Thursday’s Music Brief: Vevo vs. Indies, The Beatles, Facebook, Trent, Fall Out Boy & More
Will YouTube And Universal's New Vevo Music Hub "Do No Harm" To Indies?- Apple Corps Gives Rock Band What It Won't Give Apple Inc: The Beatles
- Spotify User Info Compromised
- Jango Offers Indie Artists Pay For Airplay
- Poll: What Do You Think Of Pay To Play On Jango?
- Interview: Jed Carlson of ReverbNation (Part Two)
- Daily DIY – What's The One Thing?
INDUSTRY NEWS:
Facebook will unveil a new redesign next week that puts more emphasis on sharing (Wired, paidContent)- An in depth look a Trent Reznor and his career including his hugely successful promotional campaigns. (Telegraph UK)
- iTunes is adding a number of "indie exclusives". (Billboard.biz)
- Targeted digital music services have begun to arrive, but can they thrive? (Juggernaut Brew)
UMG has added 5000 videos to popular tween social networking site Kiwibox. (press release)- Younger music fans prefer the sound quality of their iPod to more audiophile formats. (Times UK)
- Fall Out Boy creates some big fun with a custom version of an online game @ falloutboytrail.com.
- Tips for running a labels in 2009: Beatportal gathered label managers Stuart Knight, Matthias Tanzmann, Dylan ‘2000 And One’ Hermelijn and Roska in "an attempt to unearth the vital components behind running a successful electronic music label in 2009." (Beatportal via DailySwarm)
- Worthy Click: ConcertAttack – fans of live music share photos, videos, reviews and stories.