Donio Preps Local Music Scene For NARM’s Return To Chicago

8 March, 2010 , 10:01 am

NARM President Jim Donio had the chance to speak with the Chicago Music Commission about NARM and, specifically, the NARM/A2IM Music Business Crash Course that will take place on May 14-15 at the Hilton Chicago. Take a listen ... Read More...

NARM Welcomes New Member: Zed

4 March, 2010 , 10:00 am

NARM welcomes to the music business community, Zed, a mobile music distribution company that is equipped with a comprehensive catalog of major and independent labeled content for the development and distribution of real music ringtones, wallpapers and voicemail personalization. Read More...

Nielsen To Present March 25 Webinar

3 March, 2010 , 2:20 pm

Nielsen's David Bakula will present the latest market data during the March 25 webinar. The presentation will focus on sales summaries; trends in strata, format, genre and current versus catalog; new release album counts; and digital versus physical share. The webinar is free to members and registration is now open. Read More...

Donio Touts Chicago Convention With Local Media

1 March, 2010 , 10:26 am

NARM President Jim Donio touts the 2010 Convention, which will be held May 15-17 at the Chicago Hilton, with local media. Take a listen to his interview with Chicago Media Guide's Cara Carriveau. Read More...

Tom Silverman To Receive 2010 Independent Spirit Award

1 March, 2010 , 10:00 am

NARM announces that Tom Silverman, the founder, chairman and CEO of Tommy Boy Entertainment, will be honored with the organization’s Independent Spirit Award at the Annual NARM Convention in Chicago on Monday, May 17. The NARM Independent Spirit Award was established in 2009 to recognize a music industry executive who embodies the spirit of new thinking, entrepreneurship and success in the industry. Read More...

Second NARM Salon Packs New York Venue

24 February, 2010 , 2:31 pm

NARM held its second Salon Series event before a packed room at the Soho House NY on February 22. A panel of experts discussed the topic of streamlining digital licensing. Standardization of digital licensing was a key point during the discussion and NARM will be planning future events to advance this topic forward. The Salon agenda also included a research conversation between Wired's Eliot Van Buskirk and Forrester's Sonal Gandhi, who took a close look at key offerings consumers are looking for and which might encourage purchase behavior. The program was videotaped and is available. Read More...

NARM Mourns Passing Of Longtime Leader Mickey Granberg

18 February, 2010 , 10:56 am

NARM is extremely saddened to announce that its esteemed former chief staff executive Mickey Granberg passed away on Wednesday evening, February 17 at her home in South Florida. She was 83. Mickey often said that her life and NARM’s were inextricably linked. All told, she devoted nearly 40 years of service to the organization. Read More...

Leiber and Stoller To Receive NARM Outstanding Achievement Award

17 February, 2010 , 3:32 pm

NARM announces that legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will receive the 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award for Musical Collaboration. They will be honored on Mon., May 17, in Chicago, during NARM's Annual Convention. The duo's works span six decades, hit the charts in the U.S. or the U.K. 76 times, and include Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock." Read More...

NARM Names Universal Music’s Jim Urie As 2010 Presidential Award Recipient

8 February, 2010 , 12:36 pm

NARM announced today that it will honor music industry leader Jim Urie with the organization’s coveted Presidential Award for Sustained Executive Achievement. Mr. Urie is the President and CEO of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), a division of Universal Music Group, which is the world’s largest music company. He will receive the Award at the 2010 NARM Convention in Chicago in May. Read More...

Enter To Win A NARM Performance Slot

27 January, 2010 , 1:46 pm

Here’s your chance to present your act and music at the foremost music business Convention of the year to influential music labels, distributors and retailers, who together account for almost 90% of the music sold in the U.S. marketplace. Many of the music industry’s superstars got their start by performing on the NARM stage. Click for contest rules and entry form. Read More...