More Music Industry News: Kayne, RIAA Wants Copyright Change, CEA Blasts NAB, Whole Foods Music, Barnes & Noble, Dylan & More
Kayne West says he'll release a new song every Friday between now and Christmas.(FMQB) RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working'. (CNET) As usual their answer is more control rather than. Continue reading
Cary Sherman, The RIAA, And Their Failure To Change The Culture of File-Sharing
It’s not hard to imagine why the RIAA is one of the most loathed, criticized and beleaguered industry trade groups of the last decade. Cary Sherman is the president of. Continue reading
Five Rules For How To Make Media Go Viral
As music marketing manager, you have probably headdesked yourself more times than you’ve celebrated the event of your media going viral. More likely yet, you have probably never had anything. Continue reading
Interview: Chris Vinson & David Dufresne, Founder/CTO & CEO Of Bandzoogle (Pt. 1)
(UPDATED) Read Part Two, Part Three Recently, I spoke with Chris Vinson and David Dufresne, who are respectively founder/CTO and CEO of Bandzoogle, a company that offers a do-it-yourself website. Continue reading
Can Internet Make Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You” A Hit?
(UPDATED) Cee Lo Green is no stranger to big hits on the radio. He's had a few of his own and as half of Gnarls Barkley, Green watched "Crazy" rocket. Continue reading
Snoop Is Top Dogg Of Virtual Goods Selling $200K+
A case study that is part of a new report on the growth of virtual good sales estimates that Snoop Dogg has sold more than $200,000 of branded virtual goods. Continue reading
Ticketmaster’s Irving Azoff Unveils All In Ticket Pricing And Three Day Return Policy
(UPDATED) Over the weekend Live Nation / Tickermaster CEO Irving Azoff tweeted: "New TM full disclosure pricing! http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00448D1A496EA9?brand=&tm_link=tm_homeA_g7&hot_ticket_brand=home". In addition to Azoff's failure to use a URL shortener, those following. Continue reading
Video: Twitter Exec Matt Graves Shares Advice For Musicians And How Kanye West Used Twitter To Connect With Justin Bieber & Raekwon
How to use Twitter effectively is still a mystery to many. In this short video shot by Danny Dee at last week's Bandwidth Conference, Twitter communications executive Matt Graves shares. Continue reading
Hey Chris Anderson, The Web Isn’t Dead
Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson made the claim last week that the web is dead. Since then, a number of leading experts have weighed in against his thesis and had some. Continue reading
I Came To Dance… The Hypebot Hit Song Contest
I Entered The Contest 'Cause That's My Plans, Plans. (Song.) While it’s entirely possible that if you win the Hypebot Hit Song Contest—which has a new deadline of September 7th. Continue reading