RUMOR MILL
Friday, January 31, 2014
I.B. on Beats
WELL CURATED: Last week’s debut of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre’s Beats Music, culminating in a wildly successful party on Friday night, was the polar opposite of Spotify’s U.S. launch in 2011, which went down with no sizzle whatsoever. Spotify is now viewed as the ugly duckling of streaming by the music business, the result of its arrogance, absence of marketing and opaque royalty system. So says our own I.B. Bad, whose latest missive on the biz issues you should care about, can be found here. (1/31p)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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