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97 Radio’s owner, Carlo Oddo, has apparently admitted to fraudulent operations. Artists are encouraged to apply for refunds and the return of promo packages by email at refunds97radio@aol.com.

Humans are happier when they work for money. Perhaps it explains why so many major label artists are miserable?

Derek Sivers from CDBaby blogged the Future of Music Summit.

Paul Kulak, a supporter of many of our clients and the head of an innovative acoustic club in Los Angeles, is in trouble. Although he’s never had a single complaint from a neighbor or a patron, the City rolled in…

At 25.2% of the market, Rock music remained the most purchased genre among music consumers in 2003 while fans continued to purchase their music from new sources, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) 2003 Consumer Profile –…

The Copyright Office has revised Form M269, “Notice of Use of Sound Recordings under Statutory License.” The form is used to state a transmission service’s intention to use the statutory license under sections 112(e) or 114(d)(2) or both, of title…

Catastrophic accidents, chronic illnesses, & drug & alcohol addictions…..here are a number of good works organizations that exist to cushion the blow when you get too sick to gig or record. Key organizations do exist to assist those in specific…

In my opinion, it is just another mark against those people over 40. I mean, when you hit 40, you are not dead or senile. Read on…… “If it’s too loud, you’re too old,” the old rock ‘n’ roll saying…

In another example of music businesses leveraging their community resources, here’s a story of one business owner who points out that $45 of every $100 you spend at an indie record shop stays in your local community, versus $13 from…

According to Music Connection, this year’s Valentine’s week recorded the highest sales since the inception of SoundScan. Valentine week is traditionally one of the strongest selling weeks, but 2004 broke all records with album sales exceeding 17 million units. The…

According to WREG reporter Roswell Encina, Memphis may become the Independent Music Capital of the World. As Memphis eagerly waits for MTV to announce the host of the VMA’s, the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission has laid out plans…

Scrambling over tight profit margins, online music stores are merging or selling themselves off. Remember that the reason iTunes grabbed so much market share is because their focus is on selling hardware — the music is a break-even proposition for…