Blog: Hypebot

Warner Music Group head Edgar Bronfman Jr. told attendees at last week's Web 2.0 Summit that all new artist contracts at WMG will be 360 deals . Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch went on to report that 1/3 of the artists currently signed to the label were already working under this kind of comprehensive arrangement which can involve label control of revenue from publishing, web sites, merchandise, touring and all other aspects of the artist's career. But many questions about WMG's 360 plans remain unclear. Is the 1/3 [...]