Abbey Road innovator Mike Batchelor dies
Mike Batchelor, a long-serving engineer and inventor at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, has died; he joined in 1949 and retired in 1987.…
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MySpace confirms download service
MySpace has officially confirmed a MySpace Music download store, with Universal, Warner and SonyBMG signed up and EMI not yet involved.…
MySpace expected to announce download plans this week
MySpace is expected to announce its download store this week, with Universal and Warner reportedly signed up and a launch planned within months.…
EMI appoint Google exec to top digital post
EMI has appointed former Google executive Dougle Merrill to a global digital role, reporting directly to chief Guy Hands from its LA headquarters.…
Radiohead best of tracklisting
EMI's Parlophone has announced a two-CD Radiohead best of for 2 June, released despite reported band objections, with its full track listing.…
Supergrass on EMI jobs cull
Supergrass's Gaz Coombes has said he hopes not too many key staff are lost in EMI's planned cull, which will cut a third of its UK workforce.…
Billy Corgan comments on Smashing lawsuit
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan says EMI's Virgin division knew it lacked the rights when it put the band's music into the Pepsi download promotion.…
Smashing Pumpkins sue EMI over Pepsi promotion
The Smashing Pumpkins are suing EMI's Virgin Records over the use of their music in a Pepsi download promotion for Amazon, arguing it breached their contract.…
Former Apple Corps chief Neil Aspinall dies
Neil Aspinall, who led Beatles business empire Apple Corps from 1970 until last year, has died in New York aged 66 of lung cancer.…
Murray responds to Juno maths slip
Anne Murray was left off the Juno Awards Best Album shortlist by mistake but has been reinstated, after an error in adding up sales figures, and she has questioned the awards' process.…
EMI confirm staff consultation process under way
EMI has begun a staff consultation process to decide which third of its workforce will be cut under new owner Terra Firma, with the biggest cuts reportedly in sales, marketing and distribution.…
EMI favourite to get Chrysalis
The Times reports EMI is now favourite to acquire Chrysalis's music publishing catalogue, after Warner's bid was reportedly sidelined.…