Tuesday, January 31st, may have marked Edgar Bronfman’s final day as chairman of Warner Music Group, but that didn’t stop him from making one more promise regarding the label’s future plans on his way out.  In an interview with Peter Kafka at the “D: Dive into Media Conference,” Bronfman had some choice words regarding [...]

For those who don’t know, the simplest way to describe Baidu in a soundbite is “the Google of China.”  Although somewhat of a misnomer (afterall Google does operate in China), it is a fitting place to begin. Baidu is free music download service in China. The name for Baidu is inspired by a poem written more [...]

  Warner Music Group, (“Warner”), one of the music industry’s most successful companies, recently hired Goldman Sachs to assist in its buyout strategy. Reports indicate that in the last week of February, Warner requested bids for its music publishing company, Warner/Chappell, as well as for the company as a whole. Many have speculated about the [...]