Browsing all posts in March, 2009.

Wrigley Vive tu Musica

Wrigley, the famous gum company, is making strides into music discovery in Latin America. As part of a promotion for it’s “5″ brand of gum, Wrigley will launch an internet campaign called “Vive tu Musica” (Live Your Music), where bands can submit their music into a contest. The contest will narrow down to 5 finalists [...]

Just Background Music?

A new website, Jamendo, offers public places in need of background music an inexpensive alternative to piping in the latest U2, Coldplay and Madonna. Jamendo allows streams to a number of different music styles without having to pay hefty copyright fees. There are still fees involved to pay Jamendo & the artists of the songs, [...]

Universal Company Structure Changes

Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) changed its corporate structure around a bit recently. In a move telling of the times, digital and physical music sales will now fall under the same area called Universal Music Distribution. The other areas under UMGD are: – Fontana – Indie Distribution- Vivendi – Video Distribution- Digital – Digital Assets [...]