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Music Industry Insiders Find Upside in Album Leaks

During the first week of July, Nas’ controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam.
But Nas’ business partner Anthony Saleh shrugs it off.
“I don’t think the leak has hurt Nas in any way,” he says, adding that leaks have “helped those who have delivered on [...]

Labels Up Volume on Vinyl Releases to Meet Demand

It may have seemed like a fad at first, but the resurgence of vinyl is now turning into a nice niche business for the major labels. With EMI’s announcement that it would reissue eight classic albums in the format, all four majors are now onboard the vinyl bandwagon.
EMI will release two Coldplay albums, four [...]

ABC Promotes Shows With Music Videos

ABC is producing music videos for several of its new and returning shows, including “Ugly Betty,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dancing With the Stars” and “Brothers and Sisters.”

The videos — 11 are expected by the end of the season — will air on ABC.com and in some cases on such other platforms as iTunes, ABC [...]

Rapper Jay-Z Tops Forbes Hip-Hop “cash Kings” List

Hip-hop star Jay-Z’s talent for extending beyond rap to the executive worlds of music, fashion and other businesses has earned him the top spot on Forbes magazine’s “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” list.

Forbes on Thursday said Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, raked in $34 million in 2006, the year he released a comeback album “Kingdom [...]