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Billboard.Biz May 15, 2004 Artist Orgs to Aid In Royalty Search AG Wants Help To Find Colleagues By Bill Holland Veteran attorney Bob Donnelly, NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, and various artist groups are working to ensure that musicians and songwriters collect some $50 million in royalty payments that major labels have kept tucked away in so-called suspense accounts, out of the artists' rightful hands. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 26, 2002 Pop Singer Fails to Strike a Chord Despite the Millions Spent by MCA By Jennifer Ordonez Artist Carly Hennessy stands as an example of the current music industry's formulaic and outdated approach. After three months, her album has sold only 378 copies -- amounting to about $4,900 at its suggested retail price -- despite the $2.2 million MCA Records spent making and marketing the album. In today's troubled music business, this story is routine. Killing the Music By Don Henley February 17, 2004 Don Henley explains the systemic nature of the music industry's problems, and stresses the vital importance for artists to regain control over their music. The New Yorker July 7, 2003 THE MONEY NOTE Can the record business survive? By John Seabrook Life's not so easy for a successful record man like Jason Flom. As the outdated lottery style record labels struggle to maintain their dominating presence in record sales, they are slowly losing their grip on an evolving industry. No longer will a record company be able to pay their way to create a successful artist, and no longer will Jason Flom a well-known A&R man be a necessity. This article describes the difficulties that Jason Flom faces when developing a new artist and how the sprouting industry is doing everything to make his job thornier. Los Angeles Times April 12, 2004 No airplay? No record deal? No problem By Gina Piccalo A look at how artists can, and are, circumventing the music industry's system and finding new successful ways to reach fans. Artists who have been shut out of major labels are now thriving on indie labels. New York Magazine June 10, 2002 This Media Life: Facing the Music Rock stars and music-industry execs once ruled the earth, but now -- in terms of size and profit margins -- the music industry is becoming the book business (minus the literacy). By Michael Wolff While the major labels flail in this age of freely downloadable music and the like, it has become clear that spending millions to launch an act will shortly be a thing of the past. While the major labels remain static in their approach, there remains opportunity to take advantage of the evolving industry. New York Times May 5, 2004 Record Labels Must Pay Shortchanged Performers By Lola Ogunnaike Record labels called on their foul play. Londell McMillan, a lawyer who helped found the Artist Empowerment Coalition: "For so long the music business has been operating like the wild, wild west. But labels may be finally realizing that it's time to reel things in." |
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