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Smiling Dancing Everything Is Free All You Need Is Positivity issue 491 / 16 august 2012

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TuneCore founders Jeff } Settle Down multiple broadsheet features. The superb Price and Peter Wells video directed by longterm collaborator the company. (Billboard) Sophie Muller is a global priority at Polydor/Interscope MTV and playlisted at , The Box, } Google to de-emphasize No Doubt return after a decade with Chartshow TV, and a ‘record of the week’ websites of repeat copyright a radio smash that is every bit the on VH1. Over their five together offenders. (FT) comeback fans had hoped for. We’re No Doubt have sold over 45 million hooked, and we’re not alone. The Mark albums and notched up 10 Grammy Universal could sell all EMI } ‘Spike’ Stent produced Settle Down is nominations, winning . With the bar if regulators rip ‘the picking up an exceptional reaction from set high on Settle Down, the return of out of the deal’ (HypeBot) the media, with Kiss playlisting, and the purveyors of hits such as It’s My Life, getting its first spin on Radio1 on Friday Hella Good and Don’t Speak, will act UK albums chart shows } as Annie Mac’s ‘Special Delivery’. A as a massive dose of adrenalin for pop lowest one week sales in major press campaign is confirmed for junkies around the world. Video. history. (NME) release with covers on a host of fashion Released: September 16 (; Push and Shove and music magazines, as well as September 24) } 64% of US under 18s use YouTube as primary music contents source, Nielsen reports. (WSJ) P2 Comment P3 UK Music discuss 2012 P7 Karin Park P9 P15 Karima Francis P4 Interview: LoveLive P6 Compass worldwide sales P7 Agent News featuring Karin marketing and Park and Above & Beyond distribution Plus all the regulars

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David Balfour welcomes fresh evidence of a buoyant and varied digital music space

The last week has delivered a flurry of need to be given a sober appraisal. Whilst market can and should see downloads and surprising picture, both in terms of how people indicators outlining the new and developing streaming income may be growing at streaming co-existing side by side. It’s also are consuming music and where the income is shape of business in 2012. A new five times the speed of digital download no real surprise that ‘free’ streaming models being generated. What they do show however report from Strategy Analytics predicted income, this does not mean that streaming like YouTube’s are popular with those such as is that the is satisfying a range that music streaming revenues will grow is generating money. In fact Strategy teenagers who have less money to spend on of consumer desires: both for physical and 40% globally in 2012, making streaming Analytics’ predicted streaming income for music. It’s heartening to see however that if a for digital, as well as for free sampling and for the ‘leading revenue growth engine for the 2012 is – at $1.1bn – worth less than one third person chooses to access most of their music lasting ownership, and even for cheap and music industry in 2012’. The same report also of the predicted downloads income of $3.9bn. via free channels that it doesn’t mean either premium digital formats to satisfy a range of painted a less buoyant picture for growth in One could be forgiven for interpreting the that A) they will never buy music or that B) wallet sizes and age groups. the digital downloads market. It found that rapid growth of streaming and the dominance this is evidence that ownership of music is no This has to be taken as a good report whilst download revenues will continue to rise of YouTube as an access tool as an indication longer important. card for the work the industry has put into in 2012, it will only be by 8.5%, and the report that ownership is no longer important to Perhaps more surprising were sections developing digital music. It’s also a pretty further suggests that “the downloads market is music consumers. Do these figures mean that of Nielsen’s data which dealt with music good report card for Google, which now ranks maturing and spending is flattening in all key streaming will inevitably eclipse a downloads discovery. Whilst YouTube may have been as the dominant search engine, the dominant territories.” market which is looking increasingly irrelevant utterly dominant as a listening source or destination for of music listening and also, via A separate report published this week by in the digital realm? Whilst there may well be ‘player’, it not a trusted source for new advertising income, the biggest beneficiary of Nielsen also underlined the importance of some truth here, it again pays to read carefully music: only seven percent of music fans music listening on YouTube. Unlike Apple’s, streaming services, not just in terms of future and analyse all the statistics. Downloads surveyed used YouTube to discover music. Google also has a music model which impact but already-existing relevance. Nielsen are not only worth three times as much as Far more important was radio: 48% of people includes downloads on Google Play (albeit found in its research of American teenagers streaming income but they are also still discovered new music through radio, whilst so far only in the US) and free streaming on that 64% of them used YouTube as their growing their share of the market. Meanwhile, 10% discovered music through friends and YouTube. If it were to add some kind of slick primary source for music listening, confirming those who might argue that music ownership relatives. This is powerful evidence for both paid streaming service, it would have all main the oft-heard mantra that YouTube is the is no longer relevant will be confounded by the continued relevance of radio and for the sections of the music market covered. We’re “biggest and most important music service in Nielsen’s finding that those same teenagers undying need for people trusted to filter and not sure Google’s ever-increasing influence the world”. who prefer to access their music on YouTube provide the best music available. Ubiquity may on the music markets is a justifiable argument Both reports also noted unsurprisingly that are also very keen on owning music: 36% had enable unprecedented amounts of listening, for consolidation in the record industry, as CDs still play an important but declining role bought a CD in the last year; and 51% had but it cannot spot a good tune. some have tried to claim. Nevertheless, in the music markets. Nielsen predicts that purchased some kind of . Whilst it’s easy to pull a sensationalist what’s in no doubt is that Google’s influence is digital revenues will outstrip physical in the Here’s how we’d interpret the figures: headline out of these research stats, we increasing. US in 2012, whilst other ‘advanced’ countries streaming is indeed growing fast, but this feel that they point to a less than such as Sweden and South Korea are also steep growth curve looks especially sharp on track to soon be making more money from when compared to the download rate One could be forgiven for interpreting the rapid digital sales than physical. More importantly, for downloads which are a much more Nielsen predicts that digital music income will developed digital format. This sharp rise in growth of streaming and the dominance of YouTube as eclipse physical income on a global basis in streaming income doesn’t therefore mean an access tool as an indication that ownership is no 2015. that downloads are set to be replaced by As ever, such statistics and predictions streaming, just that a well developed digital longer important to music consumers 2 UK Music highlights a successful 2012

UK Music looks at how we can harness the Olympic spirit in order to enhance the future of British musical talent. By Jo Dipple, chief executive, UK Music.

shone a light on indie, pop, compilations. Danny Boyle’s be for Britain what Usain Bolt of the industry. UK Music is classical, choral, electro Isle of Wonder compilation is for athletics – something working closely with DCMS and with the closing has registered in the top 10 of that grabs the attention of the and our members to promote ceremony featuring a 42 countries. whole world and refuses to a network for new and catalogue of legends from The love affair with let it go.” emerging performers. the last 60 years. Most of all, the Olympics seems to Our live venues and The sense of patriotism they exposed the wealth of be translating into sales – festivals are some of the that has come through creative talent we have in the people want to capture and best in the world. Last week the Olympics needs to be UK. own the experience of this UK Music together with Visit grasped. Farewell Olympics! We will have been a showcase and We need to make sure spectacular. HMV said it Britain unveiled a festival The Evening Standard miss you. You surpassed celebration of British music. that if the UK is to expected sales of music by map of the UK, highlighting commented that the “can all expectations. Self doubt, It is not only sport where the a future Olympics, it will John Lennon, the hundreds of festivals taking do” spirit of the Olympics cynicism and a lack of UK punches above its weight. celebrate new music heroes and Elbow to soar by up to place all over the UK. should be the impulse behind national confidence were Months before the of equal stature and new seven fold this week and This map links to research any economic drive with replaced with a sense of what opening ceremony, Director anthems will fill the stadium. the iTunes singles download published by UK Music in Boris Johnson adding, “The this country could be. We Danny Boyle said that even The legacy given to UK chart is filled with re-entries 2010 which found that live Olympics didn’t change us, experienced joy in Mohamed before he had finalised Music and its membership is of songs performed at the events through music tourism but it shows us what we are.”’ Farah’s winning face; pride content, he knew that a vision of how good we are. closing ceremony. contributed over £850 million Politicians and the media in the modesty of Jessica music would be central We must prove how good we to the economy. Now we have been quick to celebrate Ennis and amazement at Tom to any celebration of the will be in the future. But the legacy of the have ignited the interest of our achievements but we Daley’s pants. It seemed we UK. Similarly Kim Gavin, The BBC claims that Olympics is not just about global audiences I hope the must make sure that they really were all in it together. artistic director of the London 2012 has become sales, we have to use this as Government can work with us understand that we now need The eyes of the world Closing Ceremony said, “My the biggest national TV an opportunity for investment to ensure new tourists take to invest in schools, in talent, are still on us and we must approach, just like any party, event since the current in music and new talent. advantage of our vibrant live in training and support for capitalise on the status to start with the music. measurement system began Jeremy Hunt this week music scene. a generation that will give Olympic success have given We wanted the ceremony to in 2002. For musicians announced that nearly 10 This year will also see us the next us. With 29 gold medals reflect on UK music and how who took part, the opening million more tourists should the implementation of the as well as the next Jessica and a raft of new athletic good and global British music ceremony was the most high be visiting the UK from Live Music Act, a genuinely Ennis. heroes the nation is buzzing is.” profile advert they could hope overseas by the end of this deregulatory piece of with cries for Government Personal music choices for with a 4 billion global decade. He announced legislation that could offer the to maintain sport provision aside, the ceremonies audience. plans to capitalise on the best chance in over a decade and support young athletes. celebrated musical heroes Both ceremonies made Olympic Games while looking to increase the provision of However, the legacy of the and some of the best song playlists available as soon to explore markets such as live music throughout the Olympics does not stop with writing this country has to as they finished as well as China in the future. Hunt UK. If implemented correctly, sport. The last two weeks offer. The opening ceremony releasing physical and digital said, “The Olympics should it will fertilise the grassroots 3 Interview: LoveLive

From to to Ford and HP, LoveLive has made it its mission to tie brands, live music, events and synch deals into one tidy, easy-to-use and credible package

Being independent has never and increase the connection How exactly does LoveLive and for music, and the groups of people. When you’re a brand and been cooler. Indie labels are with large brands. One of work? interest in it, is bigger than it’s Richard: Music is one of the you’re looking to engage arguably in their strongest their most popular projects, Richard: There are three ever been, it’s now just about great passion points, there with music, everything position ever, independent Bands in Transit, saw Ford strands to our business; we pinning down who’s going to for it’s viral. As long as you from basic synch rights to festivals are the pinnacle donate vans to fledging develop programs for other pay for it and who’s going to can illicit a positive feeling getting sponsorship can be of chic and artists free artists, giving them an formats, for instance Black watch it. from music it’s an immensely expensive. Then you come from creative boundaries opportunity to tour without the Cab Sessions USA and Richard: It’s TV’s lost powerful brand tool. up against barriers with are winning respect from expense. Asking for nothing Rock Feedback Presents. generation, if you look at Toby: I think what’s sharing and territories, what fanbases who are not only in return Ford have now The second is the work we kids they’re not sat at home interesting is that in the we do is demystify the notion willing to follow their music, begun to cement their place do with brands. Brands are on their couch on a Tuesday last brands have of rights clearance, music but fund it also. The indie in many bands’ founding days great because many of them night or getting up at 8am on gone from being something policy and curation. rules. However, LoveLive is and earn them a valid ticket are incredibly brave at the a Saturday just to watch a that people don’t want to be Toby: The great thing about a company that is continuing into the music industry. moment and they’re working music show. Shows need to associated with to brands brands is that they can act to build paths in live music, Working with brands such hard to compliment their paid be that much more engaging. becoming very clever as a supplementary platform helping to create grassroot as Windows, Virgin Atlantic, media campaigns with new and good at intertwining in an arena where marketing platforms for new bands, CocaCola, Xbox, HP and innovative ideas. The third Why are brands so eager themselves with an artist and budgets are being cut. boosting the profiles of more recently BT London part of our business is direct to get involved with music being cool. Richard: I think it’s fair to those already established Live they have been able to to consumer with optimised now? say that previously record and promoting talent, doing utilise their knowledge and tech. Toby: Music is very sexy and Are brands nervous about labels saw brands as walking much of it hand in hand their independent rights- very credible, it’s like fashion approaching the music cheque books, they were with large corporate brands cleared catalogue of music With your programming in that it’s constantly changing scene? just smash and grab forms of whilst keeping it cool. On video content (the largest in strand, can you still see and moving, it reflects youth Toby: Absolutely, if you get it cash flow. That’s all changed. paper their model seems ) to harness exciting a demand for music culture and is always talking wrong it’s the least cool fail. It’s now absolutely critical to unrealistic but their 50+ team projects with a twist. Their television? to the next generation. I Richard: I think the discover ancillary revenues of creatives and business- latest venture has seen them Richard: There’s a call for guess also music hits a lot nervousness comes from and brands have more money savvy individuals have a raft acquire one of the very few it but nobody wants to see it of diverse audience streams the belief that music is both than anyone else in the of successful projects behind live streaming licences on on TV. and some very specific complex and cost prohibitive. market. them and, it appears, many YouTube and broadcast Plan Toby: And nobody wants more ahead. B and Madonna gigs across to pay for it! I think the Why did LoveLive chose to LoveLive’s understanding the nation. audience for music has It’s now absolutely critical to focus on the brand route of both the industry and its Meeting with founder and become fragmented so you rather than straight content needs sees them recognise ceo Richard Cohen and Toby have to create content that discover ancillary revenues and for consumers? the space for new revenue L, co-founder and co-creative is available on TV, on your brands have more money than anyone Richard: Much of what streams and offers ways to director we find out how phone, online, wherever you happened in the early days of support artists old and new LoveLive have done it. are. Flexibility is key. Demand else in the market developing our business was 4 LoveLive (cont) tweets we liked Follow us at @recordoftheday

@laurasnapes @garethedobson (Wichita) I’d forgotten how much Bryan Sweating like a major label artist Ferry sounds like a queen on with less than 10k week one deathbed on the first sales. #weather #metaphor album. In a good way! Chance opportunistic. Our first instinct for a long time and I believe acts on it in the next 12 to Meeting! @adrian_read was to have a consumer that YouTube have done an 15 months. We also have starting to wonder if there’s facing website but that’s immense job and at pains two new channels which we @mrstevelevine (Record a correlation between my very challenging and very to fix that, they’ve put their are developing behind the Producer) sometimes snarky tweets about expensive and we saw very hands in their pocket and scenes. So in the Olympic closing why major labels artists and my lack of quickly that it was not the they have invested and Richard: There’s a pretty were fender amps rather than major label work :/ time to be doing that. Now all they’re creating tools. vast pipeline of brand activity. marshall or Vox british amps the strands of our company fit Toby: We also realised Obviously live streaming is featured -it was playback after all @nickhalkes (manager) together under one umbrella; that there were very few very big for us, more and So 2 minutes after leaving brand work feeds nicely live streaming channels on more event-based activities @GeorgErgatoudis (Radio 1 @the_prodigy studio a pigeon into the consumer stuff, which YouTube so we, somewhat which will see us physically and 1Xtra) deposits it’s dinner on me-is that still needs to be funded so arrogantly, decided to create staging events. It comes UK album sales hit an all time supposed to be good luck?didn’t these relationships lead that. When those obvious back to our three strands; low last week: http://tinyurl.com/ feel lucky! into original content and things stare you in the face commissions on formats is bv9fxrc. Releasing all the big programming, creating our you should always pounce one side, branded content is hitting albums in Q4 is just asking @HagenMark (Radio 2) pillars. It wasn’t intended to on them - plus we get to put another we’ll be doing much for trouble. Of all the bars in all the world I get be, but it has become a very all of our stuff next to videos more of and then the direct the one in Arizona with the bloke linear program which makes of cute kittens, which was my to consumer is going to be @GeorgErgatoudis singing Oasis & ... perfect sense. main motivation. very big for us in terms of Perez and RotD are right. This broadening in song from new artist Moya is You launched your YouTube What are you working on at year. We’re very focussed on HOT! Link channel last month, what’s the moment? technology and acquisitions made you move onto the Toby: Now we’ve done too. @andywelch81 (journalist) platform? Plan B and Madonna on the Toby: I can see D2C Interviewed Rob da Bank Richard: That’s where the YouTube channel we want becoming our biggest sector yesterday. He said Michael Eavis audience is. We had one day to get the biggest global in the future. told him will be in which to PR the show in playing Glastonbury 2013. with Madonna, I don’t know any other platform We had one day in which to PR the @themike_p where we would’ve achieved show in Paris with Madonna, I don’t They have leather table mats in the 8.5million views of the new mancunian suite at Etihad live and the rebroadcast know any other platform where we with my name and a quote of of the live that we did. The would’ve achieved the 8.5million mine engraved. How big is that!!! music industry has been at Honoured! loggerheads with YouTube views 5 compass

The hottest unsigned acts of the moment

Hudson Taylor One to Watch: Archeo Compass news They play a sold out headline £ Nick Gardner has signed to show at Borderline next Interscope and is going to be Wednesday (August 22), which working with producers Sean will attract A&R as their buzz Garrett and Stereotypes. continues to grow. Contact: hudsontaylor@ £ Jethro Fox will be releasing his bangmusicmgmt.com debut single with Tough Love called Blinding Light, which is out Stevie Neale on August 20. Jason Edwards at Stevie’s feature on Morgan 13 Artists is booking, with Seb Zarate’sBroken Heart Collector Burford at Anorak doing online got played by and press, Stuart Bridgeman at Benga on Radio 1 on Saturday. AJPR is doing radio and is now Contact: karen@ Hudson Taylor managed by Hector Barley and weekofwonders.com James Cox.

Churches £ Savoir Adore have signed to Things have gone a bit quiet Popular Recordings for their online but we know behind album. the scenes negotiations are ongoing and the deal is going £ Melody’s Echo Chamber have to be competitive. signed to Domino subsidiary Contact: churchestheband@ Stevie Neale Weird World Records for autumn gmail.com UK and US album release.

Ones to watch £ PINS have signed to Bella Union. X-Factor 2012 managed by Safe since this article Jethro Fox, Lulu James, Curxes, Emma Norwegian songstress Sandra This Must Be Pop have reported appeared, plus that a contestant will Louise, Haim, Stevie Neale, Mausi, Caan, £  Kolstad is the latest artist to be lots of juicy gossip about this years cover the Michel Telo song Ai Se Eu , La Shark, Jhameel, Arthur picked up DEF management. contestants, picking out a few to look Te Pego, which has been No.1 just Beatrice, Dante, Hudson Taylor, Bruno We’ll be covering her in more out for. It makes for essential reading about everywhere outside the English Charles, Rainy Milo, Indiana, Splashh, depth in our Norwegian special for anyone vaguely interested, speaking world. The hit has just been Draper, Faye, Swim Deep, Canterbury, next week along with the likes with the shift in the policy this year licensed to Syco for the UK with a rap Tailor, Stevie Neale, Haim, Archeo, of Susanne Sunfjor, Mikhael allowing managed artists to enter. from American teen Becky G added, Savages. who we read in This Must Be Pop is Paskilev and Highasakite. We should add that one artist on the signed to Dr Luke’s new U.S. label. shortlist – JukeBoxx - are no longer £ Tilly continue to buzz.

6 agent news

Mark Muggeridge looks at new signings and news across the agent landscape.

Karin Park New signings Primary Talent: PiL, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Grass House, , Rachel Zeffira, Jamie Lidell, Karin Park. Coda Agency: Above & Beyond Elastic Artists: Luke Solomon.

and Blow Magazine are riding the young star’s tails, who Above & Beyond has no mind to follow but rather to set, trends. Expect a strong A&R presence at Above & Beyond they perform, as reflected importance, we think this upcoming London shows Signing the phenomena that in events such as Group is a great match of agency with labels reported to been is Above & Beyond about a Therapy which they bring to and act and look forward to keen to sign the artist from week ago is a huge feather the UK as part of Creamfields hearing more about Above Karin Park: Park tracks. Whispers are Dalarna and above all watch in the cap of Coda Agency, in just over a week’s time. and Beyond soon. Since we first featured Karin that you can expect Park to this space. who this year celebrate their It’s their only UK date for the Park as our Record of the return the favour by adding 10th anniversary. A&B are the moment such is the global UK Date: Day in April this year things her vocals to tracks by London Shows: only dance act in history to fervour and demand for Saturday August 25 - have really kicked along some of these artists soon. Monday 10 September – win the Of The the act. With dance music Creamfields, Daresbury. for the Scandinavian artist. In addition, the compelling Hoxton Bar and Kitchen Year twice and the London- breaking through to the Primary Talent agent Andy enigma that is based trio have remixed mainstream in the US in a Agent: Duggan has taken her onto selected Park as his support Agent: Andy Duggan greats like and way that it has not previously Tom Schroeder tom@ his roster and her live show act on current dates when andyduggan@primarytalent. Madonna. However it’s their done it could be interesting codaagency.com is converting any who have a possible duet became a com live shows and the visceral times for the Alex Hardee alex@ shown recalcitrance to her near miss and Numan did Assistant: Rebecca Lewis connection they have with who have a solid US fan base codaagency.com recordings. Not that there are not want to drop the chance [email protected] their fan base that is perhaps already. See the fan made many of those. Indeed fans of working with her. If all this Management: Carl Blom carl. most impressive. Jono #GroupTherapyLA film for a Assistants: Claire Bewers including Maya Jane Coles, peer attention isn’t enough, [email protected] Grant, Tony McGuinness and reflection of this. Coda have [email protected] Ladytron and Joe Goddard fashion labels and magazines Label: Jeff Powell jeff@ Paavo Siljamaki create a put a stellar team of agents Sandy Marris sandy@ have lined up to remix Karin including , TopShop stateoftheeyerecordings.com connected happening when on the account reflecting its codaagency.com 7 features 6am covers

The least banal stories from the week’s pop press The covers of the current Artist features this week music magazines Independent music labels Incubus frontman Brandon are gaining a bigger slice of Boyd discusses life without }George Michael has market share by changing a label and why it’s not drawn criticism for up the formula so that label, necessarily a bad thing. performing his new artist and consumer all win. (Techdirt) single, White Light (CNN) as part of the closing Death wasn’t far away for ceremony rather After 25 years Public Enemy ’s than one of his hits. are still angry but now Jay-Z following a brain aneurysm in (Telegraph, Metro) and a new generation of 2001. Luckily a song written money-mad rappers are their in 10 minutes intended targets. (Times, Ed Potton) for his band became a }The winner of the }Deputy Russian prime smash hit and saved him £148million EuroMillions minister Dmitry Rogozin, : financially during a very dark jackpot says he wants to one of Vladimir Putin’s ‘We found we could bond time. (Telegraph Graeme reunite the original line-up right-hand men, has better by telling each other Thomson) of Guns N’ Roses. (NME) described Madonna as fairytales’. The Icelandic band a ‘moralising slut’. (Mail, have charmed audiences Liquidated in June with debts }Alt-J have been named Times, Guardian) in Europe and America with of over £2.6m, then reborn in as the favourites to win }Kenwood, the house their extremely loud brand July with the support of many the 2012 by in which John Lennon of otherworldly . creditors and, seemingly, the Paddy Power composed songs for the (Observer) fans. What is going on with at 6/1. (NME) Sgt. Peppers album, is for ATP? Alex Marshall speaks to sale at £15m. (Mail) Music labels are trying to founder Barry Hogan. (Stool }Lawyers for the Beastie cash in on resurgence in the Pigeon) Boys, including the estate }Alice Cooper was a surprise popularity of vinyl, putting of Adam “MCA” Yauch, are guest on stage during a often-inflated price-tags on currently suing Monster performance of the West albums, says Nick Hasted. Energy Drink, alleging that End musical Rock of Ages. (Saturday Independent) the beverage manufacturers Cooper made the one off violated copyright law by appearance to mark the Tunng’s front man Mike using the trio’s music in 40th anniversary of School’s Lindsay has followed his promos. (Spin) 26 total Out topping the chart in the heart to the frozen north and songs are named in the UK. (Standard) created a bizarrely beautiful suit. album. (Sunday Times – Richard Clayton)

8 contact us business news THIS WEEK Send your music and news to: Record of the Day £ £ £ PO Box 49554 Tunecore ceo/ proposed acquisition of HMV is to open a “social  is reportedly London E17 9WB president Jeff Price EMI, EU regulators and media” cafe that features planning to populate www.recordoftheday.com has announced that he UMG are said to be in Wi-Fi and mobile phone users’ Cloud Players with and co-founder Peter Wells discussions to add global recharging points in what the tracks its customers £  has been ordered Publisher/MD Paul Scaife have left the company. rights divestitures to the the retailer described as purchase in the CD format. to pay $300million over [email protected] (Billboard) Price, Wells package, according to a “marked departure” Rights owners appear its Rock Band acquisition 020 8520 6646 and Gary Burke founded sources. (Billboard) from its usual operations. eager as it is confirmed following attempts to Music Editor the company in 2006. It is (Telegraph) that at least two major escape paying former Peter Jarrett unclear who will replace £ Universal Music and labels have already agreed Harmonix shareholders [email protected] 07582 688 213 the pair. An open letter European Union regulators £ HMV has insisted that its to terms. (Billboard) hundreds of millions News editor from Jeff Price. met yesterday to discuss recovery is on track despite of dollars in earn-out Liz Stokes if the offer to sell 60% of yesterday’s results which £ Ultra and payments. (Hollywood [email protected] £ India’s largest web retailer EMI’s European assets saw annual sales drop by Ultra Music have joined Reporter) 020 8520 6646 Flipkart has announced satisfies competition nearly 20% to £923.2m forces and will be using Contributing Editors: David Balfour, that its digital music sales concerns, according to during the year. It expects each of their networks £ Imagem Music USA and [email protected] platform Flyte, which a source. Some third to make at least £10million and resources to ensure Cantora have announced 07974 813 267 launched in February, has parties who looked at this year as it pushes Ultra will entrench itself the launch of a publishing Nicola , seen more than 600,000 the proposals under iPads, Nexus tablets and as a driving force behind joint venture. (RotD) [email protected] cumulative downloads and an EU review process wireless headphones. the international electronic Imagem will provide Strategist James Barton, is now accounting for 1% of say they don’t go far (Metro p71, Independent dance music (EDM) publishing services to [email protected] Flipkart’s overall revenue. enough in reducing the p42 snip, Guardian, community in all aspects. signed and Music Consultant Joe Taylor, (HypeBot) presence of Universal in Standard, Sun) The (RotD) artists, and in collaboration [email protected] some European markets. value of physical music with Cantora, will develop Events Coordinator £  (Business Week) sales is set to fall back by £ Morgan songwriting talent using the Daniel Baker posted a loss of $32 million another 20% this year and Stanley downgraded combined resources and [email protected] 020 8520 6646 for its fiscal third quarter, £ An unnamed but anywhere between 10% Pandora to equal weight team. compared with a loss of apparently ‘senior and 13% for . from overweight on © Music Today ltd. By reading $46 million in the year- Universal executive’ has Monday because an £ Hard Rock Cafe has this magazine you agree to our ago period. (Billboard) said that the major would £ HMV’s underlying net analyst believes the entered into the record terms & conditions. See our website. Revenue was down 1.2% have no problem selling the debt fell 2.3% to £166.7m service is preparing to label business offering four Please respect the amount on a constant currency whole of EMI if tough EU thanks to cash inflows of “aggressively ramp its bands $25,000 and all the of work that’s put into this magazine by not pirating it. basis, 5% in reality. Digital divestment demands end £49.5m from the group’s local radio sales teams” money they can earn. The One-off forwarding is acceptable amounted to 41.5% of total up ‘ripping the heart out sale of Waterstones and and these costs “will likely brand plan to not make any but only if we are copied in to recorded music revenue in of the deal’. (Mail, Music HMV Canada. However, challenge profitability.” money from the venture [email protected] the quarter. Week, HypeBot) the bulk of this gain was (Billboard) and has instead built costs VAT 800 5889 31 swallowed up by higher into its marketing budget. Record of the Day is a trading name of Music Today Ltd, a £ After market testing £ HMV will introduce in- interest payments and (Tech Dirt) company registered in England ’s store pick-up for online an outflow of working under registration number 4546152; registered office: 4 Green Lanes, remedies package for its purchases. (PaidContent) . (FT) London N16 9NB. 9 records of the week

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Making Me Fall

Moya Caravan Palace are pioneers of the electro Four to One/Absolute swing movement, an underground scene Making Me Fall is a strong statement that is rapidly bubbling over into the main of intent from newcomer Moya. A stream. Clash is a perfect of this, classic with epic strings making for a great first single over here and build to a romantic crescendo as showing signs that the band could break in The profile building Badman showcases Ruby Moya’s vocal soars above a strong the UK. They’ve already released one album Goe’s individual and unique pop sensibilities Archeo returns with another three minute feature from Neil Thomas to great in France which went platinum, establishing with an unforgettable hook and ice cool masterpiece that follows early indications that effect. We’re still seven weeks the Parisian seven-piece as a massive production from Andy Chatterly (Kylie the 21-year-old is chart bound. Produced ahead of release for the single, but breakthrough band out there, with over 165k Minogue, ). The set up single by Mr. Waltmann (Madonna, No Doubt, Katy the campaign has got off to a flying Likes on and millions of YouTube is taken from Ruby’s soon to be released Perry, ), The Payback is making start with featuring views. They headlined the main stage at four debut EP and it highlights once again that the a big splash this week with a homepage on 6Music and further plays on ‘New festivals this summer, playing to sold out/ singer has a voice that was made for radio, feature running with Vevo, support from Music To Q’. Perez Hilton has declared capacity crowds at Eurocultured, Larmer Tree with Badman the fourth track this year Ruby Week on Thursday, and a feature on MTV Moya ‘the female Bruno Mars’ Festival, Secret Garden Party, Boom Town has featured on that has enjoyed national online, all of which follows Popjustice Big which sits nicely alongside Digital Fair. Touring will follow in the UK in November radio support across Radio1, 1Xtra, XFM, Song. He’s clearly an outstanding songwriting Spy’s ‘10 Tracks You Need To Hear’ with London’s Koko show on the verge of Capital, Q Radio, Choice, Rinse FM and an talent; between this and the relentless RotD which ran last week. In the last 10 selling out and the band playing 500-1500 cap impressive host of regional stations. TV and featured Glass Half Empty he’s deserving days YouTube plays of Making Me venues regionally. There has been a fantastic online press has been widespread, including of the tastemaker attention he’s currently Fall have rocketed to over 13,000. reaction online and press, with MTV, Don’t a double page spread in this month’s Dazed receiving. Indications are that this single is Her soulful talent has already been Panic, Clash, Fault, NME.com, Tatler and & Confused. As label and live agent interest heading towards the club charts, and with noted by who looks keen on a Virgin all featuring the band. This is only the grows in the UK, the US music industry is also Archeo also co producing and writing with collaboration, and an influx of fashion, start in the UK but with the band syndicated starting to notice. Ruby has recently featured MNEK (, ), Fred female and urban press, including on the In Demand UK ‘ones in Hits Daily Double, A&R Worldwide and Cox (Wretch 32) and The White N3rd (Loick Flavour Magazine who recently to watch’ things are shaping up very well had four front page features, amounting to Essien) his work in progress debut album included her as their ‘Future Flavour’. indeed. The album is looking to be released a full month of coverage on MTV US’s Iggy should be carefully watched by potential Released: September 24 November 2012 with management currently site. Ruby heads to the US for meetings and labels. The video was shot in LA and goes to London Gig: September 18, The looking at license opportunities. Video. recording in a few weeks time. Video. playlist meetings this week. Video. Bedford SW12 London Gig: November 21, KOKO NW1 Released: available now Released: September 23 Released: August 20 See page overleaf for all contact details 10 records of the week tv/radio

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Ruby Goe Friday TV 00:00 BBC 6 Music wednesday TV Publishing Contact: Leo Whitely & John Sanderson, Notting Hill Music 18:00 1 The Legend 13:00 BBC 6 Continues – Bob Press & Online: Julie Bland & Chris Cuff, Family Video Killed the Radio Music Mark Radcliffe Star – Sting Marley - with guest Simon TV: Kate Whitmarsh & Jess Deakin, Space Promotions 21:00 Sky Arts 1 tuesday TV Raymonde Radio: Bjorn Hall, Pivotal // Matchstick, Concrete // Toby Opperman, Transmission Hard Rock Calling 18:00 Sky Arts 1 22:00 BBC Radio 2 Management: Anneliese Harmon, MWAH Festival 2012 Lightning Seeds CMA Music Festival 22:00 BBC4 frontman Ian Broudie 23:00 BBC Radio 2 No Doubt The Joy of Easy 22:00 Sky Arts 1 Trevor Nelson : Sukhraj Johal, Universal Listening – Bananaz explores The story of Damon the more soulful Elton Online: Susannah Sheppard, Supersonic 23:30 Sky Arts 1 Classic Albums - Albarn and Jamie John records Press: Sundraj Sreenivasan, Supersonic Hewletts cartoon 00:00 BBC 6 Music TV: Ruth Thompson, Universal band The Legend Friday radio National Radio: Laurence Pinkus, Universal 23:40 Sky Arts 1 Continues – Bob 13:00 6 Music – Live Marley Regional Radio: Gavin Hughes, Universal Radcliffe and Maconie at the 02 Legal: Arif Hahmud, Universal – with the Guillemots thursday TV tuesday radio Live: Chumbley, Primary (world ex-NA) 18:00 Sky Arts 1 monday TV 10:00 BBC 6 Management: Lisa Kidd, Rebel Waltz 18:00 Sky Arts 1 Music Lauren Laverne - Sonic Youth Spectacle: Elvis Stealing Sheep 21:45 Sky Arts 1 Archeo Costello – with Neko perform Video Killed the Radio Marketing: Fraser Ealey Case 22:00 BBC Radio 2 Star - Online: Ellie Hanagan, Chilli - +44 (0)20 7428 7504 21:00 Sky Arts 1 CMA Music Awards 22:15 Sky Arts 1 Classic Albums TV: Helen Jones, Chilli - +44 (0)20 7428 7504 00:00 BBC 6 Music : Live in ’s 1991 The Legend Sydney Management: Michael Hall, Hall Or Nothing release Stars Continues – Bob 22:45 ITV2 22:00 Sky Arts 1 Marley Fearne and James Moya Simply Red: Live at Blunt Sydney Opera House wednesday TV Press & Online: Steve Rose, Emms Publicity +44 (0)20 7607 5765 18:00 Sky Arts 1 23:15 Sky Arts 1 Radio: Jay Cox, On A Plate & Chris Young, Hear This! 23:00 Sky Arts 1 : You’re Discovering Lennon A Journey through Legal: John Cullen, Amongst Others American Music the One – in John Lennon’s TV in Paris Management: Martin Tibbetts interviews 19.30 BBC 4 : 1977 thursday radio monday radio Caravan Palace 23:45 Sky Arts 1 08:00 BBC Radio 2 19:00 BBC Radio 2 Live with Radio 2 in Concert: Management & Live: Alex Martin, AM Music/Crown Talent with Robert Randolph the Publishing Contact: Matthieu Tessierm, Warner Chappell and the Family Band Melbourne Symphony 19:00 BBC 6 Music Online: Nick Bateson, Orbit 19:00 BBC 6 Music Orchestra Driver Press: Karen Johnson, Orbit Marc Riley - live Drive Faster perform session by Jim Noir TV: Josh Nicoll, Plugged In live 22:00 BBC Radio 2 Radio: National - Bjorn Hall, Pivotal Regional - 22:00 BBC Radio 2 CMA Music Festival CMA Music Festival Clare Newsham, Promo Stint

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In the news Recommended London gigs The German Federal Court Berlin club Berghain/ The Pirate Bay, RapidShare, Roy Thomas Baker, a pay for their music downloads (Independent) of Justice has ruled that Panorama Bar will remain isoHunt, Filestube, and producer for the likes of but 13% don’t download German ISPs must hand open in 2013 following Hulkshare amongst the 100 Queen, Guns N’ Roses anything at all. (Mobile Ent) Friday over to content rights holders reports it may close in 2012 sites now facing immediate and Journey, is suing Sony Club NME present: the names and addresses after concerns around a rate action under Google’s new for unpaid royalties on 21 HMV has reported sales rises Churches, Koko NW1 of people connected to an hike instituted by GEMA. (RA) policy. (DMN) Journey songs which he says for Elbow’s ‘Seldom Seen IP address used for sharing have been underreported by Kid’ (1150%) and ‘Build a Monday material illegally. (PC Advisor) The IFPI welcomes the BitTorrent has announced more than $475,000 for the Rocket Boys’ (794%), John Sexbeat present: FIDLAR, closure of pirate site that its most popular service, period audited. (TechDirt) Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ album The Lexington N1 MTV has debuted its Artists. Demonoid. (RotD) uTorrent, is to start using (1100%), the Spice Girls’ DIIV, Shacklwell Arms, E8 MTV platform, launching a adverts and sponsored Nearly two-thirds of U.S. ‘Greatest Hits’ (626%) and Junior Boys, Birthdays N16 public beta yesterday for ’s latest work is out on torrents as a new source of teenagers under the age of Emeli Sandé’s ‘Our Version artists, managers and labels. sheet music only, ‘to enlist income. (Torrent Freak) 18 say they use YouTube as of Events’ (476%) after their Tuesday Each page streams music the listener in the tone of their main source to listen to performances at the Olympics. White Heat present: and video, contains news and every track’. (Independent) Album sales of ’s music, according to Nielsen’s (RotD) Stealing Sheep, Madam Jo has the ability to sell music Comment: When rock are the lowest Music 360 report. (WSJ, Jo’s W1F and merchandise (Billboard, music meets do-it-yourself. recorded for a UK No1 at Billboard) The study into The RIAA and MPAA have , Rough Trade Mashable) The platform (Independent) 9,578 units since the Millward where teens listen to music asked the US government to East E1 will be open to all artists on Brown statistics began. now shows a 16% difference be more active in removing September 6. Google will start taking into (Independent, NME) between YouTube (64%) and sites such a the Pirate Bay Wednesday account valid copyright CDs (50%) and that teens and PutLocker by working with Deap Vally, Tamesis Dock, Songkick has partnered with removal notices in its search Brent Grulke, the creative are more likely than any other advertising companies and SE1 MTV’s new platform Artists. algorithms. The change, to be director for SXSW, has died age group to have purchased search engines. (TorrentFreak, Hudson Taylor, The MTV, providing them with made next week, means sites of cardiac arrest following music of any format (72% TechDirt) Borderline W1D their tool Tourbox which gives that receive a high number oral surgery. He was 52. versus an average of 68%) in Metropolis Music present: artists the ability to publish of copyright infringements () the last 12 months. An internet pirate who made Of Monsters and Men, their events across the web. notices from rights holders £60,000 a month from a TV Electric Ballroom, NW1 (Songkick) could see their search CD Baby has revealed Nielsen’s Music 360 programme download site was rankings fall while legal that typical artists makes report shows that 48% of jailed for four years yesterday. Thursday Streaming music revenues sites rise in the rankings. 82% of their revenue from American teenagers discover (Guardian, Independent, Mail) Peaking , Corsica up 40% globally in 2012. (Billboard FT) paid downloads, with CDs music via FM and AM radio surfthechannel.com attracted Studios, SE17 Physical down 12%. (BBC) contributing 11% and stations. () In around 400,000 visitors per The BPI has welcomed the streaming just 6%. (MusicAlly) second place are friends and day. SoundExchange has released announcement by Google relatives at 10%, followed by an updated list of more than that it intends to take account Kim Dotcom has hinted at YouTube at just 7%. One of Ibiza’s big clubbing 50,000 sound recording of DMCA copyright removal Megaupload returning in 2012 institutions, Zoo Project, will owners and performing artists notices in its search rankings. as well as the launch of his Market researcher lab 42 has hold its inaugural festival who have yet to register with (RotD) new music service Megabox. discovered that 70% of music at Port Lympne wildlife the organisation. (Billboard) (NextWeb) streaming platform users will sanctuary in Kent next month. 12 media watch

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