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StarRoc (JAY-Z ft. StarGate)
And there you have it. Not too long ago I mentioned JAY-Z is in the Live Nation deal for way more than just him the artist. [StarRoc] confirms my theory that after the mid 90s craze for European pop music like Swedish duo Max Martin and Denniz Pop (Please look these names up if they [...]
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Tags: 360 deal, 360 model, billboard, charts, estelle, europe, jay-z, joint venture, label, live nation, music business, norway, producers, publishing, record, roc nation, signed, stargate, starroc, sweden, talent, UK, US
The A Files (Mya)
What do you do when the group of people who actually want to buy your music is gradually shrinking? Significantly… What are your alternatives (hence the name, A files) when you’re not selling 250K in the first week anymore? Hell, you probably ain’t selling 100K anymore either. Where do you go when you aren’t a [...]
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Tags: 360 model, acting, album sales, busta rhymes, chris brown, Christina Milian, donald passman, dru hill, grammy, hip hop, jazmine sullivan, joe, king, maxim, music business, Mya, MySpace, publicist, r&b, rihanna, The-Dream, universal, vip
Speaking of hypes…
My best friend led me to this fascinating article. I started reading from The PR hype cycle. Try viewing that from a hip hop perspective. Makes sense, right? And isn’t the image educational? Brilliant stuff. Thanks Google!
More on Gartner Group here.
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Tags: blogs, Google, hip hop, hype, internet, music business, music industry, PR
SoundScan Shock!
Soundscan freaked me out today, man! I agree on the majority of things Nelly’s saying in this video (scroll down to see it), but Billboard made me think today about how hard it is to sell music these days. Walk with me for a sec.
LL Cool J (DefJam’s first artist, a hip hop icon, a [...]
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Tags: Bape, billboard, blogs, branding, charles hamilton, charts, clothing, defjam, free, hype, internet, interscope, jay-z, leaks, lil wayne, ll cool j, marketing, mixtapes, nelly, selling music, shock, soundscan, Supra, the game, The-Dream, young jeezy
Classic
“Follow my steps, it’s the road to success.” – Jay-Z on ‘Swagger Like Us’
So know your history.
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Tags: classic, epk, inspiration, jay-z, quotes, reasonable doubt
Be the first…
to know what’s going on in the music business. From regular ol’ celebrity gossip rumors to the business behind the business. You have an incredible advantage when you’re on top of your game, especially when talking to executives, artists or managers. This is not a new philosophy; Sir Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626), an English [...]
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Tags: blogs, edge, knowledge, music business, philisophy, power, rss, sharing
Call the plummer…
Cos we got a leak. “Drink In My Cup” is a song that hit the net the other day in the digital format known as “MP3″ (ěm’pē-thrē’). Written by my boy The-Dream. Yes, I’m a fan of dude’s work. This, dear freinds, is a 4-piece girl group signed to DefJam according to sources close to [...]
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Tags: defjam, dupri, empeethree, hot, jermaine, leaks, MySpace, song, The-Dream
Business as usual
The long days at the office are officially a thing of the past (for now that is). Once the news of me leaving Universal came out, the incoming emails dropped from 200 a day to just 20 if you include the Bob Lefsetz newsletters and the occasional Viagra spam. Just two weeks ago I was [...]
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Tags: email, guest list, music business, people, viagra
A BIG deal
I’m sure by now news about Dr. Dre’s headphones has reached you. The ‘Monsters’ are getting great reviews by the way. While I was digging on the internet for more details on the deal between Monster, Dre and Iovine, I found this press release when the news first hit the blogs:
“Dre and I have been [...]
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Tags: diddy, dr. dre, industry deals, iovine, jay-z beats
Wayne’s World pt. 4 & 5
Today (Thursday) is the most important day because of two very obvious reasons.
1) the biggest UK publications have their interviews with Wayne, and
2) it’s show date!
Wendy and I are both joking that today is the last day of madness. Which in a sense is true, cos we had to play everything by ear the past [...]
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Tags: birdman, cash money, hotel, lil wayne, on the road, performance, promo trips, show, universal
