Music Industry Forum

On TV This Week

Monday, December 15

NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Sheryl Crow
NBC: Late Night with Conan O'Brien: John Legend
NBC: Last Call with Carson Daly: Meiko
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Lady Gaga (r)
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Matisyahu

Tuesday, December 16

CBS: Late Show with David Letterman: Fall Out Boy
ABC: The View: Melissa Etheridge
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Cure
IFC: Music Blast/From the Basement: Sonic Youth, White Stripes
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Relient K
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Fleet Foxes

Wednesday, December 17

CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Broken Social Scene
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Death Cab for Cutie
ABC: Live with Regis and Kelly: Jamie Foxx
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Fray
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Staind
NBC: Last Call with Carson Daly: Panic at the Disco
FUEL: The Daily Habit: The Hives
SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Eric Benet

Thursday, December 18

CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Of Montreal
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: The All-American Rejects
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: The Cure
SYNDICATION: The Bonnie Hunt Show: Jesse McCartney
SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Plain White T's

Friday, December 19

NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Melissa Etheridge
CBS: The Late Show with David Letterman: Leona Lewis
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Fall Out Boy
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Flobots
SYNDICATION: The Bonnie Hunt Show: Melissa Etheridge

Saturday, December 20

NBC: Saturday Night Live: Adele (r)

Bruce Burch Podcast

“I used to say you gotta be in the room to work the room, now the room is the whole world!” Bruce Burch told us during our recent podcast interview when discussing social networking and the power of the internet. Bruce Burch is the head of the Music Business Program at the Terry School of Business/UGA. Prior to starting the program, Bruce was the Creative Director at EMI Publishing as well as an acclaimed songwriter. Reba McEntire’s #1 hit “Rumor Has It” was written by Bruce. You can listen to the podcast here:

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Next week our podcast will feature Bart Herbison Executive Director of NSAI [Nashville Songwriters Association International]. Bart has been with NSAI since 1997. A Paris, TN native, Herbison worked as a reporter and spent 14 years in Country radio before joining the staff of U.S. Rep. Bob Clement in 1987. During the next 10 years, Herbison served as the Tennessee Congressmans Press Secretary, then Campaign Manager, then Chief Administrative Officer before leaving Capitol Hill for Music Row.

Musicians on Twitter

More and more artists are communicating with their fans through Twitter.  Twitter is an internet -based application that allows you to send 140 character “Tweets” to anyone who has subscribed to your feed.  All tweets are also indexed within Google so related searches have the opportunity to reach fans who may not even be aware of Twitter.

We’ve started a quick list to get you started on Twitter - sign up for an account and “follow” these artists:  @bjork, @lisaloeb4real, @britneyspears, @jimmyeatworld, @snoppdogg, @davejmatthews, @imogenheap , @mchammer , @riverscuomo

Weekly News Round-up Nov. 23 - Dec. 5, 2008

Hypebot: Music Industry Layoff Roundup: MTV, Real & More

Pollstar:   Quincy Jones To Give Keynote At SXSW

All Hip Hop: Suge Knight's Mansion Sold In Bankruptcy Court

Sirius Buzz: Terrestrial Radio Revenue vs. Satellite Radio Revenue

Rolling Stone: Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay For “Viva La Vida” Plagiarism 

Grammy Nominations

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Kenny Chesney & George Strait, "Shiftwork"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Killing The Blues"
George Strait & Patty Loveless, "House Of Cash"
Sugarland, Jake Owen, & Little Big Town, "Life In A Northern Town"
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, "Let The Wind Chase You"

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy"
Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Love Here"
Rascal Flatts, "Every Day"
The Steel Drivers, "Blue Side Of The Mountain"
Sugarland, "Stay"

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"
Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"
Rihanna, "Disturbia"
Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Disturbed, "Inside The Fire"
Judas Priest, "Visions"
The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Motley Crue, "Saints Of Los Angeles"
Rob Zombie, "Lords Of Salem"

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, "Heroes Of Our Time"
Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Ministry, "Under My Thumb"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lessons Learned"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, "4 Minutes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Rihanna and Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Duffy, "Mercy"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Pink, "So What"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mayer, "Say"
Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Eagles, "Waiting In The Weeds"
Gnarls Barkle, "Going On"
Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic, "Apologize"

BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, "Royal Flush"
(Taylor couldn't pronounce "Raekwon" quite right. Aw.)
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, "Mr Carter"
Ludacris feat. T.I., "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On"

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy"
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low"
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, "Green Light"
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, "Got Money"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

BEST R & B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Boyz II Men, "Ribbon In The Sky"
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, "Words"
Al Green feat. John Legend, "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman" b
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, "Never Give You Up"

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Kings Of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill"

BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

BEST SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TV SHOW, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Down To Earth" (Wall-E)
"Ever Ever After" (Enchanted)
"Say" (The Bucket List)
"That's How You Know" (Enchanted)
"Walk Hard" (Walk Hard—The Dewey Cox Story)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am

BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Alicia Keys & Jack White, "Another Way To Die"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Weezer, "Pork & Beans"

SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
"Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
"Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, "Please Read The Letter"

BJ Leiderman Podcast

“I’m called the musical clown prince of news, pop culture and rock n roll,” BJLeiderman tells us during his podcast interview this week.  The podcast is available below – we discuss his 30 year involvement with NPR, his love of the Beatles and his 2009 plans for a new album release and tour.
 
On the podcast next week we’ll feature Bruce Burch, Head of the Music Business Program at the University of Georgia.  Bruce started his career in Nashville as a songwriter [Reba’s “It’s Your Call” is among his hits] and then went on to be Creative Director at EMI Publishing.  He’s now sharing that knowledge with his students who are the next generation of music industry executives.  Look for that podcast next week!

Download Music Industry Forum Podcast Featuring BJ Leiderman

Bono launches charitable download service

From Strategy Eye:

U2 singer Bono is launching a subscription music service to help raise money for AIDS charity, the Global Fund. (Red) Wire, part of the (Red) project that raises money selling (Red)-branded products, will offer users exclusive music each week for a monthly fee of USD5.

The service goes live on December 1 - World AIDS Day. To mark the launch, MSN Music is hosting a (Red) Wire microsite that will post new videos of acts featuring on the download service. (Red) has also signed promotional deals with a number of UK sites, including Metro, Bebo and LinkedIn. They will run (Red) branding on the day of the launch, reports New Media Age. Subscribers to (Red) Wire will receive new tracks every Wednesday, which will be added automatically to users' iTunes accounts. Coldplay, The Killers, John Legend, REM and Elton John are among the acts who have agreed to contribute new songs to the service.

(Red) was co-founded by Bono and philanthropist Bobby Shriver - John F Kennedy's nephew. The organisation has partnered with companies including Apple, Converse, Dell and Gap to produce branded goods.

Weekly News Roundup Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2008

NME: Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' breaks MySpace record

Billboard: No Doubt Regrouping For Tour

BBC: Paul McCartney Wants To Release "Lost" 14-Minute Beatles Track

Business Wire: Gaylord Entertainment Announces Key Leadership Team Promotions

NARAS: GRAMMY Foundation, Do Something Launch Key Change Grants Program

Vivendi CEO 'Has No Clue' How Slump May Affect Biz

Via Reuters

The chief executive of Europe's largest entertainment group Vivendi is cautious on prospects and monitoring costs because he had "no clue" how the downturn would affect his different divisions.

Speaking at an Ofcom International conference in London today (Nov. 21), Jean-Bernard Levy was asked in which areas of the business he was optimistic and in which he saw the most risk.

"I have no clue how to answer your question," he said with a smile. "Some people tell me this will generate consumer spending. Some people show me market surveys explaining that entertainment as a whole has become as essential as food or health.

"Some people say that especially the kind of digital entertainment which we are in, is quite cheap.

"But because I don't know we have to be very cautious. We are going to control the cost within the company and hopefully because the products [and] the content will be good we will be rewarded and not hit too much by this recession. But I would be very bold to tell you we are immune."

Levy said he had still not seen any signs of a downturn at Vivendi, parent company of Universal Music Group, but was making sure they were prepared if it did happen. Vivendi also has interests in games, TV and telecoms.

He also said he was watching France Telecom's push into providing more movies and programmes and said the rules needed to be equal for all.

"As France Telecom is the very dominant player, as the incumbent operator in France, there is of course a big risk that the rules would be biased and we will be watching that very closely," he said.

Microsoft announces new Zune Pass music subscription model

Consumers can now keep the tracks they love

Zune, Microsoft Corp.’s digital music and entertainment service, today announced landmark agreements with major and independent music labels to bring significant new value to the subscription music model. The Zune Pass subscription service currently gives consumers on-demand access to millions of tracks for $14.99 per month. Starting today subscribers will also get to select 10 tracks per month to keep and add them to their permanent collection (an estimated $10 value).

Agreements have been signed between Microsoft and EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group, as well as independent distributors INgrooves, Independent Online Distribution Alliance and The Orchard. The Orchard delivers digital music, video and brand services globally, and represents labels including Barsuk Records (Nada Surf) and Fania Records (Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz). IODA represents labels including Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, The Stills) and Ghostly International (Matthew Dear, School of Seven Bells). The new enhanced subscription model came about as a result of close collaboration with all of these companies.

Zune Pass subscribers will have the added benefit of retaining digital rights management (DRM)-free MP3 tracks from Sony BMG and UMG, in addition to MP3 tracks from EMI Music, Warner Music Group and a large portion of the independent music labels. With the addition of tracks from UMG and Sony BMG, Zune will soon offer over 90 percent of its music in the MP3 format.

“The way people consume music has changed. With the shift to digital from CDs, it is more challenging than ever to offer the right mix of deep content, music discovery and economic value,” said Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing for Zune at Microsoft. “People want the freedom to listen to whatever they want across millions of songs, combined with the confidence that they can keep their favorite tracks forever.”

From its inception, Zune has bet on the power of subscription, not only as a consumption model but also as a way to highlight the music discovery features central to the Zune experience and the PC platform. The Zune service gives consumers convenient and unlimited access to the music they want, and also connects them to other music fans and expert sources to help them find the music they will love. The new enhancements to the Zune Pass subscription service offer unprecedented value for all music fans.

“The subscription model continues to redefine the digital music landscape, and today’s announcement is great news for consumers, artists and labels,” said Simon Renshaw, chief executive officer of Strategic Artist Management (representing Dixie Chicks, Miranda Lambert, Everclear, Tila Tequila and Aly & AJ). “This breakthrough offer makes it easier than ever for consumers to discover new music and will encourage deeper engagement in the digital music space, and that is good for the entire industry.”

A Zune Pass gives a subscriber access to millions of tracks that can be streamed or downloaded from a PC or directly from a Zune device when in a wireless hot spot. Downloaded music can be shared among up to three PCs and three Zune devices. In addition to unlimited downloads, consumers now also get to select 10 free tracks per month to keep and add to their permanent collection. These tracks can be burned to a CD or moved to other devices even if their subscription ends.

Since the launch of the Zune portable media player and music service two years ago, Zune has invested in improving the subscription model and the discovery experience it brings to life. With the recent launch of Zune 3.0, Microsoft built additional value into the Zune Pass offering by adding new features focused on music discovery and personalizing the music experience for each user:

• Mixview. Customers can select an artist, album or listener from the Zune Social online music community to activate a dynamic visual mosaic of related music and listeners. With each click, users can take the view in a new direction. Mixview works with users’ current collection of music, in addition to tracks and albums from across the Zune Marketplace.
• Zune Channels. Subscribers can explore dozens of channels programmed by genre; explore sources such as Billboard Hot 100, The FADER magazine and KEXP radio; or access themed channels, like fitness, to get a steady stream of new music added to their collection automatically. Zune will even create custom channels for each user, based on favorite artists and genres.
• Personal Picks. Now the Zune software learns what kind of music users like and makes personal recommendations. Each week Zune suggests artists, albums and tracks based on the music each person has been listening to, as well as channels they might enjoy and listeners like them in the Zune Social.

To give people a chance to experience the Zune Pass subscription, Zune is offering a free, 14-day trial to all new customers. More information is available at http://www.zune.net/free .