Article: Napster makes good on DRM-free MP3 promise.(ONLINE MUSIC SERVICES)

Article: Napster signs deal with another major label.(Company Business and Marketing)
Network World;  January 3, 2001 ;     251 words ...Napster. Tuesday announced a tie-up with Germany's edel Music AG...service access to edel-owned titles. The move is part of Napster's plan to turn its once free-of-charge peer-to-peer file-shari...model to generate profits. At the end of October last year, Napster took its first step in the new strategy, ...

Article: Major label could give their careers a blast
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  July 25, 2003 ;     521 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-25-2003 Major label could give their careers a blast By...Jade Tree Records, and grew into a major label, Virgin. But fans shouldn't worry about...Explosion's next effort - the group's major label debut - because of the switch. "We're...

Article: Red Telephone not hung up over major label woes; Hub's Red Telephone answers the call.(Scene)
The Boston Herald;  January 5, 2001 ;     605 words ......rock scene, the quartet signed with a major label (Warner Bros.) in the mid-'90s and promptly...into the first circle of hell known as Major Label Limbo. You know the tune: release a...album with a clearer vision then their major label debut. The band plays the Attic in Newton...

Article: The Decemberists keep cool; For this indie band, signing with a major label is no big deal.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  March 23, 2007 ;     569 words ......year, the Decemberists released their major label debut, The Crane Wife, on Capitol. The...loved, the only reason to sign to a major label was if you had built enough of a foundation...can create perfectly great music on a major label. It allows you an amount of comfort...

Article: INTERVIEW: Trail of Dead talks working on a major label
University Wire;  October 26, 2007 ;     421 words ......Many bands would kill to get signed by a major label. But renowned rock band ...And You Will Know...advantages and disadvantages of working with a major label. While signing with a major label would help a band receive increased exposure...

Article: Napster signs deal with MusicNet.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Calif. _ In a single day, Napster transformed itself from...the right to distribute major-label songs to subscribers when...summer. The deal would give Napster access to the same musical...majority ownership in Napster. The MusicNet deal would enable Napster to offer the ...

Article: Building up Into a Crescendo of Successful Sales: How Two Brothers From a Small Town Sold Over 1 Million CDs - Without a Major Label;.
PR Newswire;  December 13, 2004 ;     460 words ......Artists Often Think Being Signed By a Major Label is The Only Surefire Way to Achieve...Sold Over One Million CDs - Without a Major Label. Here's How They've Done It. NEW PRAGUE...success. Even if they aren't signed by a major label, listen to music from the The O'Neill...

Article: Bertelsmann hoping to settle remaining Napster-based lawsuits.(Digital Media Legal Matters)(cases between music publishers and Bertelsmann AG)
The Online Reporter;  January 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Bridgeport Music to settle its Napster-based suit against Bertelsmann gives the parent of major label BMG Music hope that EMI, Universal...million to the then-renegade Napster, which was operating a P2P...Middelhoff, Bertelsmann was Napster's biggest funder, putting...the form of a secured ...

Article: CD REVIEW: With 'the post wave,' Blue Meanies succumb to pressure of major label
University Wire;  November 1, 2000 ;     286 words ......by the Chicago-based Blue Meanies is a perfect example of a major label having a negative impact on the quality of the band. "the...re good at. This album is a weak attempt to mature with a major label. They need to go back to the studio to record another great...

Article: 'Lily blossoms without a major label
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  November 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 'Lily blossoms without a major label By BARRY GRAMLICH, STAFF WRITER Date: 11-15-...says keyboard virtuoso Milburn. We have no major label paying us, but we're not paying a major label back for their endorsement.'' Groovelily...

Article: Pittsburgh hip-hop gets major label attention
New Pittsburgh Courier;  September 26, 2007 ;     582 words ......general) seeking to get signed to a major label, you usually have to go to New York...attention of international audiences and major label executives. Over the past month Pittsburgh...industry and has made some lucrative major label contacts along the way, but nothing...

Article: eListeningPost : The Next Generation Of Sales, Marketing & Social Networking - Music 2.0; EMI First Major Label On Board; Unique Word-Of-Mouse Try & Buy Service; Exclusive Music Direct To Your Email Inbox; Free Trial Plays, Ad Revenues + Option To Buy; Fans Benefit, Artists Get Paid.
M2 Presswire;  December 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Social Networking - Music 2.0; EMI First Major Label On Board; Unique Word-Of-Mouse Try...RDATE:04122006 EMI Records is the first major label to sign up to eListeningPost, a new...use by all artists, from unsigned to major label, and can be fully branded in-house with...

Article: Major label signs rising twentysomething star; Mayer stays true to singer-songwriter roots
University Wire;  February 12, 2002 ;     557 words ......24-year-old Connecticut native's second full- length album and major label debut, challenges the conventional term singer/songwriter...that's hard to come by today. Room For Squares is, of course, a major label album, and comes with all of the big league perks: backing...

Article: Being Indie ain't so bad: understanding the major label flaw
Canadian Musician;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...An artist who signs a major label recording contract today is probably taking the biggest risk...1 out of 10 failures, it's clearly a crapshoot whether a new major label artist will "make it" or not. The list of "where are they nows...