New Music Business Briefing: Napster Rises, EA And MTV Team, CD Lives & More
>>> Napster claims strong growth including the addition of 225,000 AOL Music subscribers and bright future. Stock jumps 7%. >>> Electronic Arts, Harmonix and MTV team to develop new music. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EU Probes Apple, Victory Drops eMusic Adds Agency, EMI & More
>>> The EU has launched an anti-trust probe alleging that Apple‘s deals with major labels that include "territorial restrictions" (i.e. – you must buy from the Apple download store in. Continue reading
UPDATED: EMI Offers Entire Catalog DRM Free
UPDATED: The Beatles weren’t the talk of Monday’s joint press conference held by EMI Group and Apple in London, but a new plan to sell EMI tracks free of DRM. Continue reading
Could Litigation And Regulation Kill Music 2.0?
RIAA lawsuits are increasingly targeting college students and turning a generation of music consumers into enemies and outlaws. ASCAP thinks a download constitutes a performance and wants payment for both. Continue reading
Indie Store Head VanCleeve Shares His Favorites
Coalition of Independent Music Stores head Don VanCleave shares his favorite new releases:The Shins – finally starting to not listen to this record 24 hours a day.Easily my favorite release. Continue reading
Has Amazon bought eMusic? What Announcement Does EMI & Apple Have Planned For Monday Morning?
The chatter is hot and heavy again that #2 digital download site eMusic is very close to being sold. Speculation is flying hotter than ever before that a sale is. Continue reading
EMI’s Nicoli Speaks Out
In a wide ranging keynote speech at the CITA mobile conference, EMI head Eric Nicoli spoke about the state of the music industry and EMI’s plans to overcome the current. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – iTunes Credits Albums, Napster Settlement Tag $100M & More
>>> In a effort to boost complete album sales and calm label concerns that individual track sales are hurting profit margins, a new iTunes feature gives credits for tracks bought. Continue reading
New Music Tipsheet’s Perry Chronicles Industry Woes
"… CD sales are down. WAY down, 20% so far this year alone — that translates into at least $300 MILLION dollars in gross revenues lost… I’ve been hearing it. Continue reading
Guest Commentary: How To Save Internet Radio
COMMENTARY FROM FROM GUEST BLOGGER ATTORNEY BENNETT LINOCFF – Consumers and webcasters are outraged at the license fees that the Copyright Royalty Board (the CRB) has determined will be charged. Continue reading
