More Music News Tues. 9.08.09: iPod Tax, Digital Beatles, Beggars To China, MySpace Music UK Stalls & Much More
Stay tuned for Apple's big music announcement on Wednesday. Here are the rumors and predictions. Some in Canada are proposing that a small fee levied on CDRs be extended to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Album sales fell another 18% last month. Apple announces a September 9th "rock 'n roll" event. On a week when Wall Street appeared to loose confidence in the company, two. Continue reading
Activision Decides The DJ AM Show Must Go On
Activision has created a cottage industry out of bringing no-longer-with-us rock stars back to life for their video games. That's not what they had in mind when they brought in. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Puts Focus On Nashville
WEA Corp. President John Esposito To Head New Division Jbara Promoted To Head WEA. Bennett Steps Down. At a time when labels are cutting back, WMG is instead shifting resources. Continue reading
Apple Reveals Sept 9 “Rock And Roll” Event
Invitations sent to the media Monday confirm rumors that Apple with be holding a special event on Wednesday September 9th in San Francisco. In the past, Apple has used similar. Continue reading
Hypebot Revisited: Infiltrating Columbia Records Site With An Anti-Label Ad
What a difference a year makes. It seemed appropriate that today's installment revisiting some of our favorite posts during this blog's 5th Anniversary would be last summer's post "Hypebot Infiltrates. Continue reading
Bruce Warila: The State Of Music Industry Investing
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC INVESTORS WHITE PAPER "Looking across the spectrum of previous music industry investments…(most) are held hostage to, and will remain a prisoner of, the large label system that has. Continue reading
Pandora Forces $29.95 Payments From Indie Bands
(UPDATED) Until recently, Pandora accepted music from indie artists at no cost in almost any form including home burned CD-R's. But now, in part because of a deal to display. Continue reading
Overloaded With Data? Trendrr Launches Pro
A First Look & How It Compares Information and trends spread across the global net with lightening speed. Bloggers and fans love a show, hate a single, publish a photo,. Continue reading
Will The Browser & Mobile Apps Replace The iPod?
Could the growing popularity and sophistication of streaming services from Spotify to Last.fm and mobile apps from Pandora to Sirius unseat the dominance of the iPod? Gerd Leonard thinks so,. Continue reading
