Hypebot’s New Music Business Week In Review: WMG Digital, Mobile Music, AmieStreet, Last.fm & Much More
> Warner Music Group announced that
Michael Nash will be promoted to Executive Vice President, Digital
Strategy and Business Development, succeeding WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman’s brother-in-law Alejandro (Alex)
Zubillaga.
> Mobile music is on track to reach $17.5 billion in sales despite a decline in ringtones.
> Top indie artists and labels are embracing AmieStreet‘s fan sets the price model.
> iTunes has made a questionable claim to being the #2 music retailer in the US.
> Last.fm posted strong growth spurred by addition of free on demand music and launched a showcase for its outside applications and widgets called Built.Last.fm.
> Facebook has added easy to set up Music and Film launch pages.
> AD SUPPORTED MUSIC DEBATE: Last week guest commentator Bill Houghton wrote that ad supported music was not sustainable. Marc Cohen who works in ad supported music disagreed in a guest rebuttal. Now Bill Houghton is back with another commentary that an ad supported MySpace Music is doomed before it launches. Join the debate.
> PiraBoogle proves torrent search ease.
> Free Jobs Posting: Beggars Group needs a NYC based IT wiz.
> VIDEOS:
- Highlights from the MIDEM Free Music Panel
- an interview with Andrew Dubber of New Music Strategies
- R.I.P. Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith
- farewell to Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles
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