Sentences with phrase «of recording labels»

«The initial purpose of record labels was connecting musicians with people who wanted to listen to their music,» says Damian Kulash, OK Go's lead singer.

He said that he «had trouble» with a track on his personal SoundCloud profile as well as the profile of his record label.

To his credit, Sharpton has repeatedly condemned violent and misogynist rap lyrics and called ¯ futilely ¯ for a boycott of record labels that produce them.

It was the first time light could be seen between the positions of the record labels and the artists themselves.

The artiste who is already being sought after a number of record labels and artiste managers is yet to settle on one after parting ways with her management, GHG's management earlier this month

The video caught the attention of record labels and soon enough, Saweetie inked a deal with Warner Bros..

Strange Fruit - The Beatles» Apple Records is the story of a record label which came to exist under extraordinary circumstances, produced some extraordinary records and was operated under the most extraordinary guidelines.

the film is produced with the full participation of the Coltrane family and the support of the record labels that collectively own the Coltrane catalog.

A collaboration with SZA, «All The Stars» exhibits not only Lamar's lyrical prowess but also the innovative production of record label Top Dawg Entertainment's Anthony Tiffith and Grammy - winning producer Al Shux.

«Empire» — which co-stars Taraji P. Henson and focuses on a family fighting for control of their record label — was the biggest success story of this past season, growing its audience every week and drawing more than 23 million viewers for its finale with seven days of viewing factored in.

After Richards asked aloud whether comic companies learn from the failure of record labels, BOOM!

He is the founder and owner of the record label Rocktown Records, which is home to recording artists such as Edwards himself, Gil, Divine, King BAS, Nkay, and David among others.

You follow the famous route of the «Music Row», with its collection of record labels and recording studios.

He is the co-founder and owner of the record label Paradise of Bachelors.

He is a grant recipient from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, a contributing editor in music for BOMB Magazine, and Director of the record label, Blue Chopsticks.

Store X is a new platform for cultural expression and exchange, and an evolution of record label, print press and online magazine The Vinyl Factory, hoping to support and bring together a creative community for shared experiences.

On the one hand, the company is to a large extent at the mercy of the record labels, with which it has a relationship that is both combative and collaborative.

Pandora has been negotiating with a slew of record labels to build a service that would pit it against Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music.

Not exact matches

His departure comes as Google is facing growing threats of regulation in Europe and a high - stakes negotiations with record labels in the US.

Record labels used to rely on radio play and music videos to ensure sales, but in today's music industry (one heavily influenced by the Internet, of course), advertising and television are the «new radio,» says David Hayman, creative director and music supervisor at Toronto's Supersonic Creative.

Cornell also boasted a track record of building private - label brands, a priority for Target, and had a reputation as a leader who could rally the troops and change a culture.

Some believed the name was given in honor of Apple Records, The Beatle's music label, while others thought it represented the forbidden apple of knowledge bitten by Eve.

Resnikoff, in the course of going over the financial records of multiple artists and labels, has found that the numbers vary drastically from company to company, as well as country to country.

Journey is a great example of an early 80s bands that focused on business as well as art by plowing earnings back into stage, sound, and lighting equipment; purchasing their own trucks and transportation gear; and providing their label (CBS) not only with finished records but also with artwork and merchandising material.

In 1999, LaCola became the chairman of the board and a co-owner of Ghostface Killah's record label, Stark Enterprises.

He has to prove that something significant is happening, like one of his artists is consistently selling out at local clubs or a record label wants to sign a deal.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the labels, recently released a report arguing it takes $ 1 million to break a new act, including money for recording, touring and marketing.

Muzak amassed a collection of roughly 5,000 songs within a few years, more than any record label at the time.

Record companies, on the other hand, want to hike Spotify's fees to as much as 58 % of revenue, though Spotify could gain some leverage by offering labels the opportunity to make some music available only to the streaming service's 30 million paid subscribers.

At the 40th celebration of Virgin Records, the 63 - year - old who has helped shape the music, space and airline industries, recalled crying when he sold the record label more than 20 years ago for $ 1 billion.

HMV has historically made up a huge chunk of music sales in Canada so everyone from record labels to musicians will now have to consider whether pressing music onto physical formats is even worthwhile, says Cross.

At the time, Business Insider spoke to Chris Reed, known as Plastician, owner of the Terrorhythm Recordings music label which he launched in 2002.

Independent music retailers are the primary beneficiaries of the niche boom, along with bands and record labels that press vinyl along with the standard CD release.

But Ek said he felt the connection between artists and Spotify has been misunderstood, and likened it to some of the roles played by record labels over the years.

Thanks to that innovation, music revenues have steadily crept back up: Spotify boasts 140 million customers, of whom 70 million are paying monthly — a gusher of cash for artists and record labels.

They asked a group of 142 working adults to look at a collection of images and recordings of actors and children, and asked them to label emotional expressions.

The record labels asked the Supreme Court to hear their appeal of the circuit court ruling, but the justices declined.

Facebook (fb) is reportedly in talks with major record labels and music publishers to reach a deal that would see its billions of users allowed to include music in videos uploaded to the platform.

With sales of recorded music withering, the hot idea among record labels was to sign artists to so - called 360 deals, where a company didn't just release a band's recordings, but promoted the concerts, sold the merchandise, and shared in profits from websites, fan clubs and film deals.

Spotify pays record labels directly for their music, and it pays a huge amount because it has no choice — YouTube's advertising revenue is never going to approach what the music industry wants in terms of payment.

Back when we were building up our record label, Virgin Records, many of us who worked there travelled to the West Indies together and spent our time trying to find up - and - coming reggae bands, as well as sampling a few of the local delicacies.

Getting lots of money from Spotify may be great for music labels and owners, but it's not doing much for Spotify: The company lost $ 200 million last year, and the massive payments it makes to record companies (which amount to more than 85 % of its revenues) are a big part of the problem.

Even before Swift's letter was posted on Tumblr Sunday morning, independent record labels had complained that Apple's service took advantage of musicians.

«When we didn't have much money, the club helped with cash flow,» says Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records, a $ 1 - million independent Seattle record label.

He dropped out of the university in 1995 to join friends, including former Uproxx CEO Jarret Myer, in forming Rawkus Records, an independent hip - hop label that his father's News Corp. would buy in 1998.

Vevo's owners include two of the top music record labels: Universal Music Group, owned by Vivendi, and Sony Music Entertainment, in addition to Google and Abu Dhabi Media.

The pair were co-owners of pioneering rap labels Death Row Records and Aftermath Entertainment.

The vast majority of our employees weren't here when we couldn't pay salaries in 2002, and they weren't here during our royalty battle with the record labels in 2007, which was another low point.

Google (GOOG) secured deals with three of the four major record labels — Universal Music, Sony, and Warner Music Group.

We won't see a Hanson empire on the scale of Diddy's, Taylor says, but the brothers have always exhibited an entrepreneurial streak: They have their own record label, do their own merchandising, run their own web properties, and organize music and beer festivals.