New Music Industry Briefing For Monday June 26, 2006
– First looks at the Toshiba Gigabeat S and Creative Zen V Plus portable players. (Engadget) – A critical look at RIAA investigation practices – "Who Else Is The Enterainment. Continue reading
Weekend Time Suck: Music of The 80’s
Here’s a link to hundreds of music videos from the 80’s. Spend your weekend watching to find the one (OK, maybe two) worth still caring about. Start by pretending you. Continue reading
Worldwide Anti-DRM Protest Call-In “Freedom Rings At The RIAA” Today
Dubbed "Freedom Rings At The RIAA", guerrilla anti-DRM group DefectiveByDesign.org is encouraging protesters to call the RIAA and other industry organizations to protest restrictive digital rights management systems. The group. Continue reading
ADA Adds UK Distribution Arm
WMG’s indie music distribution arm ADA has announced the launch of ADA U.K. to bring distribution services to independent record labels in Europe. Susan Rush, the former General Manager of. Continue reading
Agency News: Pinkus Exits William Morris, IMG May Buy ICM Classical
According to Celebrity Access, The William Morris Agency’s Aaron Pinkus has reportedly left the company. Pinkus worked with Howie Day, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Slightly. Continue reading
Global Record Industry Drives A $100 Billion Market
International record industry trade group IFPI reports that global retail sales of recorded music totaled $33 billion in 2005. But the record industry is also the driver of a much. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday June 23, 2006
UPDATED – – The iPod may enjoy a dominate 80% portable player market share in the US but worldwide it’s closer to only 26% providing hope for competitors. (DMN) –. Continue reading
Comparison Of Top Music Recommendation Sites
ExtremeTech did an exhaustive comparison of the top music recommendation sites rating them on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best. MusicStrands – 8 Liveplasma – 7 UpTo11.net. Continue reading
HITS Predicts Nelly Furtado #1
Early sales figures into HITS predict a #1 debut for Nelly Furtado with close to 200,000 units. Indie Christian rockers Underoath should top a strong 100,000 units of their new. Continue reading
MTV2 Goes User Generated With “All That Rocks”
A new MTV2 show "All That Rocks" debuting July 30 jumps with both feet onto the user-generated content bandwagon. The show borrows a bit from YouTube and other video sharing. Continue reading
