Could EMI Be Worth Less Than $0.00?
Terra Firma chief Guy Hands has bought out three cash strapped investors in his private equity fund at a heavily discounted price rumored to be at or close to zero.. Continue reading
Congress Looks At Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger
IRVING AZOFF, MICHAEL RAPINO & JERRY MICKELSON TO TESTIFY Scrutiny of the proposed merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster takes center stage this week as both the House and Senate. Continue reading
The Digital Natives: Youth Culture (Part Three)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Growing Up Some of the earlier experiences that I’ve had with music seem more easily related to than those that I’ve encountered in recent years. After. Continue reading
Teens Prefer Music To Sex And Have No Intention Of Paying For It
Forget free love. Today's teens are far more interested in free music. A new survey of 1000 UK youth showed that 70% of 16-19 year olds would rather go without. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Claims 80% Of Traffic Is Legal
During the ongoing trial in Sweden of Pirate Bay, spokesperson Peter Sunde Kolmisoppiclaimed that an internal study of 1000 torrents had show that 80% of trackers pointed to material that. Continue reading
Despite Ringtone Slide Mobile Music To Hit $14.6 Billion By 2013
A sharp fall in ringtone sales will be more than offset by growth in full track downloads, streamed music services and ringback tones, according to a new report from Juniper. Continue reading
A Free Ticket To Digital Music Forum East
If you can be in New York City this coming Wednesday and Thursday February 25-26, I've got a pass to Digital Music Forum East in exchange for some coverage of. Continue reading
Daily D.I.Y. – Local & Regional Sponsorship
Ever wonder how that new indie buzz band got a sponsorship from Red Bull? Forget about it. They had a label, agent or sponsorship guru hook them up, and that's. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: EMI, Pirate Bay, RIAA, Last.fm, Touch & Go & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Teens Prefer Music To Sex And Have No Intention Of Paying For It Could EMI Be Worth Less Than $0.00? The Digital Natives: Youth Culture (Part Three) Congress. Continue reading
REWIND: Week In Review – Touch & Go Trouble, Pirate Bay Trial, Sirius, $99 Videos & More
The economy continued to take its toll with seminal indie label Touch & Go becoming a shell of its former self. Sirius XM just avoided bankruptcy thanks to a last. Continue reading
