Coldplay album leaks online
Tracks from Coldplay's new album, due worldwide on 12 June, have appeared online, including first single 'Violet Hill' and several others.…
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EMI sign up to Qtrax
EMI has licensed its catalogue to Qtrax, the ad-funded P2P-style service, days after signing with SpiralFrog, with Beggars, Universal and the major publishers already on board.…
Ono plans to appeal over Imagine ruling
Yoko Ono says she will appeal the ruling allowing a 15-second snippet of 'Imagine' in the film 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed'.…
Make Model founder quits band
Make Model founder and frontman Lewis Gale has left the EMI-signed Glasgow indie band, which will continue as a five-piece and has cancelled its live dates.…
Spiralfrog sign up EMI
Ad-funded download service Spiralfrog has reportedly signed a licensing deal with EMI Music, expanding its catalogue after its main deal with Universal.…
Sexton promoted to new partnerships role at EMI
Cynthia Sexton has been promoted to Executive VP Global Brand Partnership, Licensing & Synchronization at EMI, reporting to Ronn Werre.…
Ono loses Imagine lawsuit against creationist film
A US court has ruled that the creationist film 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed' can use a snippet of John Lennon's 'Imagine', rejecting Yoko Ono's copyright claim.…
Bronfman Jr chats to FT
Warner's Edgar Bronfman Jr tells FT.com he is optimistic about the majors' future, praising Guy Hands at EMI and saying any merger is possible but not probable.…
RIAA spend $1.5 million on a quarter's lobbying
The RIAA spent over $1.5 million on lobbying in the first quarter, much of it on piracy issues, according to a disclosure report.…
EMI partner in new download kiosk venture
EMI has partnered with MEDIAnywhere to sell MP3 downloads through kiosks, with the first opening at Italy's Fiumicino airport.…
Brian Wilson returns to Capitol
Brian Wilson has signed with EMI's Capitol Records, his original label, for his next studio album 'That Lucky Old Sun'.…
EMI really relying on Coldplay success in States
According to The Times, EMI's US market share has fallen to a 50-year low, with the label relying heavily on Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' to recover.…