People Not Payola Pick The Hits
Respected LA Times music writer Robert Hilburn writes that "…it’s naive to think payola is responsible for the music that gets on the radio. In other words, it’s going to. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW
New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer concluded a payola investigationinvolving Sony BMG this week. The major was forced to pay a $10 millionfine, considered by most to be a slap. Continue reading
Our New Favorite Player: WINAMP
Hypebot’s new favorite (free) mp3 player particularly for internet streaming is WinAmp. It has a simple interface and tuner which lists a couple of free hundred internet broadcast streams including. Continue reading
CC Radio’s Harrison Reveals Net Strategy
FMQB interviews Clear Channel Radio’s internet guru Evan Harrision, "It’s been a little over eight months since Harrison’s arrival…" "…On the Sneak Peek initiative: "There are a lot of options. Continue reading
Starbuck & XM Expand Partnership To CD’s
CelebrityAccess MediaWire – XM Satellite Radio and Starbucks Hear Music will further expand their relationship with the launch of a new proprietary series of multi-artist music compilation CDs. Co-produced by. Continue reading
New Stats: Legal Downloads Growing
"Widespread broadband adoption combined with the digitization of music and the emergence of portable digital music players is fundamentally changing the music industry," acorrding to Ben Macklin, Senior Analyst at. Continue reading
Broadcasters Add Net Only Side Channels
Some radio broadcasters are giving listeners more choices (and music markleters more outlers) by offering ilisteners Internet-only "side channels" on their web sites. According to The Radio Internet Newsletter (RAIN),. Continue reading
Sony BMG Pay $10 Million Settlement And Admit Payola
According to Rueters and The WashingtonPost.com. "Sony BMG, one of the world’s largest music companies, will pay $10 million to settle a New York State probe into the way the. Continue reading
Baltimore’s Funk Box Nightclub Returns To It’s Roots
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The Funk Box, in Baltimore Maryland, will soon reopen with it’s original name, the 8×10 club. The club, located at 10 E. Cross St., was purchased in. Continue reading
Musicians Turn To Mobile Phones To Bypass Labels
BBC News writes that "musicians have begun looking to mobile phones to reach fans directly, bypassing the record label. "Andy Cato of dance act Groove Armada has teamed up with. Continue reading
