LA Reid and Def Jams Epidemic
In what has probably been one of the toughest / worst weeks for the label this year (has to be, the year is only 3 weeks old) and perhaps recent history, a day after the label had massive layoffs that saw three senior executives leave, the employees who still had jobs to show up to on Friday were asked to go home due to a bed bug scare.
Wyclef Jean Charity’s Funny Money – January 14, 2010.
Moral of this story…. Donate money to Haiti, however do not text Yele to Wyclef.
C. Jorg
Well Billboard went ahead and outed some of the names of people laid off at UMG’s Island Def Jam.
We weren’t really going to name names, figured it was better but hey someone did it first. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 15
Lil Wayne = Rockstar... not really
With the impending release of Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth”, can we talk about how much of an epic misstep this is gonna be. The Chicago Sun-Times Jim DeRogatis spake thusly:
“How could anyone have thought this forced, joyless, plodding Frankenstein’s mess was worth the trouble of releasing?”
Right before he gave it 1/4 stars.
RIP MySpace Records
According to various sources (digital music news and hits daily double) Myspace Records also had some job cuts yesterday, with the head of the label basically leaving to join Disney records (god really?). Read the rest of this entry »
Fergalicious
Note to upcoming music starlets (I’m looking at you American Idol), this is apparently how you become a major player in the music industry. Butt Cheeks.
Out a terrorist ring on it
wwtdd.com has pics of Beyonce doing a private performance for Muammar Gadaffi’s kid (don’t know his real name). Read the rest of this entry »
4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW – MAKE ME AN OFFER!!!.
This Conan Leno thing is one of the best things to happen for entertainment in a while.
What would be better… Conan moving to Fox or to Comedy Central after Stewart and Colbert?
Jan 15
Yesterday saw Universal Music Group cut its staff by nearly 1/3 (if not more). Is this for an impending consolidation of the labels? Read the rest of this entry »
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART: What label head is enraging his executive staff with his practice of calling meetings and not showing up until hours after the scheduled start time, leaving everyone to endlessly twiddle with their BlackBerries? (1/13a)
