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Pop The Cork: Former WMG Tech Chief Joins BigChampagne, Ticketmaster

On the heels of Live Nation's acquisition of BigChampagne, the consumer data analytics firm, the ticket seller is set to make yet another high-profile pickup: Ethan Kaplan, Warner Music Group's former SVP of emerging technology, will soon join the company. READ»

Len Blavatnik Buys World's Largest Record Collection: Warner Music Group

The Russian-born industrialist billionaire, who made his fortune in chemical and natural resource companies after the fall of the Soviet Union, just bought Warner Music Group, the record label that manages Cher, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Waka Flocka Flame.READ»

Warner Music Group Checks Its Price Tag

Following rumors of that Warner Music Group might be up for sale, shares of WMG rocketed 23%. Is the market simply chasing false leads, or is there some truth to the acquisition reports?READ»

Music Label Execs Say Spotify's Freemium Model Is Thwarting U.S. Launch

Swedish music streaming service Spotify promised over and over again that it would launch stateside in 2010. It didn't. Will it ever?READ»

MTV Bumps Vevo as Top Online Music Destination, Igniting a Web Video Flame War

MTV Networks has taken over Vevo as the No. 1 spot for music videos online. What does this mean for labels Universal and Warner Music Group?READ»

Why Apple's Ping Stumble May Help Google Music

The oft-flawless company stumbled in Ping's launch, and the reasons why are representative of Apple's relationship with consumers, record labels, and Google.READ»

Playlist.com Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Millions to Major Record Labels

Popular online streaming service Playlist.com heads for bankruptcy after struggling with royalty payments.READ»

I Want My MTV, er, Vevo

Once the most popular vehicle for music promotion, MTV has just lost its access to the world's largest record label. Universal Music Group announced Friday that MTV.com will no longer be carrying its artists' music videos, a big ...READ»

Warner Music: Apple, Google, and Microsoft in "Struggle for Supremacy"

Warner Music chair Edgar Bronfman says Apple, Google, and Microsoft are battling for the industry's attention.READ»

Watch Out Spotify, iTunes Subscription Service Could Be Worth $1 billion

About 15% of U.S. iTunes users are willing to pay at least $10 per month for a music-subscription service, according to a new study by the NPD Group. The report, which concludes that between 7 million and 8 million users have a ...READ»

How Warner Music and Its Musicians Are Combating Declining Album Sales

Up-and-coming bands like Shinedown are helping Warner Music Group pull off the hardest trick in the music biz: redefining the record label for the digital age.READ»

• Keeping It on the Download

Julie Lee, SVP at Vevo

Before coming to Vevo, 10-year tech-industry vet Julie Lee spent time at Universal Music Group's successful eLabs division, where she devised partnership-development deals with Apple, Best Buy, and Walmart. Now, as SVP of Vevo's growth strategy, she's tasked with making the online music-video service the Hulu of the music industry.READ»

Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Hulu, Warner Music Group, Google, and Microsoft.READ»

Big Record Labels Bailing on Spotify for U.S. Launch? No, Tweets Spotify [UPDATED]

Can Europe’s popular music service survive in the U.S. without the world's largest labels?READ»

Online TV Wars: The Hulu Music vs Comcast On Demand Edition

The battle for supremacy in web-based TV transmission is rapidly hotting up: Comcast has launched an on-demand web-streaming video service, just as its pseudo rival Hulu has signed a deal with Warner to bring more music vids to its service.READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Music

Apple may be the top music retailer in the U.S., but the company isn't alone when it comes to keeping the industry afloat. Here are the top 10 companies--and a band--innovating the business of music.READ»

The Music Industry Goes Green

How musicians, venues, promoters, and labels are cleaning up their acts for the big summer season. READ»

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