Glassnote Entertainment Group And Clear Channel Announce Agreement To Help Drive Faster Growth Of Digital 酴圖換羸
Glassnote Entertainment Group And Clear Channel Announce Agreement To Help Drive Faster Growth Of Digital 酴圖換羸
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Glassnote and Its Artists to Share in All Clear Channels 酴圖換羸 Revenue Streams
Agreement Marks Clear Channels Latest Market-Based Partnership With Goal of Creating a Sustainable Business Model for the Digital Music Industry
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NEW YORK, NY September 27, 2012 - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, which has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America, and Glassnote Entertainment Group, a full service independent music company, today announced they have reached an agreement that will align the companies business interests, accelerate growth and innovation in digital radio and enable Glassnote and its artists to share in all Clear Channel radio revenue streams.
This market-based partnership, the second of Clear Channels groundbreaking agreements with music companies, will help establish a business model that supports the development of a vibrant and sustainable digital music industry to the benefit of all constituencies artists, music companies, radio and consumers.泭 Glassnote will directly participate in both Clear Channels terrestrial broadcast radio and digital revenues to the benefit of its artists. Artists on Glassnote who will benefit from this agreement include Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Two Door Cinema Club, GIVERS, Childish Gambino, Oberhofer, The Temper Trap, Daughter, Robert DeLong, Little Green Cars and Flight Facilities.泭 Clear Channel announced its first such agreement, with Big Machine Label Group, in June 2012.
Founded in 2007 by music industry veteran Daniel Glass, Glassnote is an independent record and publishing company featuring indie and alternative rock artists, including Grammy Award winning Phoenix and Grammy-nominated Mumford & Sons.
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In 2011, Mumford & Sons Sigh No More became Glassnotes highest charting album, peaking at No. 2 and according to billboard.biz the new album Babel is projected to be the biggest first week sales of 2012 and is on track to be No. 1 on the Billboard Album Charts. Phoenixs Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix was awarded the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
We built Glassnote to be a next-generation music company that embraces change, including evolving technologies, said Glassnote Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Glass.泭 One of our passions is aggressively finding new and innovative ways to make our artists music and information more available than ever to their fans. It is no secret of our respect and love for radio. This partnership aligns our business interests more closely with Clear Channel, and were excited about being part of the drive to grow digital radio faster and bring all of its benefits to music fans.
Bob Pittman, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel, said, Daniel Glass is a savvy music business veteran whos been leading his spirited independent record label to success after success.泭泭 So its no surprise to us that Glassnote quickly saw this was a great opportunity to help move the digital radio industry towards a more sustainable future.泭 Not only will this agreement expand his label and artists participation in all of Clear Channels radio revenues; it also creates a vibrant new digital radio business model that we believe will provide more money for the artists and the labels and more digital choices for the consumer.
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Daniel Glass is Founder/President of Glassnote Entertainment Group, a full service independent music company including a burgeoning music publishing arm, Four Song Night, which began in 2007. Glassnote is the proud home to Grammy Award winning Phoenix, Grammy nominated and double platinum selling Mumford & Sons, The Temper Trap, Two Door Cinema Club, GIVERS, Childish Gambino, Oberhofer, Daughter, Robert DeLong, Little Green Cars and Flight Facilities. Daniel Glass started the company as a place to develop Artists' careers. With its communal spirit, exquisite mix of Artists and musically driven management team, Glass is proud that the company's commitment to true Artist development is proving successful.泭 In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Glassnote Best Indie Label. Glassnote artists have been nominated for numerous awards including GRAMMYs, MTV VMAs, The BET Awards, The mtvU Woodies, The Americana Music Awards, A2IM Awards, and the American Music Awards.泭泭泭
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Contacts:
Glassnote Records:
Alexandra Dunne
646-214-6000
Alex@glassnotemusic.com
Clear Channel:
Wendy Goldberg
212-549-0965
wendygoldberg@clearchannel.com