Music Widgets Come Of Age
Widgets to share and sell music began appearing as early as 2008. But with the increased focus on direct to fan channels, a widget's ability to spread virally and be. Continue reading
Tommy Mottola Gets Virtual With Planet Cazmo
Planet Cazmo, a virtual world for tweens and teens, has partnered with music industry veteran Tommy Mottola to expand its Virtual Concert Series and other music and branded content initiatives.. Continue reading
New Music Seminar NYC: The Are No More Excuses
"The cream is clearly not rising to the top. The New Music Seminar has been resurrected to help correct this problem and to discuss and share the many new initiatives. Continue reading
An In-Depth Interview With Amanda Palmer
"If the point is to find meaning and fulfillment but the very idea of staying connected is causing you eternal anxiety, it's defeating the purpose… I simply feel blessed that. Continue reading
More Music News For Thurs. 7/23: Real Misses, Spotify, WMG Earnings, Pirate Bay Deal & More
RealNetworks warns that it will miss analysts’ revenue estimates when it repsorts at the end of the day July 30th.. (paidContent) Mobile internet use is shrinking the racial digital divide.. Continue reading
EMI Reshuffles Digital Executive Deck
Recently appointed EVP of Digital Marketing at EMI, Cory Ondrejka has put together his own team of digital marketing executives from within the label group, as well as, from Google,. Continue reading
Bandize Leaves Beta With A Bang
Bandize left beta this morning with a strong suite of new online features and tools designed to help artists organize the business of being a band. A sleek and intuitive. Continue reading
Win A Free Year Of Bandize
Online artist organizational suite Bandize.com left beta this morning and to celebrate they are giving away a free 3 month, 6 month and full year of the service. . Continue reading
The Artist As A Startup & Label As A Venture Fund
Is A New Model Emerging? During the panel that I was a part of at yesterday's New Music Seminar, we briefly floated the idea of the artist as a start-up. Continue reading
Interview: Amanda ‘Fucking’ Palmer Answers the Critics of Her Success (Part 3)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — Read Part 1 — Read Part 2 (Part 3 of 3) Last, but not least, coming straight from the Hypebot comments section, “No major label,. Continue reading
