It feels like Columbia. Purely because it was so successful across so many decades. In the 1960s, they had Bob Dylan. In the 1970s, they had Bruce Springsteen. In this century, they have... Читать далее
In the UK, it would be EMI. But that's the parent company – so I would say Parlophone, purely because they had the biggest act that there ever was and that there ever will be. Indirectly... Читать далее
Someone like Chance The Rapper, who has made it in the music industry without a label or a manager, is an anomaly at the moment. But who knows what is going to happen in the future? At... Читать далее
With The Beatles, even though they progressed the whole way of making albums, their albums were really still a collection of songs. And they did standalone singles outside of those... Читать далее
I think all businesses are cutthroat and ruthless – every business has to be. The reason there is that perception of record companies being more cut-throat and ruthless than other... Читать далее
I don't know if outliers like her really change the way it is for everybody else. She earned her artistic freedom. It wasn't a given. She came in to EMI with a certain amount of privilege... Читать далее
The standard answer to that is that they were so busy making money out of CDs in the 1990s that they didn’t see the internet coming. That is only partially true because, of course, they... Читать далее
They changed the music business in many, many different ways, but the initial impact was to make the UK a global force to be reckoned with as a recording industry. Previously British... Читать далее