Beggar's rejig
Beggars Group has restructured management, with Simon Halliday joining to head 4AD, Too Pure and Beggars Banquet, and XL Recordings launching its own PR department under Jon Wilkinson.…
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More Radiohead gubbins
Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' will be released on CD on 31 December via XL, with a US physical release through TBD, while the band dispute ComScore's download figures.…
Radiohead get boxed
EMI will release a limited seven-CD Radiohead box set and a USB stick edition on 10 Dec, with the 'In Rainbows' CD due via XL in January.…
Radiohead sign to XL
Radiohead have signed to XL Recordings, which will release 'In Rainbows' everywhere except North America, where ATO Records is expected to handle it.…
XL reportedly secure Radiohead album
XL Recordings has reportedly secured the non-US rights to Radiohead's In Rainbows, following ATO Records' reported US deal.…
XL Recordings says Meg White is not in leaked sex tape
A spokesman for XL Recordings says a sex tape circulating online that was said to feature Meg White is fake, and that the woman in it is not her.…
SonyBMG makes A&R and promotions appointments
Nick Huggett joins Columbia as Head of A&R, formerly of XL Recordings, and Nick Bray rejoins RCA as Director of Promotions, formerly of Polydor.…
XL announce PR joint venture and A&R staff changes
XL Recordings is launching a joint venture PR agency with Jon Wilkinson, and has reshuffled its A&R team with several promotions.…
eMusic renews Beggars and XL deals and adds new labels
Download service eMusic has renewed deals with Beggars Group, XL Recordings, Concord and ATO, and added six new labels, bringing its catalogue to 2.8 million tracks.…
London investment fund invests in The Prodigy
Ingenious has invested £2 million via two venture capital trusts in The Prodigy's fifth album, released through a joint venture with Cooking Vinyl.…
The Prodigy launch new label Ragged Flag with Cooking Vinyl backing
The Prodigy are launching their own label, Ragged Flag, backed by Cooking Vinyl, ending their long relationship with XL Recordings, and will release their next album on it.…
IMPALA present more indie sales awards
IMPALA has announced its latest European Music Sales Awards, with Domino gaining double platinum awards for Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand.…