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June 23, 2016
Portland Indie Distributor Allegro Set To Liquidate, Labels Left Holding The Bag
PORTLAND-based distributor ALLEGRO MEDIA GROUP, a classical company that expanded into other genres after acquring NAIL DISTRIBUTION in the early 2000s, is apparently trying to liquidate its inventory and shut down, leaving many indie label clients … more »
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November 25, 2014
Indie Retailers Favor Monday Over Friday As Global Release Day
The COALITION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC STORES (CIMS) is opposed to the move to abandon national release dates for music product in favor of a single GLOBAL RELEASE DAY on FRIDAYS. The organization agrees that aligning new music releases on a single day … more »
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November 12, 2013
Hopeless Records Turns 20
Indie label HOPELESS RECORDS will celebrate its 20th anniversary on DECEMBER 4th, 2013. HOPELESS has been the home to bands such as ALL TIME LOW, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, THE WONDER YEARS, THE USED, WE ARE THE IN CROWD and many more . "There is a proverb … more »
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June 14, 2013
WMG Promotes Stu Bergen To Pres./International, Warner Recorded Music
WARNER MUSIC GROUP has upped STU BERGEN to Pres./International for WARNER RECORDED MUSIC. BERGEN will add responsibility for WMG’s recorded music business across ASIA PACIFIC and LATIN AMERICA to the territories he currently oversees, CANADA and … more »
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April 13, 2012
Dierks To Support 'Independent Record Store Day'
CAPITOL RECORDS/NASHVILLE artist DIERKS BENTLEY will be taking part in the annual INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE DAY on APRIL 21st, with a special acoustic performance at independent record store EASY STREET RECORDS, QUEEN ANNE location in downtown SEATTLE, at … more »
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April 13, 2010
Saturday, April 17th Is 'Record Store Day'
2009 was not kind to the music industry. The biz, already beat up from the preceding years of abuse precipitated largely (and arguably), from the industry’s quick-to-condemn/slow-to-adapt reaction to the digital age, was not immune. Whereas the … more »
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February 25, 2009
March Comes In Like A White Lion...
EMI MUSIC’s Label Services unit is bringing metal to the masses with an extensive "March is Metal" campaign with independent retailers across the US. The retail campaign will include promotions from such legendary labels as CENTURY MEDIA, … more »
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August 25, 2008
Report: Wal-Mart To Cherry-Pick CD Retail?
WAL-MART has been in the news of late as the exclusive retailer for heritage acts such as THE EAGLES, GARTH BROOKS, JOURNEY and now AC/DC. However, according to SILICON VALLEY INSIDER, the high-profile releases are partially obscuring a troubling fact -- … more »
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January 18, 2006
HD Radio Alliance Announces Rollout
The HD DIGITAL RADIO ALLIANCE, the joint initiative of leading radio broadcasters that was announced last month, will roll out HD2 programming - chosen under the Alliance's format-selection program - in 28 markets within the next few days. The … more »