Music exec says business model is 'done'
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Rick Rubin, co-chairman of Columbia Records, holds out little hope for the music industry's recovery unless it's dramatically overhauled, according to reports.
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Online music downloading might be the new wave in the music business, but it won't crest for at least another five years, according to a new report. -washingtonpost.com
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Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman isn't singing the same tune as Apple Inc. Steve Jobs when it comes to protecting digital music. Jobs wants to end digital rights management; Bronfman flat out rejected the idea yesterday.
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Technology is taking the middleman out of the music business, giving artists a bigger array of tools to get their songs in the MP3 players of potential fans around the world.
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Troubled music group's new private equity owners to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide
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Record labels say no deal has been finalised with site which promised legal downloads of over 25m tracks
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Motown founder Berry Gordy says the ailing music industry can reverse its slide if it puts the focus on good music.
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Arts & entertainment: As his year as a label boss draws to a close, success might just be on the horizon, says Will Hodgkinson
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Sign your own death warrant The Big Four record labels want us to think that the sound recording business is a reformed character these days. Recently, we've heard ritualistic self-flagellations from a succession of top executives. There was Ed Bronfman at Warner's, prostrating himself in front of Apple. In a similar vein, Universal's chief Doug Morris admitted UMG had been clueless, and got it all wrong. EMI's new asset-stripping chief Guy Hands issues almost weekly memos telling the company to reform or die. While over at Sony BMG, staff have been told they must, er... blog their way back into music lover's hearts.â¦
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A Microsoft executive who helped develop the company'sÂ new Zune music playerÂ and other products is leaving the company, Microsoft said Wednesday.
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Following the recent announcement that it will be terminating its online music store. Virgin announced yesterday that it will turn its mobile phone business public with an IPO.
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UB40's lead singer Ali Campbell says management difficulties were behind his decision to leave.
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Universal music renegotiates its deal with Apple's dominant music service.
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The rap superstar said Monday that he would end his unusual three-year turn in the corporate suite.
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Business & money: Owner outlines his strategy to revive label in face of growing opposition to plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs
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Getty Images thinks it&#39;s time to  reinvent the commercial music licensing business.
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Media & professional: EMI has become the last of the big four record labels to reach an agreement with YouTube.