Billy Bragg On Piracy: “A war that no one can win.”
Billy Bragg has been one of the UK's most politically active and outspoken musicians for several decades. Now in an open letter first published in The Guardian, Bragg weighs in. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: RIAA $’s, Apps Pass 2B, EMI Debt, Who Networks? & More
Ignoring RIAA lawsuits cheaper than going to trial – The same federal judge who oversaw the Joel Tenenbaum file-sharing trial earlier this year passed out default judgments this week against. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Warner Music's Rhino Records lays off 30-40. Kyle Bylin's The Digital Dilemma: Finding a Path to Salvation The Music Industry Pays The Price Of Negativity – It's Time For A. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Apple vs. Palm, FAC Fights, Lily, We7, Skyline Music & More
Apple gets a green light to block Palm from iTunes (NY Times) Divisions are emerging within the UK's Future Artist Coalition just prior today's urgent meeting on filesharing. (Billboard) Lily. Continue reading
The Music Industry Pays The Price Of Negativity
It's Time For A New Conversation New calls for three strikes laws and P2P taxes in the UK have spawned strong reactions from high profile artists including Lily Allen, James. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Apple vs. Eminem, UK Services Do Battle, Vevo, French 3 Strikes & More
Chart Watch: Jay-Z leads this week with 300k units, Whitney Houston is at #2 with 166k and Muse are the top new album with 125k in sales this week according. Continue reading
MidemNet Adds Tech Showcase And Major Keynotes
January 23rd to 27th in Cannes may seem a long way away, but the Reed Midem team has returned from one of those 5 week French vacations that make the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Datz, We7, Publishers Attack iTunes, eMusic & More
UK unlimited mp3 site Datz has stopped operation. The Beatles and Jay-Z dominate the weekly sales chart. (FMQB) Why We7 serves musicians as well as fans. Barely a week goes. Continue reading
More Music News: Dynamic Ticket Pricing, UK Crackdown Debate, Kayne Explodes, Label Exec Arrested & More
Ticketmaster plans to unveil dynamic pricing on some events and one analyst says it could give the ticketing giant a boost even without a Live Nation merger. (TicketNews) TWO UK. Continue reading
The New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review
Apple made some big music announcements last week including a revamped iPod line, ringtones and a major iTunes upgrade. Hypebot has video and a first look at the new iTunes. Continue reading