Caught In Time: The Music Industry’s Struggle To Adapt
Guest post by Justin Stansbury (@twentyeyes138) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Not too long ago, I was discussing with a friend of mine what we felt our. Continue reading
5 Aspects Of The Old Music Industry Being Disrupted And Replaced By Social Media
In a widely noted Billboard interview, Amanda Palmer stated that "Twitter has replaced Google and [music] management." Nobody cared about the Google part but her claim of replacing music management. Continue reading
Major U.S. ISPs Launch Anti-Piracy System: ‘6 Strikes And We’ll Throttle You’
A long promised U.S. Copyright Alert System (CAS) finally went live earlier today. Starting with Comcast and followed by AT&T, Cablevision,Time Warner, and Verizon later this week, major ISP's will. Continue reading
What Is Indie? Can An Artist Top The Charts Without Help From A Major?
By Kevin Erickson, Communications Associate, and Olivia Brown, Intern, at The Future Of Music Coalition. Let’s look at some stats: Jack White’s Blunderbuss, number one debut on the Billboard 200,. Continue reading
Google In Talks To Take On Spotify, Rhapsody
Google is in talks with labels about launching a streaming music service, according to several published reports. News of the possible Spotify competitor surfaced during negotiations over YouTube payments to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Harlem Shake: From Real To Unreal To #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Jimmy Iovine Claims Beats Music Service Will Share Listener Data With Artists While Misrepresenting Competing Services Music. Continue reading
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