Music Week articles from September 2008

Music Week archives from September 2008

Secondary concerns over tickets.
September 6, 2008... Industry calls for Government intervention to protect ticket-buying consumers from online fraudsters Promoters, ticket companies, festival organisers and secondary ticketing operators are calling for the Government to intervene over...

THE PLAY LIST: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... Snow Patrol Take Back the City (Fiction) Raw, upbeat and not short of a big hook, Snow Patrol's return marks a big step forward from the melancholy hit that was Chasing Cars. (single, October 13) The Gaslight Anthem Miles...

Universal set to paint Motown red with 50th anniversary campaign.
September 6, 2008... A year-long campaign to mark Motown's 50th birthday is planned to include "huge amount" of catalogue activity Universal is plotting one of its most extensive catalogue projects yet as it prepares to roll out a year-long campaign to mark...

Majors sign concert broadcast deal.
September 6, 2008... Digital content provider New Stream Media has signed licensing deals with the four majors and several indies to allow it to record and distribute live concerts from the O2 and IndigO2 venues. The company has already recorded shows by...

Radio bosses to bring Galaxy vibe to Scotland.
September 6, 2008... Plans by Galaxy to rebrand Xfm Scotland to include music policy shift Galaxy network programme director Mike Cass and GCap managing director of music brands Darren Henley are visiting staff at Xfm Scotland this week to explain Global...

Ups And Downs: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... UPS Universal puts together a packed schedule for Motown's 50th birthday celebrations MIA continues to go great guns in the US Later... returns DOWNS The passing of Reading and Leeds means the end for the festival season...

Points win prizes as Nectar unveils online music store.
September 6, 2008... Nectar is to contact its email base of 3m cardholders in the coming weeks as it aims to drive use of its new Nectar Music Store. The new store (www.nectarmusicstore.com) was unveiled by the loyalty card operator last week and will allow...

IN BRIEF: BBC looking to open its vaults for new online service.
September 6, 2008... BBC Worldwide has confirmed reports that it is looking to set up a streaming and download service using the Corporation's extensive musical archive. The proposed site would allow visitors to stream for free BBC recordings of material from radio...

IN BRIEF: A-list of keynote speakers.
September 6, 2008... An A-list of keynote speakers has been assembled for this year's In The City, with Warner boss Lyor Cohen and New York's veteran moguls Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer contributing to the event. The Warner Music Group chairman and CEO of...

IN BRIEF: Later... with Jools Holland returns.
September 6, 2008... BBC2's flagship show Later... with Jools Holland returns for a nine- week run this month, with guests for the first show including Paul McCartney under his The Fireman guise with producer Youth. The series kicks off with a live show on Tuesday,...

IN BRIEF: Universal download store to concentrate on silver screen.
September 6, 2008... Universal Music UK has launched a download store dedicated to music from films, with all tracks for sale as high-quality MP3 files. The Music From... (www.themusicfrom.com), launched with 200 titles ranging from blockbuster soundtracks such as...

IN BRIEF: B-Unique Records to act as A&R advisors.
September 6, 2008... The founders of B-Unique Records are to act as A&R advisors to a new fan-led investment scheme, Bandstocks. The scheme, which allows fans to buy a financial interest in artists' album releases, is being launched by Civilian Industries, a new...

IN BRIEF: BMI revenues.
September 6, 2008... US performing rights organisation BMI collected more than $901m (#490.4m) in revenues for its 2008 fiscal year, the first time any copyright organisation has topped the $900m mark. The company says that the result, which includes figures from...

IN BRIEF: Lisa Snowdon joints show permanently.
September 6, 2008... Lisa Snowdon, who has been filling in as Johnny Vaughan's breakfast show co-presenter on Capital 95.8 following the departure of Denise van Outen, is has joined the show permanently. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: US police arrested a man.
September 6, 2008... US police last week arrested a man accused of streaming unreleased Guns N' Roses songs on his blog on suspicion of violating copyright laws. Kevin Cogill posted nine new songs allegedly from the band's new album on his Antiquiet site in June....

Snow Patrol and Apple aim for sales stratosphere.(Interview)
September 6, 2008... This autumn heralds the return of million-selling UK act Snow Patrol who, with a new global management team in place and help from a unique iPhone application, have mapped out ambitious plans for their forthcoming fifth album. Music Week talks...

Can secondary ticketers' reputations be saved?
September 6, 2008... It is too late for August's dispirited punters, but we can still act to ensure future online buyers are not ripped off Like it or not, the secondary ticketing market is not going away, but the horrendous experience endured by music fans at...

XL to fly MIA's Planes back to UK after topping 1m sales mark in US.
September 6, 2008... Pineapple Express trailer sync for Paper Planes gives album campaign a new lease of life on both sides of the Atlantic The sleeper hit of 2008, M.I.A.'s Paper Planes, crossed the landmark 1m sales mark in the US last week, prompting XL to...

IN BRIEF: Music Week and Melody Maker veteran Hutton dies.
September 6, 2008... Former Music Week managing director and Melody Maker editor Jack Hutton has died at the age of 80. Hutton, who was born in Sydney in 1928, edited Melody Maker during the Sixties when its circulation approached 300,000. He left the title in 1970...

IN BRIEF: EMI Music appointment.
September 6, 2008... EMI Music has appointed former Capitol chief operating officer Jeff Kempler to the newly-created position of chief operating officer, A&R labels, North America, UK and Ireland, EMI Music. Kempler will report to Nick Gatfield, who joined EMI...

IN BRIEF: Diesel:U:Music Radio returns to airwaves.
September 6, 2008... Diesel:U:Music Radio returns to the airwaves this autumn, broadcasting on 106.6FM in Glasgow and digitally via www.dieselumusicradio.com from September 12 until October 12. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Britain's first festival conference.(Conference news)
September 6, 2008... The organisers of the UK Festival Awards are to hold Britain's first festival conference, in partnership with Yourope and A Greener Festival. The UK Festival Awards Conference will be held on October 30 at the Gibson Showroom in London....

IN BRIEF: Eros International signs deal.
September 6, 2008... UK media company Eros International has signed a deal via its music arm with Universal Germany to promote a new Indian-German artist Tamisha. Universal Germany will release an album by the singer of Eros film soundtracks reinterpreted into...

IN BRIEF: Vodafone Awards 2008 line-up announced.
September 6, 2008... Actress/musician Juliette Lewis and T4 presenter Steve Jones are to host this year's Vodafone Live Music Awards, with The Ting Tings and Estelle playing live. The awards take place at the Carling Academy Brixton on Thursday, September 18 and...

IN BRIEF: Red Bull Music Academy.
September 6, 2008... Croydon MC Goldielocks, Burial collaborator Jamie Woon and vocalist Fatima will be among the participants at this year's Red Bull Music Academy. Joining them at the Academy, which takes place in Barcelona on September 21 to October 24, will be...

IN BRIEF: Live UK The Summit returns.
September 6, 2008... Live industry conference Live UK The Summit returns in October, with topics for discussion including the festival scene and how to achieve success overseas. The event takes place on October 9-10 at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel in London's...

Epworth's on the button.
September 6, 2008... From his breakthrough Futureheads material to adding magic touches to Bloc Party and Primal Scream's new albums, Paul Epworth has emerged as one of the UK's most consistent studio men. Music Week pulled him away from the studio for a chat ...

Time for ticket legislation?
September 6, 2008... When thousands of festival-goers arrive at an event only to find that they do not have valid tickets, it is not just the customers that are affected, but a future generation of music consumers. And all seem to agree that now is the time for...

Ibiza refuses to let sun set on its dance empire.
September 6, 2008... Negative press reaction and premature reports of its demise as the capital of dance culture have always been part and parcel of Ibiza's place in the sun. And despite Spanish authorities' clampdown on clubs in a bid to change the tourist face of...

Hot new dance releases for final quarter.
September 6, 2008... POSITIVA Sonny J Can't Stop Moving (Mirwais Remix) Released: September 8 The producer of Madonna's Music provides an all-new remix for 2008. With strong support from Chris Moyles at Radio One, where it is curently B-listed, it is...

MUSIC UPFRONT: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... Out this week Singles * Mariah Carey I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (Def Jam) previous single (chart peak): Bye Bye (30) * Cassie Official Girl (Bad Boy) previous single: Is It You (52) * Elvis Vs Spankox Baby Let's Play...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 06.09.08: Album of the week.
September 6, 2008... Little Jackie The Stoop (S-Curve/Parlophone) New Yorker Imani Coppola has been making music for 10 years, but last year she hooked up with Adam Pallin to record their first album for S- Curve under the Little Jackie moniker. The Stoop is...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 06.09.08: Single of the week.
September 6, 2008... Mariah Carey I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (Def Jam) Carey's current album E=MC2 debuted at number three in April, adding to her amazing worldwide album and singles sales total of more than 170m units. The R&B superstar has since been...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 06.09.08: Catalogue reviews.
September 6, 2008... Cliff Richard:...And They Said It Wouldn't Last! (My 50 Years In Music) (EMI2165922) Madonna and Michael Jackson recently hit the big 5-0, but even they were babes in arms when Cliff was having his first hit. This golden anniversary set...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 06.09.08: The Panel.
September 6, 2008... Huw Stephens (Radio One) Rod Thomas: Same Old Lines (Self Raising Records) Rod has real character in his songs; they weave melodies and personal lyrics and have a real sense of fun. They come across well live and I think he has real...

FUTURE RELEASE: Jonathan Ansell.
September 6, 2008... Jonathan Ansell Forever (UCJ) Universal Classics & Jazz got the campaign for Jonathan Ansell's second album Forever off to a strong start over the weekend, with the former G4 vocalist taking centre stage at the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final...

FUTURE RELEASE: James Morrison.
September 6, 2008... James Morrison Songs For You, Truths For Me (Polydor) James Morrison returns with a new studio album this September, with Polydor already amassing a slew of extras for the release, such as the recently-filmed live show at London's Air...

DATAFILE EXPOSURE: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry was briefly number one on the midweek airplay flashes, but by week's end Coldplay's Viva La Vida had wrested back control to secure its sixth straight week in pole position. If Viva La Vida can stay at number...

Instore: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... CWNN Album of the week: Mogwai Instore Display: Friendly Fires, Fujiya & Miyagi, James Yorkston, Roots Manuva, Sway, Yo! Majesty HMV Instore Display: Little Jackie, Noah & The Whale, The Verve Morrisons Album of the...

DATAFILE CLUB CHARTS: 06.09.08.
September 6, 2008... Paddy's Revenge by Steve Mac dashes to the top of the Upfront chart this week, crushing nearest challenger Sylvia Tosun's Underlying Feeling by a margin of 22.4%. The track is based on The Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Music For A Found...

Prydz looks to get physical in bid to overhaul Perry's four-week reign.
September 6, 2008... I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry continues at number one, securing its fourth week at the chart summit on sales of 40,587 downloads. It is the sixth song to spend four or more weeks at number one so far this year but the first by an American...

DATAFILE SINGLES - 06.09.08: Eric Prydz.
September 6, 2008... Joining fellow Scandinavians Alphabeat, Basshunter and Madcon in the Top 30, Sweden's Eric Prydz scores his third major hit, debuting at number two with Pjanoo on sales of 29,581. The only wholly instrumental song in the chart, Pjanoo secures...

DATAFILE SINGLES - 06.09.08: Glasvegas.
September 6, 2008... It is only nine weeks since Glasvegas debuted and peaked at number 16 with their major label (Columbia) debut Geraldine - but they are back on the hit trail already, with follow-up Daddy's Gone debuting at number 12 a week ahead of the release...

DATAFILE SINGLES - 06.09.08: Miley Cyrus.
September 6, 2008... Physical release brings Miley Cyrus's debut UK hit See You Again a 127% increase in sales, propelling it 54-23 this week. See You Again was co- written by 15-year-old Cyrus herself, and is the most successful of her five Hot 100 hits to date,...

DATAFILE SINGLES - 06.09.08: Paul Weller.
September 6, 2008... Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, Kate Bush and Paul Weller have all celebrated their 50th birthday recently, and Weller has indicated he, at least, has no intention of slowing down or retiring. Indeed, Weller chalks up his 68th hit - 64 of...

Holding Forth at top - on fewer sales than The Verve might be used to.
September 6, 2008... The Verve's Urban Hymns sold 250,054 copies when it debuted at number one in 1997, appearing in the immediate wake of their two biggest hit singles, Bitter Sweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work but an 11-year lay-off and a big change in the...

DATAFILE ALBUMS - 06.09.08: Slipknot.
September 6, 2008... It is seven years to the week since Slipknot's Iowa became a surprise chart-topper, debuting at number one on sales of 51,835 copies. With hard rock in all its forms currently undergoing something of a chart renaissance, their fourth album, All...

DATAFILE ALBUMS - 06.09.08: Eva Cassidy.
September 6, 2008... When she died from melanoma in 1996, Eva Cassidy had released just two albums, one a collaboration with Chuck Brown, the other her debut solo set, Live At Blues Alley. Nearly 12 years on, and 3m album sales later, her seventh posthumous set,...

DATAFILE ALBUMS - 06.09.08: BPI Awards.
September 6, 2008... Albums CSS Cansei De Ser Sexy (silver) Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up The Girl (silver) Eva Cassidy Somewhere (silver) Slipknot All Hope Is Gone (silver) Estelle Shine (gold) Singles Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome Dance Wiv Me...

DATAFILE ALBUMS - 06.09.08: Michael Jackson.
September 6, 2008... Michael Jackson was 50 on Friday, and the event was marked by the release of yet another compilation, King Of Pop. Unlike other MJ hits packages, it was selected by a poll of fans. Elsewhere, it is a double- disc set including Jacksons...

DATAFILE ALBUMS - 06.09.08: Teddy Thompson.
September 6, 2008... Teddy Thompson has been busy, first supporting Rufus Wainwright at Kenwood House, and now touring as part of Hal Willner's Rogues Gallery to drum up business for his new album, A Piece Of What You Need. It seems to be working. Three previous...

Digital finally gets a free hand.
September 13, 2008... Digital activity in the UK is set to ramp up as retailers start to roll out unprotected MP3 content from majors A hive of digital activity will hit the UK music industry in the coming weeks as retailers prepare for the imminent roll-out of...

THE PLAY LIST: 13.09.08.
September 13, 2008... Hockey Song Away (unsigned) We can't get enough of this. It sounds like a huge hit to us and judging by the reaction it has received since we featured it last week, we're not the only ones. (demo) The Virgins One Week Of...

Sign Here: 13.09.08.
September 13, 2008... Cancer Bats have joined the Raw Power Management roster. Felix Howard at EMI Publishing has signed Rox to a global publishing deal. The UK artist, who is managed by Will Bloomfield at NMG, is available for records. Copyright: CMP...

Managers urge artists to sign up to rights charter.
September 13, 2008... Music Managers Forum launches charter to represent artists' rights Artist managers are stepping up the fight to protect their acts' rights in the face of what they see as artists' views being constantly overlooked or ignored. The...

Confusion reigns over payment as Nokia prepares for Comes With Music.
September 13, 2008... Publishers and managers in the dark about revenue splits as Nokia gets its unlimited music service ready Nokia's UK launch preparations for Comes With Music this autumn are happening against a backdrop of confusion over the way in which...

Ups And Downs: 13.09.08.
September 13, 2008... UPS Congratulations to Heavenly as it reaches legal drinking age Sony BMG predicts that Paul Potts' debut will hit 1m units in Germany by Christmas Radio One is set for a Metallica spectacular DOWNS Pioneering digital...

Rebranding reaction Absolutely positive says TIML.
September 13, 2008... TIML chief operating officer Clive Dickens says that public reaction to Virgin Radio's rebranding as Absolute Radio has been very positive, as the station begins a month-long "cross-fade" between names. The broadcaster announced the name...

IN BRIEF: ITV to continue broadcasting Brit Awards live in 2009.
September 13, 2008... The 2009 Brit Awards will take place on Wednesday, February 18 at London's Earls Court Arena, organisers were announcing today (Monday). ITV will again broadcast the event live. The Brit Awards Nominations launch is set for Tuesday, January 20...

IN BRIEF: EMI signs deal with We7.
September 13, 2008... EMI has become the third major to sign with ad-supported music service We7, in a deal that means material from the company's founder Peter Gabriel will be available from the site. The partnership, which follows deals with Sony BMG and Warner,...

IN BRIEF: Universal results.
September 13, 2008... Profits at Universal fell 9.2% in the second quarter of 2008 (down 6.4% at constant currency), in what proved to be a mixed set of results for the major. Earnings before interest and income taxes (EBITA) at Universal declined to E148m (#119.9m)...

IN BRIEF: Metallica to play gig for Radio One.
September 13, 2008... Metallica are to play a gig for Radio One this coming Sunday, which will be broadcast as part of an evening's programming dedicated to the band. The gig will air the following day from 9pm on Radio One. Meanwhile, Ticketmaster has announced...

IN BRIEF: Coldplay lead charge with four Q Award nominations.
September 13, 2008... Coldplay have bagged four nominations for the 2008 Q Awards, including best album and best act in the world today. In the former category, their fourth album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends goes up against Fleet Foxes and Vampire...

IN BRIEF: Commercial radio feeling effects of economic slowdown.
September 13, 2008... Commercial radio is feeling the effects of the economic slowdown, with revenue for quarter two down 10.2% year-on-year, according to figures released by the RadioCentre. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: The End to close in January 2009.
September 13, 2008... London club The End is to close in January 2009, shortly after celebrating its 13th birthday. The club's directors Layo and Zoe Paskin explain that the decision to sell the club was not purely financial, with several key members of staff...

IN BRIEF: New music industry conference.(Conference news)
September 13, 2008... A new music industry conference is to take on Manchester's In The City this year, taking place in neighbouring Salford on the same dates, October 5-7. Un-convention, which will be based at the Sacred Trinity Church in Salford, will focus on the...

IN BRIEF: Gordon Smith dies.
September 13, 2008... Former K-Tel and Demon executive Gordon Smith has died after battling lung cancer for a year. Smith worked in the record industry for 45 years from his early days as a runner in Tin Pan Alley, to senior management and consultancy roles with...

Britain's talent goes from strength to strength.
September 13, 2008... Sony BMG's plans for second Paul Potts album put on hold as One Chance's campaign outlives its planned shelf life thanks to television ad tie-in Sony BMG is predicting Paul Potts' debut album will hit 1m units in Germany by Christmas 2008...

Mercury brings heat to Portico Quartet campaign.
September 13, 2008... They may be rank outsiders at 33-1 but South London's Portico Quartet have been flung into the spotlight following their nomination for the Nationwide Mercury Prize, the winner of which is announced tomorrow (Tuesday). Prior to nomination,...

Comes With Clarification would also be handy.(Correction notice)
September 13, 2008... Nokia's service will certainly affect the industry for the better, but details of its royalty allocation plans are vital On the face of it, Nokia's Comes With Music will bring exciting new benefits to consumers and the industry alike,...

Nostalgic Universal plans to lead Dreamboats into limelight.
September 13, 2008... Catalogue leads the way as record company capitalises on a mixture of old and new acts and repertoire for a busy Q4 Universal's hugely-successful Fifties compilation Dreamboats And Petticoats is being turned into a stage musical. The...

UK reaps rewards from Japan mission.
September 13, 2008... Japan proved to be a land of opportunity for many of the UK delegates that travelled to Tokyo last month as part of the British music mission. The trade mission, organised by the BPI and UK Trade & Investment, saw representatives from 24...

A marriage made in Heavenly.
September 13, 2008... One of the UK's most respected and quietly innovative small labels will celebrate its 18th birthday this weekend with a series of live shows culminating in a performance by the Manic Street Preachers of the six songs they recorded for Heavenly...

The second US gold rush.
September 13, 2008... Since iTunes' climate-changing launch in 2003, the US public has fallen well in truly back in love with the single, with million sellers again becoming a common occurence. We investigate how the American music industry is adapting to its return...

Term: the final bell beckons.
September 13, 2008... The industry has come a long way since the disappointment of 2006's Gowers Report, but a final decisive ruling on term extension is still on a knife edge. But by taking the issue to the EC, we are fast approaching an endgame of sorts It...

Making Iceland even cooler.
September 13, 2008... A small fish in a big pond it may be, but Iceland is proving a hit with the international music community. Now a new music conference - You Are In Control - is being launched alongside the country's 10-year-old Airwaves music festival ...

MUSIC UPFRONT: 13.09.08.
September 13, 2008... Out this week Singles * Black Kids Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo) (Almost Gold) previous single (chart peak): Hurricane Jane (36) * Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire (Hand Me Down) previous single: Charmer (did not chart) *...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 13.09.08: Album of the week.
September 13, 2008... Glasvegas Glasvegas (Columbia) Glasvegas are officially in vogue, with the band's glum mugs plastered over the front pages of NME, Mojo, Q, Maxim and all manner of broadsheets of late, so the label-signing scram at the start of the year is...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 13.09.08: Single of the week.
September 13, 2008... Black Kids Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo) (Almost Gold) Lifted from the Florida quintet's top five album Partie Traumatic, Look At Me will aim to build on their 60,000-selling debut single I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 13.09.08: Catalogue reviews.
September 13, 2008... Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Messages - Greatest Hits (Virgin CDVX3050) OMD recently reformed to tour their vintage material, so Virgin have wisely decided to issue this bumper CD/DVD set. Sixteen of the band's 17 Top 40 hits are...

MUSIC UPFRONT - 13.09.08: The Panel.(Sound recording review)
September 13, 2008... Chris Mugan (The Independent) Peter, Bjorn & John: Seaside Rock (Wichita) Sweden's studio wizards follow whistling earworm Young Folks with a wistful instrumental album. While the trio aim to recreate the feel of school orchestras -...

FUTURE RELEASE: Riz MC.
September 13, 2008... Riz MC Radar (Crosstown Rebels) Crosstown Rebels will consolidate their relationship with recent signing Riz MC next month with the release of the rapper's debut full single Radar, with a raft of live activity taking place in the lead up...

FUTURE RELEASE: Mercury Rev.
September 13, 2008... Mercury Rev Snowflake Midnight (V2/Co-Operative) V2/Co-operative Music is to release Mercury Rev's new album Snowflake Midnight this month, with the label offering fans a free companion- piece set to be made available online at the same...

DATAFILE EXPSOURE: 13.09.08.
September 13, 2008... In the closest battle for radio airplay chart honours in more than five years, Coldplay's Viva La Vida emerges triumphant to remain at number one, with Music Control data suggesting it snared an audience just 0.0099% bigger than unlucky...