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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominic Pandiscia has been named President of Caroline - the Independent Services division of Capitol Music Group, it was announced today by Group Executive Vice President, Michelle Jubelirer, to whom Pandiscia will report. In his new position, Pandiscia is charged with building on the legacy of Caroline Distribution and EMI Label Services and expanding to offer a full range of services and new revenue streams for Caroline's artists,...

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Screenvision, a national leader in cinema advertising sales, services and content distribution, has teamed up with EMI/Parlophone and Arts Alliance Media to bring Coldplay Live 2012 - the band's first concert film/live album for nine years, to cinemas across the U.S. for a special one-night-only release the night of November 13(th). Confirmed listings and links to book tickets can be found at http://www.coldplay.com/cinema. The JA Digital...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Retail becomes so much trickier whenever the product being sold can’t necessarily be “seen.” In fact, nearly every aspect of buying and selling goods is invisible these days, from direct deposit options from employers to the password-as-payment system found in Apple’s and Google’s respective app and music stores. So, when what is essentially a file is purchased through these means, what rights does the buyer have to this...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' career-defining 1995 double album MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS has earned Diamond certification by the RIAA for sales of 10,000,000 discs and digital equivalent per disc (5 million copies of the double album). This news comes in the midst of EMI Music's extensive reissue campaign honoring the legacy of the iconic alternative band. It continues December 3 in North America and December 4...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- EMI Music's extensive reissue campaign honoring the legacy of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS continues July 17 in North America and July 16 internationally. That's when the iconic alternative band's third album PISCES ISCARIOT--1994's platinum-certified disc that reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart--receives the fully remastered treatment for the first time. This follows last year's acclaimed reissues of the band's groundbreaking...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marcy Playground has partnered with EMI Music for the release of Lunch, Recess & Detention, a collection of new recordings (Lunch), previously unreleased gems (Recess), and B-sides (Detention) spanning the band's entire six-album career. To be released digitally on June 26 and on CD on July 17, Lunch, Recess & Detention includes newly-recorded versions of some of the band's own songs, including "Sex and Candy," as well...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The remastered 40th Anniversary Edition of David Bowie's groundbreaking and hugely influential 1972 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, was released today by EMI Music. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120605/LA19672) Remastered by original Trident Studios engineer Ray Staff at London's Air Studios, the album's commemorative edition is available on CD and digitally, and in a special,...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qello, the streaming HD concert films and music documentary application, is expanding its extensive library with content from EMI Music, one of the world's largest music companies. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120510/NY04770 ) Qello provides music lovers with a sleek and carefully curated application to stream and watch long-form concerts and brilliant music documentaries on demand, in high definition, across multiple touch...

LAS VEGAS and NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps Ltd., EMI Music, and TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest out-of-home entertainment network in North America, announced today that the music of The Beatles, the most iconic band of all time, will now be featured across their network of over 50,000 digital jukeboxes. Starting April 1, 2012, TouchTunes will add The Beatles' 13 legendary studio albums to its catalog. "It is a privilege to partner with EMI and...

LONDON, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 28, EMI will release 'Immersion' and 'Experience' editions of Roger Waters' opus, Pink Floyd 'The Wall,' as the final installment of the recent 'Why Pink Floyd?' reissues and extended releases. 'The Wall' remains Pink Floyd's biggest-selling release after 1973's legendary 'The Dark Side Of The Moon.' (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120105/LA30319) Released in November 1979, 'The Wall' topped the album charts in the US,...