Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 05-27-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 WILCO|SKY BLUE SKY 2 USED|LIES FOR THE LIARS 3 OSBOURNE*OZZY|BLACK RAIN 4 MAROON 5|IT WON’T BE SOON B 5 PINK MARTINI|HEY EUGENE! 6 LINKIN PARK|MINUTES. Continue reading
CBS Buys Last.FM For $280 Million
CBS has just bought music and social networking site Last.FM for $280 million. Founded in 2002 Last.FM claims 15 million users worldwide most of them in the sought after younger. Continue reading
Terra Firma Confirms EMI Bid Setting June 27th Deadline. Now It Gets Interesting…
Private equity firm Terra Firma has officially confirmed its 265 pence per share cash bid totaling 2.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) for EMI effectively setting a June 27th deadline for. Continue reading
iTunes Upgrade Paves Way For EMI’s DRM Free Launch. Indies Left Wondering When They’ll Be Invited.
A new upgrade 7.2 for iTunes which appeared late yesterday offers support for "iTunes Plus", the title Apple has given for the higher 256 bit-rate DRM free downloads from EMI. . Continue reading
AOL To Unleash YouTube Competitor UnCut
AOL is readying a competitor to YouTube called UnCut for public launch next month and plans to seed it throughout its properties including IM. This more controlled user generated environment. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Beatnik Speeds Downloads, One Little Indian Puts Digital First & Much More
>>> An update from internet broadcasters on where they think things stand on the pending royalty rate increases. (RAIN) >>> Beatnik is pushing a software that will make music downloads. Continue reading
How Far Can A Beatle Fall? McCartney To Appear On Home Shopping Network
What does it say about your music when you’re reduced to schilling it on a channel dedicated to selling people useless crap? From the press release: "Multichannel retailing powerhouse HSN. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: More EMI Action, Apple’s DRM Deadline, Zune Hits 1 Million & Much More
>>> Bloomberg analysts provide the latest roundup in the derby to purchase EMI. In sort, the company is still very much in play with former CEO Jim Fifield developing a. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Exclusive eMusic Series
PART 1 – eMusic Has Become An Indie Cornerstone PART 2 – eMusic Under Attack PART 3 – Hypebot Gets A Letter From eMusic PART 4 – Does eMusic’s Math. Continue reading
