Radiohead Manager Brian Message Launches New Digital Label

The combined efforts of Radiohead manager Brian Message, his company ATC, and management groups MAMA and Nettwerk Music have resulted in the new digital label, Polyphonic, which will allow artists to retain ownership of their music.

Adam Driscoll, the co-chief executive of MAMA Group, told the Telegraph: “We will do whatever is most effective to get an artist noticed. Giving an album away for free may get one million people listening to a new artist.” Read more...

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Music Stars Form Coalition To Balance Power

The top musicians of the world have united to form the Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC), a lobby group designed to give greater weight to the artists in industry licensing deals. Revenue from music is being quickly divided up between the major labels and new digital distribution services, and the actual musicians, it seems, are feeling left behind. Continue reading...

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Robert Smith Slams Radiohead’s Free Album Release

Robert Smith, singer and guitarist of The Cure, thinks Radiohead’s “pay what you want” business model for 2007’s release of their album In Rainbows is fundamentally wrong, and said that “you can’t allow other people to put a price on what you do, otherwise you don’t consider what you do to have any value at all and that’s nonsense.” Continue reading...

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Radiohead to Perform at Grammy Awards Ceremony

The 2009 Grammy Awards will count on a performance from Radiohead, nominated for five awards, including best album. Thom Yorke is already advertising for the Grammys, and now Pitchfork reports that the band is also going to perform at the event, scheduled for February 8th in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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Radiohead, Sonic Youth, O.C., Sundance, Gallows

Radiohead re-releases on vinyl, Sonic Youth is almost finished with their album, Indie bands are starting to play live in TV shows, and Gallows announces their newest UK tour. All in today’s round up! Read more...

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