Jim Kuzmich

Official: Van Halen Signs With Interscope Records

Staff — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:30:11 +0000

It’s official: Van Halen has signed with Interscope Records.

The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news last week that the band would leave its longtime label home, Warner Music, after 35 year in favor of Universal’s Interscope.

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Analyzing Google Music, a Day After the Launch

Staff — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:17:25 +0000

By Glenn Peoples, Nashville

Google Music’s launch event Wednesday revealed a strong product, emphasizing partnership with artists and labels – a good match for the company’s cloud and mobile ambitions. Still, some question marks remain.

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Sources: Handshake labor deal reached

Staff — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:13:17 +0000

Baseball’s labor negotiators have reached a “handshake agreement” on all major issues, and the sport’s new five-year collective bargaining agreement is likely to be announced Tuesday, sources told ESPN.com Friday.

The sources were hesitant to use words such as “done” or “over” to describe the negotiations, because the two sides are still in the process of putting the agreement into writing. However, one source went so far as to say there are “no issues that remain to be negotiated.”

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Black Sabbath Reunion Announcement

todd — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:21:25 +0000

The four musicians — now all in their 60s — released their last studio album of all original material in 1978 named Never Say Die. Rumors of a possible reunion of the English metal band, regarded as one of the pioneers of heavy metal with hits like “Iron Man” and “War Pigs”, had been swirling for months.

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10 Scariest Musicians Ever: Poll Results

Staff — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:39:48 +0000

Just as the calendar rolled into October, we got into the spooky spirit of Halloween by asking Billboard.com readers which musician scares the living daylights out of them. You weren’t afraid to vote in huge numbers, and now, just in time for the scariest time of year, we reveal the 10 artists you chose as the most frightening of all time. Boo!

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Implications of Android App Downloads Surpassing iOS For The Music Biz?

Staff — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:34:49 +0000

It has been reported earlier today that the Google Android platform accounted for 44 percent of all App downloads in the second quarter of this year, surpassing Apple’s iOS with a 31 percent share. In Australia shipments of Android phones witnessed a 36 percent jump from the previous quarter. So what is the relevance to the music industry you ask?

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The Awkward, Unanswered Questions That Led to Coldplay’s Spotify Embargo

Staff — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:33:22 +0000

Coldplay have opted to not have their latest album Mylo Xyloto made available on streaming services…all of them, though of course Spotify is the core motive for this move.

It is yet another thrust of the wedge which is inserting itself between the streaming service and artists.

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Home prices heading for triple-dip

Staff — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:00:32 +0000

NEW YORK (Source CNNMoney) — The besieged housing market has even further to fall before home prices really hit rock bottom.

According to Fiserv (FISV), a financial analytics company, home values are expected to fall another 3.6% by next June, pushing them to a new low of 35% below the peak reached in early 2006 and marking a triple dip in prices.

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Amy Winehouse’s Real Cause of Death

Jim — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:27:57 +0000

http://www.eonline.com/news/amy_winehouses_cause_of_death/271628

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Play Ball! 10 Badass Baseball Songs

Jim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:49:02 +0000

With the baseball post season upon us, this is a fun article on the cross between music and sports.