Thursday, January 12th 2012
EXPLOSIVE VIDEO: REBECCA FERGUSON-REBECCA FERGUSONS HEAVEN
Music video by Rebecca Ferguson performing Rebecca Ferguson's Heaven. (c) 2012 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Filed Under: Music
Monday, January 9th 2012
EXPLOSIVE VIDEO: MIKE POSNER-LOOKS LIKE SEX
SKY HIGH The new album coming Spring 2012 Music video by Mike Posner performing Looks Like Sex. (C) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Filed Under: Music
Tuesday, January 3rd 2012
X-FACTOR STAR MELANIE AMARO SIGNS WITH EPIC RECORDS!
X Factor USA star Melanie Amaro has been ear-marked for sure-fire success after winning season one of the Fox talent search.
However, as many an industry analyst will know, how her $5 Million dollar record contract is handled has a direct correlation to how successful she’ll be. Everything from A&R, to producers, to marketing the finished comes from the seemingly bottom-less pocket – essentially creating way for a profitable success or a highly expensive failure.
Put simply, the young starlet would need to be in the right hands for her dreams post-show to come to fruition. A fact Simon Cowell seems to know well, as he has negotiated a deal for Amaro with fellow music mogul and X Factor judge LA Reid.
It was today announced that Reid has signed the 19 year old to Epic Records – which he is heading up after leaving Island Def Jam last year.
Renown for both launching and rescuing the careers of many an Urban Pop star (see: Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Pink, among others), Reid – for many- is the man the songbird needs at the helm of her career.
Speaking on the deal, Simon Cowell said:
“We all agreed that Epic would be the right fit for Melanie. L.A. made it clear that he wanted the opportunity to work with her and with his track record, you can’t say no to that.”
Epic, for those not in the know, resides under the Sony Music umbrella – the same corporate force which handles all X Factor output. Needless to say, Mr Cowell is “winning” all-round.
Amaro joins the likes of Ciara and Cher Lloyd on label – which is said to potentially be adding Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez to its roster in the near future.
Filed Under: Music
Wednesday, December 21st 2011
MAJOR MOVE! VEVO SET TO EXPAND TO CABLE TV
The online music video site VEVO is in the early stages of expanding its operation by having it’s own TV channel. The company, which is independently operated but owned by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Entertainment - the two biggest music labels in the world, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company, has seen unprecedented growth since its inception in 2009, and has subsequently entered talks with cables companies to make the leap into the TV market.
Sources at The New York Times state that VEVO is looking to become what MTV used to be prior to the influx of reality television shows it has now become known for, VEVO will be a channel that will show music videos as well as other forms of entertainment e.g. chart and live shows.
It remains to be seen if the concept would actually work, seeing as MTV were perceived to have strayed away from solely playing music videos due to the growth of streaming video online, which VEVO can attest to with their 827 million video plays per month, and 57 million users in the United States alone.
Filed Under: Technology
Thursday, December 15th 2011
EXPLOSIVE VIDEO: KARMIN-CRASH YOUR PARTY
Music video by Karmin performing Crash Your Party. Tweet #CrashYourParty See more at http://www.vevo.com/artist/karmin (c) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment
Filed Under: Music
