January 2009 | Archive

26
Jan

Digital Rights take centre stage

I was interviewed by Audra Mahlong from ITWeb on digital rights management (DRM) - a topic that is being discussed a great deal lately.
This is the original article below:
As local artists increasingly turn to technology to create and publish their music, digital rights management (DRM) will become increasingly important, says the Southern African Music Rights [...]

21
Jan

Ingane Zoma member represents SA at Midem 2009

Late last year, platinum selling all-female maskandi trio, Ingane Zoma may have shocked fans when they announced their split, ending a 15 year illustrious career in the music industry. But things seem to be coming to shape as the remaining member, Thandoluni Phungula was called to wow fans at the world’s most respected music conference, [...]

16
Jan

The SA Music Good News presented by MIO and SAMRO

The South African music industry is a vibrant place. Afrikaans, gospel and traditional artists literally sell 100’s of thousands of CDs and perform around the country to devote fans. The sounds of Urban Dance, such as house and kwaito, are not only hugely successful locally but are also now finding an international market and are [...]

14
Jan

Beatles copyright decision

While we do acknowledge that digital downloads are here to stay, we support the decision that has been made to halt plans to make the Beatles’ entire recorded back catalogue available online for free,
In early January, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NBK) began posting 212 tracks by the Fab Four online in a series of podcasts, [...]

12
Jan

Urban House proves a ‘Money Maker’

As 2009 kicks in, the urban house music scene continues to shine. What is so unique about this spotlight is that the genre is not only doing well locally, the consumers from other African countries, as well as overseas, have also begun to praise South African music.
In the fast lane is the fresh hit jam, [...]

6
Jan

African musos shine at Grammy awards

We’ll all be looking forward to the 51st Grammies, held in Feb 2009, for the array of music and star line-ups but Africans will be tuned in for another reason – the nominee list is top heavy with talented artists from Africa!
Currently, Estelle takes the trophy for the most nominations at the 2009’s event with [...]

1
Jan

Creating a SAMRO community

SAMRO values your support so in an effort to be able to ‘chat’ to you directly we have adopted an online social media marketing strategy to boost our communication platforms and create a SAMRO community.
This new SAMRO blog means that we will be able to communicate the latest news, announcements and stories to you, quickly [...]