Music Retailer HMV Appoints Administrators, 4000 Jobs At Risk
Top music retail chain HMV has appointed administrators, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy protection. HMV has 239 stores and approximately 4,350 employees in the U.K., Singapore, and Hong Kong. It. Continue reading
4 Reasons For Releasing Extremely Expensive Or Extremely Limited Music
Recent singles and album releases have nicely illustrated some of the reasons a musician might release music at a seemingly outrageous price. From Mike Doughty's $543.09 song to the £3000 single. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
#CutForBieber: Internet Prank Turns Ugly Looking For An Industry Job? Spotify's Hiring and New Investment Means New Job Openings At Topspin Is Warner Music About To Go On A Buying. Continue reading
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
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
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
Do TV Show Music Placements Lead To Greater Artist Awareness?
By Liv Buli, Resident Data Journalist for Next Big Sound. You’ve just tuned in to your favorite television show, be it Gossip Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, or Glee, and are enthralled. Continue reading
2012 Cassette Single Sales Triple In UK
Although the numbers are absurdly small, the UK's Official Charts Company keeps up with not only cassette sales but the sales of cassette singles aka cassingles. In 2012 they tripled. Continue reading
Gaggle Prices Single At 3000 Pounds To Raise Awareness Of Music Costs And Value
By Tim Cushing of Techdirt. If you asked most people what a single track is worth, most would answer with the going market price, which ranges from ~$0.79-$1.29. This is. Continue reading
