Yahoo & AOL Boost Artist Careers
The net is increasingly become a place to break artists according to Digital Music News "…Yahoo Music touted some recent artist success stories from its "What’s Next?" series, which allows. Continue reading
More Than 1.5 Million Text Messages For Live 8 Tickets
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) The text-message-ticketing system employed for the upcoming Live 8 show in London attracted over 1.5 million entries within hours, vying for the 150,000 available passes in the raffle.. Continue reading
Wal-Mart Brings Music Stars To Annual Meeting
Just in case you ever doubted the power of Wal-Mart on pop and country music sales here is the live entertainment line-up at last week’s investor’s meeting: a supposedly retired. Continue reading
Band The Zax For Sale On Ebay
I just got an email from a band, The Zax, saying they were for sale on eBay. While I can’t decide if this isn’t a bit like pimping yourself; I. Continue reading
UPDATE: SANCTUARY IN SALES TALKS
UPDATE: Innovative Birtish music firm Sanctuary whose portfolio includes a major mamangement firm, music publishing and a record label are in talks about a possible sale according to reports. In. Continue reading
The New Yuppie Music Buyer
A recent NY Post story rather unflatteringly profiled a new kind of music fan that music marketers need to pay attention to: "Meet the new yuppie: the urban striver who. Continue reading
UK’s Sanctuary In Sale Talks
Innovative Birtish music firm Sanctuary whose portfolio includes a major mamangement firm, music publishing and a record label are in talks about a possible sale according to reports. In a. Continue reading
Ken Antonelli Abruptly Resigns At RED
Acccording to today’s HollywoodReporter.com, "Ken Antonelli, president of the leading U.S. independent record distributor RED Distribution, has abruptly resigned from the company, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed Friday. Antonelli,. Continue reading
Infinity Radio Expands Podcasting. Music Shows Still Left Behind.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, "Viacom Inc.’s Infinity Broadcasting radio unit unveiled an expansion of its podcasting activities to its nine all-news stations Thursday as it continues to look for. Continue reading
Radio Documentary Profiles Digital Music Trends
WFUV-FM in NYC has produced an interesting radio special that serves as an entry level education to the world of digital music called ALL THINGS DIGITAL. They describe it as. Continue reading
