EMI launches first interactive video
EMI's video for Hell Is For Heroes lets MTV2 viewers press the red button to access exclusive content, and the label hopes to repeat this for Coldplay, Robbie and Dirty Vegas.…
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McCartney DVD has exclusive website access
EMI is using a website accessible only via computer with the 'Back in the US' DVD, offering extra performance footage and backstage outtakes.…
Midweek chart update
Early midweek predictions suggest Mariah Carey's album will chart at 50 and Martine McCutcheon's at 60, while Robbie Williams may be overtaken by the Cheeky Girls in the singles chart.…
Fischerspooner hope for spring success in US
Electro-clash duo Fischerspooner will release their debut album '#1' in the US next February via EMI's Capitol, after modest UK sales through Ministry of Sound.…
Labels bid for Big Brother boy band celeb
Universal, EMI and Telstar are reportedly bidding to sign Mark Owen after his Celebrity Big Brother appearance, with manager Jonathan Wild saying he has 400 songs written.…
Fake Williams tracks online
Fake copies of tracks from Robbie Williams' album 'Escapology' have appeared on file-sharing sites, sparking suggestions EMI is planting decoys to deter piracy.…
The Chili Peppers – remastered and reissued
EMI will remaster and reissue the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first four studio albums in January, with new liner notes by Flea and previously unreleased material.…
Harrison album posher than he would have liked
Jeff Lynne, who completed George Harrison's posthumous album, admits it is posher than Harrison would have wished, with son Dhani adding guitar parts.…
Universal Music joins Peter Gabriel's OD2 download service
Universal Music has signed up to Peter Gabriel's OD2 digital music service, joining BMG, Warners and EMI, with Sony yet to join its rival Pressplay.…
Oasis shop around for deal
With their Sony deal complete, Oasis are considering shopping around for a new label and possibly going it alone, Noel Gallagher tells the BBC.…
Queen tribute concert DVD to be released
EMI will release a two-disc DVD of the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert next month, with profits going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust to fight AIDS.…
Pressplay signs BMG
Pressplay has licensed BMG's catalogue, adding Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston, leaving Warner as the only major missing from the subscription download service.…