 11, 2011 | Label Moves
Oh, you thought we were talking about the bands? Nope, they’re still intact. However, EMI’s recorded music division has been sold to Vivendi, who owns the Universal Music Group. The $1.9 billion sale of the label group from Citigroup comes ahead of the...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 27, 2011 | Label Moves
Though the record industry as a whole is going through a rough time, EMI has especially experienced its fair share of trouble. That’s why it’s no surprise that Citigroup Bank is anxious to sell the famed label less than a year after acquiring it from equity firm Terra...