Given its smaller market share, Sony BMG’s hit-rich schedule could be good enough to add to its 24% album market share at the expense of UMG’s 31% share. EMI’s schedule looks as strong as its 9% album share, but a lot is riding on Janet Jackson, whether Coldplay remains on this year’s release schedule and its ability to develop to artists. WMG has some very promising titles that could help it surpass its 16% share but lacks the sure-thing blockbusters that fill UMG and Sony BMG’s schedule. The company is good, though, at scoring left-field hits.

 

EMI’s schedule has some hits and a few titles with an outside shot at breaking out: Janet Jackson, Coldplay, Beenie Man, Meatloaf, Chingy, Daz Dillinger, R.E.M. (IRS years compilation), Bob Seger, Trace Adkins, Bonnie Raitt, Daz Dillinger, Enigma, Celtic Women and Lenny Kravitz.

 

Wildcards: The Panic Channel (members of Jane’s Addiction), The Kooks, Sean Lennon, The Decemberists, The Summer Obession, Stacie Orrico, Over It.

 

Indie labels have strong releases and should have a great summer and fall, most noteably Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti, Pitbull, Basement Jaxx, Bright Eyes and Yo La Tengo. Lil’ Jon should have an album out in September but no street date has been announced.

 

Here’s the entire list of upcoming releases, sorted by street date.

 

October 31st

• Coldplay: tba (Capitol)

• Maroon 5: tba (J)

• Paul Wall: Get Money, Stay True (Asylum/Atlantic)

• Barry Manilow: Sixties Greatest Love Songs (Arista)

• Coheed and Cambria: tba (live album) (Equal Vision/Columbia)

• Meatloaf: Bat Out Of Hell III (EMI)

• Willie Nelson: Willie Nelson & The Cardinals (Universal Music Group)

• Maurice White: Interpretations (Universal Music Group)

• Lucinda Williams: tba (Universal Music Group)

 

 

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OMG! yaya this might be the closest we have to an approximate date. yay its like a week after y birthday! well i know what i want now!!!!!!!!! 3 months count down

YAY!

 

And Final Fantasy's out for October, too!

 

Double fun!

I told you it would be out in october in line for the christmas rush

1 day before my bday !!! AHHHHWOOOHOOO

Live DVD. I will look forward to it...:cool:

YAY! Can't BLOODY WAIT! lol

live dvd of coldplay. boy oh boy this will be amazing!

YESSSS! this date is what i was hoping for! hopefully it'll stick to that date and not be any later!

itll brighten up my ocotber/november...i have to do college apps and i hear back from my #1 choice!

i win! that actually IS my birthday! the whole thing sounds much to vague and analyst-speak to be correct though. as long as we know that its in the pipeline we've nothing to worry about right? the longer the guys spend on it the better itll be! stop wanting it rushed..

Anyone else noticed that Coheed and Cambria's Release is announced as a live album and Coldplay is not?

 

Either they just forgot to write "live album"

Or it's another kind of release? Maybe a Best-of, or B-Sides collection?

Or maybe no release that day :S Since there's no confirmation yet, and the date's close!

 

I hope the 1st one's right :)

 

Also, anyone knows about any working title for the live CD&DVD?

I remember something about this on coldplay.com a while ago. For some reason they won't let you copy and paste anything, so I've had to summarise, but in the news section under 3/3/06, there's an article marked "Coldplay announce Toronto DVD", which goes on to say

 

"The band has just announced plans to film their two sold-out shows in Toronto in March. The shows will be shot in HD for a future Coldplay DVD.

 

"Several of our all-time favourite gigs have happened in Canada, so what better place to film our shows" said Chris.

 

Making this news even more exciting is the that band will allow five Canadian fans the chance of a lifetime - to film the show themselves"."

 

Hope that helps

 

Tim

everyone together.....

1 2 3

YAY!!!!

OMG can't wait!!! relive all the memories that was an awesome concert. Trust me take my word the Toronto show was amazing.