A recent move that has left some scratching their heads may prove advantageous to his label as hip hop Birdman and Slim has signed former America’s Got Talent finalist and a country singer Sarah Lenore.
Helen Smith, Impala’s executive chair has responded to Impala co-president Patrick Zelnik’s revelation that he thinks Universal Music’s proposed £1.2bn takeover of EMI’s recorded music division could be “just what the sector needs”.
Editor Sam Agini takes exception to the use of persona to influence legal decisions, in the latest twist in the Universal-EMI saga.
Sony’s acquisition of EMI’s music publishing arm is to go ahead after the European Commission cleared it amid fears that it would prove anti-competitive.
The Guardian has reported that the European Union’s competition regulator has launched an in-depth probe of Universal Music Group’s planned acquisition of EMI.
But it seems that if Citigroup’s sale strategy is to sell off the label in pieces, the inevitable outcome will be an increased market saturation. The question, now, is not whether Citigroup will sell EMI in pieces, but just how many pieces this will constitute.
