Month: March

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Artist and managers are having a few issues with the way labels are doing business. One of the discrepancies is that artist have not seen their share of money that the labels received from settlements between themselves and companies like Napster, Kazaa, and Bolt.com. Other issues that artist and managers are facing are that they have not seen money from having their music played on YouTube. As labels are starting to downsize and reconstruct and the 360 deal is starting to be used, lawyers and managers are starting to question if a smaller company can make the deal work and benefit the artist at the same time.

Month: April

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Live Nation has taken on Madonna, U2, and now Jay-Z under their 360 deal model.Though not many details have been told, each deal has been worth over a 100 million dollars. As Live Nation prepares to announce more artist's that will be added to their roster, investors are looking ahead as stock begins to rise.

Month: February

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Most common we see a label try to expand into a company that can offer a 360 deal. Eventus, a Miami based event and promotion company, on the other hand is expanding into a company that can offer what a label does with the launch of its own lable.