Starbucks’ Hear Music Fading Out
Starbucks has handed Ken Lombard, President of Starbucks Entertainment, a pink slip and has handed over day-to-day operations of their Hear Music record label to the Concord Music Group. Chris Bruzzo, chief technology officer, has been promoted to senior VP and will assume the leadership helm of the Entertainment category as part of his responsibilities. The company said the move was part of a strategic overhaul to examine all aspects...
RIAA Spent $2.8 Million Lobbying US Government In 2007
According to reports, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) spent $2.8 million “persuading” US legislators on promoting their agenda in 2007. The record industry trade group spent $659,000 in the first half of 2007, and then really kicked it into high gear with an additional $2.1 million paid out for lobbying efforts in the second half of 2007, according to a form posted online by the Senate’s public...






