2008 news
Dec 18, ’08
Lily Allen immortalised in online game to promote forthcoming album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’
Dec 18, ’08
War Child “Heroes” will be released on February 16
Dec 18, ’08
Legendary soul singer Van Morrison returns to EMI Music
Dec 17, ’08
EMI Music launches EMI.com
Dec 16, ’08
Blue Note Records takes New York
Dec 15, ’08
Eric Dingman appointed president, EMI Classics
Dec 10, ’08
EMI Music and Warner Music Group expand existing marketing and distribution partnership in India and the Middle East and enter into new relationship in Turkey
Dec 9, ’08
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus sets tour dates through March 2009
Dec 9, ’08
EMI Music and Diageo launch new partnership with the definitive collection of music used to advertise Guinness®
Dec 5, ’08
Look out music world! Here comes trouble!
Dec 4, ’08
EMI Music’s Coldplay Earns Seven Grammy® Nominations Including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year
Dec 3, ’08
EMI Music partners with Amazon.co.uk as it launches Amazon MP3 music service
Dec 1, ’08
Keith Urban returns to the stage for 2009 tour
Nov 20, ’08
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus ready sophomore album, ‘Lonely Road’, Feb 3
Nov 18, ’08
Katy Perry’s the ‘one’
Nov 13, ’08
International jazz star Avishai Cohen joins the Blue Note family
Nov 13, ’08
Capitol Records Nashville makes big impact at 2008 CMA Awards
Nov 10, ’08
Platinum artist Katy Perry launches first world tour
Nov 7, ’08
EMI Music announces leaders of three new business units
Nov 6, ’08
EMI Music appoints Ernesto Schmitt as president, catalogue
Oct 30, ’08
The Beatles inspire new music video game
Oct 30, ’08
EMI Music signs up for the launch of the Datz Music Lounge
Oct 28, ’08
Thumbplay launches direct-to-consumer digital music store in beta including tracks from EMI Music
Oct 27, ’08
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Original Soundtrack (OST) becomes the fastest selling soundtrack in the UK since records began
Oct 27, ’08
EMI Music enters into agreement with InMotion
Oct 27, ’08
Police riot van has been officially ‘Pimped’!
Oct 21, ’08
EMI Music partners with Lala on the first free music service without advertising
Oct 20, ’08
EMI & Virgin Classics artists hit high notes at Germany’s ECHO Classics Awards ceremony
Oct 13, ’08
Katy Perry debuts as host for 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
Oct 7, ’08
Spotify announces licensing deals with labels including EMI Music and upcoming launch
Oct 7, ’08
Depeche Mode sign worldwide exclusive deal with EMI Music – to include the US for the first time
Oct 7, ’08
Deluxe edition of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ scheduled for November release
Oct 6, ’08
EMI Music artists triumph at Q Awards
Oct 3, ’08
Kylie and Coldplay win big at the BT Digital Music Awards
Oct 2, ’08
Nokia launches pioneering ‘Comes With Music’ digital entertainment service
Sep 30, ’08
San-e Ichii appointed president and CEO of EMI Music Japan
Sep 29, ’08
EMI Music appoints Howard Handler as Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing for North America
Sep 29, ’08
EMI Classics and the Berliner Philharmoniker renew contract
Sep 25, ’08
EMI Music signs on to ‘MySpace Music’ joint venture
Sep 24, ’08
KT Tunstall joins Cape Farewell for a journey to the Arctic
Sep 24, ’08
EMI Music partners with Sony Ericsson as the company adds unlimited music download service to its PlayNow brand and expands PlayNow arena to new countries
Sep 24, ’08
Darius Rucker’s ‘Learn To Live’ takes #1 spot on country album chart
Sep 22, ’08
War Child and EMI announce an incredible new album featuring all new and exclusive contributions from the biggest names in music
Sep 15, ’08
“Was muss muss” – the first ‘best of’ double album by German superstar Herbert Grönemeyer
Sep 8, ’08
EMI and Warner Music Group announce marketing and distribution partnership in South East Asia
Aug 12, ’08
Katy Perry’s long hot summer
Aug 11, ’08
Mark Ronson extends worldwide relationship with EMI Music Publishing
Aug 6, ’08
Bobby Valentino inks distribution, marketing & promotion agreement with EMI Global Music Services
Aug 4, ’08
EMI and Typhoon sign new music agreement
Aug 1, ’08
EMI Music, MTV UK and Metropolitan Police Service ‘Pimp’ to help reduce youth violence
Jul 30, ’08
EMI Music names Rob Stevenson as President, Virgin US
Jul 28, ’08
EMI’s ‘NOW’ album scales new heights
Jul 9, ’08
Coldplay have no.1 selling album in 36 countries
Jul 7, ’08
EMI appoints chief executive of recorded music
Jul 4, ’08
EMI Music appoints Billy Mann as president – international A&R Labels; David Kassler becomes president – Europe/Middle East/Africa
Jun 30, ’08
EMI Music and Welk Music Group announce worldwide sales and distribution partnership
Jun 27, ’08
Sigur Rós join Björk in concert to raise awarness of the growing aluminium smelting activity on Iceland’s natural landscape.
Jun 26, ’08
The Verve – new single ‘Love Is Noise’ released 3rd August
Jun 25, ’08
Katy Perry makes top 10 debut on US album chart
Jun 25, ’08
Dierks Bentley chosen as first-ever country artist to participate in Xbox LIVE ‘Game With Game’ and Xbox LIVE artist of the month program
Jun 25, ’08
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida simultaneously tops the US and UK album charts
Jun 19, ’08
Coldplay become the first British group in over 10 years to hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in America
Jun 12, ’08
Orange launches Musique Max in France with EMI’s music
Jun 12, ’08
EMI Music Publishing extends its partnership with award winning rock songwriter and producer Brian Howes
Jun 11, ’08
EMI and BBC Worldwide agree major deal to unlock music archive
Jun 9, ’08
EMI Music appoints Second Life creator Cory Ondrejka to new role in its digital business
Jun 3, ’08
EMI Music enters into new agreement with Qtrax for ad-supported digital music service
Jun 3, ’08
EMI Music and SpiralFrog announce North American deal
May 28, ’08
MXTabs.net Partners with EMI Christian Music Group, Sony/ATV and Alfred Publishing
May 28, ’08
Download EMI Music on the go with MEDIAnywhere’s music download kiosks
May 27, ’08
Sigur Ros announce new album and free download
May 27, ’08
Coldplay announce UK tour for December 2008
May 19, ’08
Brian Wilson returns to Capitol Records/EMI, his original label home
May 13, ’08
EMI MSF beneficiary Peter Moore wins BBC Young Musician of the Year competition
May 12, ’08
EMI Music and Papa Joe Records announce distribution partnership
May 9, ’08
Coldplay announce “Viva La Vida” North American tour with UK/European dates to be announced soon
May 6, ’08
Coldplay’s new single ‘Violet Hill’ has been downloaded by two million people since it was made available a week ago
May 5, ’08
And the beat goes on – out-of-print CDs from EMI Music to be made available on Amazon.com, providing customers with greater music selection
May 2, ’08
Kylie is awarded her second prestigious honour of 2008
Apr 28, ’08
Coldplay annouce a free single to download, a free show in London and New York…and their album moves forward to a June 12 release in the UK
Apr 24, ’08
Sho’Nuff Records and Capitol Music Group to release eagerly awaited new album – ‘The Truth’ – from Atlanta R&B sensations Cherish on May 13 2008
Apr 23, ’08
Lady Antebellum’s self-titled debut album lands at number one on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and number four on the pop charts
Apr 23, ’08
Tristan Prettyman’s second Virgin Records album ‘Hello’ is major iTunes hit, debuts in the US at No.27
Apr 23, ’08
Little Big Town joins the Capitol Records Nashville family
Apr 22, ’08
Sarah Brightman scores highest charting album in over a decade
Apr 16, ’08
EMI Music makes further senior appointment
Apr 14, ’08
Coldplay’s long awaited new album ‘Viva La Vida’ is released on 16 June
Apr 9, ’08
Trina hits number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts
Apr 3, ’08
Vasco Rossi is latest EMI Music International smash hit
Apr 2, ’08
EMI Music appoints top Google executive Douglas Merrill to drive digital growth
Mar 31, ’08
Raphaël’s new album, ‘Je sais que la terre est plate’, enters the French charts at number one
Mar 31, ’08
EMI Music supports launch of TDC’s new Danish mobile and broadband digital music service PLAY
Mar 31, ’08
EMI Music Japan’s Utada Hikaru returns to the no.1 spot with 5th album
Mar 19, ’08
Queen + Paul Rodgers Rock The Cosmos 2008 concert tour
Mar 18, ’08
Al Green’s new Blue Note album ‘Lay It Down’ truly tells it like it is
Mar 13, ’08
Country stars come together to support youth development organisation 4-H
Mar 11, ’08
Everything Right Now In Time! Iron Maiden’s best of Eighties album heralds a download revolution – 12 May
Mar 6, ’08
Sigur Rós take over YouTube homepage with full-length screening of ‘Heima’ and fan-created videos
Mar 3, ’08
EMI Group announces senior appointments to run key business units
Feb 21, ’08
EMI artists win seven BRIT Awards
Feb 20, ’08
Cherish album ‘The Truth’ arrives in April 2008
Feb 19, ’08
Dierks Bentley marks first five years with greatest hits album in stores May 6, 2008
Feb 19, ’08
J. Holiday launches spring US tour
Feb 14, ’08
EMI welcomes McCreevy announcement to restore balance to copyright term
Feb 14, ’08
Iron Maiden Live After Death enters the UK charts at number 1
Feb 13, ’08
First studio album in four years from Lenny Kravitz – It Is Time For A Love Revoution – debuts at number 4 on Billboard album chart
Feb 12, ’08
EMI Music takes home 14 Grammy Awards
Feb 11, ’08
KT Tunstall announces Forest Tour dates
Feb 11, ’08
EMI Music and Ricall sign global deal for online music licensing platform
Feb 11, ’08
EMI, (Red) and Channel 4 announce collaboration with award-winning film We Are Together
Feb 11, ’08
The Beatles ‘Love’ wins two Grammys at the 50th annual Grammy Awards
Feb 5, ’08
Grammy winning band OK Go and New Orleans funk/soul trombone outfit Bonerama team up for ‘You’re Not Alone’ to benefit New Orleans musicians displaced by Katrina levee failures
Feb 5, ’08
EMI Christian Music Group anounces AT&T to sponsor TobyMac and Jeremy Camp “Boomin’ Beyond Measure” spring tour 2008
Feb 4, ’08
Ingrid Fliter’s Chopin recital marks EMI Classics debut
Feb 4, ’08
Alphabet engage fans with voice blogging
Feb 4, ’08
Martha Argerich and Friends ‘Live from the Lugano Festival 2007′
Jan 31, ’08
Sales of ‘Flavor Of Life’ by Japan’s Utada Hikaru pass 7.5 million
Jan 31, ’08
The Kooks release new album Konk 14th April 2008
Jan 30, ’08
30 Seconds To Mars’ short film “A Beautiful Lie” takes band on journey to the Arctic, underscores global climate crisis
Jan 29, ’08
New York Daily News and EMI Music offer free exclusive downloads to readers
Jan 28, ’08
PassAlong Networks partners with EMI Christian Music Group to launch ChristianDigitalStore.com; a turnkey way for retailers, other brands to enter the digital music market
Jan 28, ’08
Paul McCartney – ‘Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)’ – live performance and documentary released on DVD 4 February 2008
Jan 25, ’08
EMI Music strikes strategic mobile content deal with SendMe
Jan 22, ’08
EMI Music Publishing promotes Leo Corbett to Chief Operating Officer, and Thomas Kelly to Chief Financial Officer
Jan 15, ’08
EMI Group announces fundamental restructuring of Recorded Music Division to respond to the needs of artists and consumers
Jan 11, ’08
EMI Christian Music Publishing and Lilly Mack announce groundbreaking partnership
Jan 7, ’08
Jose Gonzalez announces “Green” Spring 08 Tour presale begins today