VEVO Pulls Universal Music Videos From MTV
Will Other Major Labels Follow? (UPDATED) The cable channel that almost single-handedly popularized music videos no longer carries content from the world's largest label group. "During our recent discussions with. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Brit. Labels Collected £193.5m In Secondary Revenues, Record Producer Mitch Miller Dies, & Cassette Tape Comeback
Music industry looks beyond music sales: British record labels collected a record £193.5m in so-called "secondary revenues", which covers income from gigs and concerts to merchandise and film, TV and. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
The Hypebot Hit Song Contest: Enter Now. Music piracy and the end of culture. Topspin Media now sells tickets. SocialMention: like Google Alerts, for social media. ReverbNation and Ernie Ball. Continue reading
Music Piracy And The End Of Culture
This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events that bring together people from the technology and the. Continue reading
Google Hires Top Industry Attorney To Jump Start New Music Service
Google has hired well known music attorney Elizabeth Moody to negotiate with record labels, music publishers and other rights holders for a planned Google Music service. Sources close to recent. Continue reading
Interview: Rich Huxley Of UK Band Hope And Social
"When we involve people in the making of our art, that only serves to strengthen our bond, we're in this together us and ourfans, and they're the best PR team. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: BMG Buys Stage Three, Facebook Hits 500M, Pitchfork & More
BMG acquires Stage Three Publishing including right to Aerosmith, ZZ Top, David Essex songs. (Washington Post) Facebook is about to announce 500 million users. (TechCrunch) Pitchfork: Upstart Music Site Becomes. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Twitter May Sell Followers, MP3Tunes, Prince, Ticket Sales & More
“Apple has proven that every time an iPod is created, an indie band gets their wings.” – TM Hypebot recent covered the questionable process of buying Twitter followers using third. Continue reading
FUGA Adds 14 Labels To Digital Distribtion Platform
Online digital distribution service FUGA has added 14 labels and distributors to its stable. Epitaph Europe, Defected, Anjunabeats, ST Holdings, Eros International, Phonetic Recordings, Toucan Cove, Night Drive Music, Agenda. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
SoundExchange chief John Simpson to step down. Sonicbids adds executives from Yahoo and Monster.com. The power of offline promotion. Disney buys mobile music game maker Tapulous. The iPhone 4 sells. Continue reading