WMG’s Cohen Renews For $3M & Hypebot Renews It’s $1 Challenge
Lyor Cohens’ new deal with Warner Music Group includes the following: (i) the term of Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement was extended until March 15, 2013 and will be automatically extended. Continue reading
MTV’s Rock Band Sells 6 Million Songs
MTV’s Rock Band video game continues to fly off the shelves, but more importantly for the music industry the game resulted in more than 6 million song downloads since its. Continue reading
BoDeans Go D.I.Y. With Impressive Results
Roots-rockers the BoDeans have jumped on the D.I.Y. bandwagon with strong initial results. After nine records on various major and indie labels over 20 years, the band decided to form. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Border For Sale, BMG Flops, Pumpkins’ New Future & More
> Borders Books & Music is up for sale. (SVI) > Bertelsmann reported annual earnings for 2007 and said that revenues from its share of Sony BMG fell 27.8% to. Continue reading
eMusic Promises Lawsuits If Apple Offers “Unlimited”
IS EMUSIC THE BEST COMPANY TO LEAD THE COUNTERATTACK? Apple is in discussions to offer unlimited access to iTunes with the purchase of a premium iPod or other device. Apple. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: HITS vs. Levsetz, BMG Wants Out, EMI “Comes With” & More
> HITS vs LEFSTEZ over WMG’s Lyor Cohen: "Powerless" Lenny vs. "low-rent sycophant blogger". (Daily Swarm) Cohen’s $3 million yearly contract was renewed yesterday (SEC). Continue reading
Advertise On Hypebot
Do you want to reach an audience of music and technology professionals interested in the products and services that are fueling Music 2.0? Hypebot is now accepting advertising from select. Continue reading
Apple’s All You Can Eat Is Bad For Music Industry
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is in discussions with labels about a plan to give purchasers of a premium priced iPod unlimited access to iTunes. The plan is. Continue reading
Songkick Debuts Live Music Recomendation Destination
Monday we wrote about Songkick’s web buzz tracking and comparison site, now the company which focuses on resources and recommendations for lovers of live music, has unveiled a much broader. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Limewire’s Store, Valentino To AEG & More
> P2P software firm Limewire has opened an mp3 store with about 500K songs mostly from IRIS Distribution and Nettwerk. It mixes both an individual song and an eMusic style. Continue reading
