Example has signed a US record deal
Example has signed a major label record deal in the US. He will attempt to ‘break the US’ under the guidance of Mercury/Universal who have previously signed other British artists including…
Label: universal music
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Billiam: a chance to remember
You may have read our post yesterday about newish boyband Vice. In the post we mentioned that Vice weren't exactly the worst boyband we'd ever seen and so thoughts inevitably…
Frankie say repackage
The last few weeks have been very exciting in London, because wherever you go there seem to be Frankie Goes To Hollywood posters stuck all over the place. It is a…
Nice bust
A quick catch-up on the latest musical bits of bobs from the last week or so in the world of Lady Gaga. 1. New single. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGaZ0-SrWlE 'Bad Romance' was premiered…
Boxy! Yes, yes, yes
There's no Girls Aloud album this year so to keep Universal Music from the brink of collapse the band's label have compiled all 20 of Girls Aloud's consecutive Top 10…
Blackout Crew: song about phones has video with massive phone in it
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcIommZjMSE Blackout Crew are brilliant for lots of reasons. Firstly, because of the questions they bring up. It's interesting to watch how a London-based music media deals with a popular…
Relax everyone — we've saved the music business
Services like Spotify pay a little bit of money to labels and artists every time a song is played. Record labels should set up huge rooms full of computers programmed…
Important Girls Aloud thing — update
Girls Aloud's 21st Top 20 single has been confirmed as… 'Untouchable'. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMcH_AjKnT8 Blimey. (Don't march on the Universal Music building quite yet — so far there's no news on radio edits.)
It really is a golden age for independent music
In terms of labels, here's how the Top 10 is likely to look this Sunday. 1. Sony BMG Music 2. Sony BMG Music 3. Sony BMG Music 4. Universal Music 5. Universal Music…