Jay Z to sign $150 million deal!
April 3, 2008
New york rapper Jay Z is to set to sign one of the largest music contracts ever for $150 million with concert promoters Live Nation. Read more
Winter Music Festival Kicks off in the Sun!
March 27, 2008
The 2008 winter music festival has begun in Miami. For those who don’t know it is a week long music festival featuring everyone who’s anyone in electronic music.
South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival
March 14, 2008
South by South West is one of the USA’s largest festivals, taking place in Austin Texas. Read more
Madonna joins Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
March 11, 2008
Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night at the 23rd annual induction ceremony in New York. Read more
Make your own superstar – Slice the Pie
March 7, 2008
New website gives you the opportunity to support your favourite new artist, turn them into a superstar and make you some money too! Read more
Ex N-Sync & Backstreet boys manager in Trouble!
March 5, 2008
Former N-Sync and Backstreet Boys manager Lou Perlman has pleaded guilty for money laundering and false statements during a bankruptcy proceeding. Read more
Scorsese to make Marley documentary
March 4, 2008
The legendary movie director continues his musical theme by making a documentary about the life of the reggae music icon Bob Marley.
The Industry Is Changing
February 27, 2008
At Croydon Music it is important to us to keep our readers aware of music industry changes. There has been a lot of talk of downloading, piracy, the destruction of the recording industry, but in some peoples eyes it is just scaremongering from the powers that be trying to hold on to their out of date business model. Read more
Free & Legal downloads will it happen?
February 26, 2008
Well we thought it was nearly here people free digital downloads. Internet company Qtrax promised to be the first company in the world to launch a totally free legal music download service, but they failed to get the backing of the major record companies. Read more
Record Labels to turn to USB?
February 25, 2008
Record labels are trying out different ideas to get consumers to BUY music…..The latest format is USB flash drives. Read more
