Rock & Pop Still Dominate U.S. Digital Music Sales [CHART]
According to Nielsen SoundScan, digital track sales were up 5% in 2012. 1,336 million digital songs were downloaded in the United States, and as this Statista chart shows, rock still. Continue reading
What Topspin + Beats’ Daisy Means For Artists
Alongside yesterday's news that CEO Ian Rogers was exiting Topspin to head Daisy, a new digital music service funded by Jimmy Iovine's Beat, came a series of announcements that signal. Continue reading
Indie Musician Website Review: Anacron [VIDEO]
This is the 5th of 5 website reviews as part of the Hypebot & Bandzoogle Video Website Review Contest. For this last review, we look at the website for Anacron,. Continue reading
Amazon’s AutoRip: Buy CD, Get Free MP3 For Eligible Albums That Aren’t Gifts Back To 1998
Amazon's new AutoRip service sounds pretty cool though there are some limitations. When you buy an eligible CD you get a free MP3 version that's stored in Amazon's Cloud Player.. Continue reading
10 Music Press Release Tips
Press releases aren't given a lot of respect these days, but they are still used daily by the media as sources even when left unacknowledged. Though they represent only one. Continue reading
Everyone’s Favorite Ticketing Company Ticketmaster Flubs The Innaugural Ball
The ticketing company that everyone lese already loves to hate, punched itself in the nose earlier this week. Ticketmaster aroused the ire of many would-be presidential inaugural ball-goers after inadvertantly. Continue reading
YouTube’s Dirty Little Secret
With so many people competing for attention on YouTube, it is no wonder that services have come out to help increase or buy views. One company, Vagex, sells YouTube views. Continue reading
New Investment Means New Job Openings A Topspin
Yesterday Topspin CEO Ian Rogers stepped down to head new digital music service Daisy for Beats. Often, the exit of as visible and respected a CEO as Rogers would signal. Continue reading
Beats’ Daisy Project Revealed, CEO Ian Rogers Declares ‘Mission To Win’ [Details & Analysis]
Today Beats By Dre announced that Topspin's Ian Rogers is CEO of Beats' upcoming Project Daisy music streaming subscription service as well as MOG, the service on which Daisy will. Continue reading
Topspin’s Ian Rogers Joins Beats As CEO New Digital Music Service Daisy
(UPDATED) Respected digital music and direct to fan pioneer Ian Rogers has left Topspin to serve as the CEO of Project Daisy for Beats Electronics. Rogers will remain on the. Continue reading
