Fats Domino to get new awards
EMI will replace gold and platinum discs for Fats Domino that were destroyed in the New Orleans floods, as he prepares a compilation and tribute album.…
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Starcom win EMI Records media account
Media buying agency Starcom has won the media planning and buying account for EMI Records, beating incumbents Carat and Media Campaign.…
EMI partner with Last.fm on tuneglue-audiomap recommendation service
EMI Records launches tuneglue-audiomap, a music recommendation service built on Last.fm's scrobbling data that suggests new artists based on listeners' favourites.…
EMI to test new super distribution service
EMI is the first major to sign up to eListeningPost, a beta service letting labels send DRM-limited tracks and previews to fans for viral sharing.…
EMI team up with Yahoo! Maps on chip shop vote
EMI Records has partnered with Yahoo! Maps so fans can vote for the chip shop hosting a Badly Drawn Boy in-store gig for his album 'Born In The UK'.…
ITV to premiere new Robbie Williams video
ITV has secured exclusive first screening rights to Robbie Williams' video for 'Lovelight', which airs on ITV1 on 6 October before a repeat on ITV2.…
EMI sign up to new P2P service
New peer-to-peer service Qtrax has confirmed licensing deals with EMI Records and EMI Music Publishing, though how it will work and launch remains unclear.…
Soprano Schwarzkopf dies
German soprano Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf has died aged 90 at her home in Austria, having been married to EMI's Walter Legge.…
EMI appoint James Hopkins as Senior Press Officer
EMI Records has appointed James Hopkins as Senior Press Officer from May, after nine years at PR firm 9PR, with media director Rebecca Coates confirming the move.…
Velocity gather speed
London PR firm Velocity has appointed Stuart Kirkham, formerly of EMI Records, and Lee Haynes, formerly of Planet Publicity, to its team from next month.…
Women of the Year awards
The 2005 Women Of The Year Awards for the music industry took place in London, raising money for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity.…