Internet Radio Growth Continues
The explosive growth in internet broadcasting is continuing according to a new Research & Markets study. Listening hours for just the top ten sites alone are forecast to reach 360. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday June 8th, 2006
– A Pali research study shows the rate of growth in digital sales may be slowing. (Pali via D.M.N.) – Indie distributor ADA to hold a conference for it’s labels. Continue reading
Geffen Records To Use RSS Feeds To Promote Bands
Geffen Records is using Feedburner RSS (really simple syndication) feeds to empower fans and bloggers to help keep track of news from their favorite bands. With RSS Geffen can create. Continue reading
Is MySpace Making Some Bands Lazy?
Jimmy at Music Arsenal joins the debate with a caution to artists not to just rely on MySpace as their primary conduit to their fans: I the I find more. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday June 7, 2006
The British recording industry is taking legal action against rogue Russian download site AllofMP3. More on the story from UK’s Guardian here. Read AllofMp3’s official rebuttal below after the jump.. Continue reading
EMI Steps Out Front With Ad Supported P2P QTrax
EMI has become the first major music company to make its catalog of recordings available to the first advertising-supported legal peer-to-peer music distribution service. The service, called Qtrax is launching. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday June 6, 2006
EMI names industry vet Bill Hein who most recently topped Rykodisc to head an expanded Caroline indie distribution arm. (EMI press release) – UK TV giant Channel 4 launches several. Continue reading
Mugshot Offers Open Source Music Networking
Developer Red Hat is offering open-source social-networking tools aimed at helping people connect through their love of music and video. The new project called Mugshot is not designed to compete. Continue reading
The MySpace Series Part III: A Critical View
MySpace is a unquestionably a boon to music marketers, but it has it’s flaws and limitations as David Devore of Jambase and FanMailMarketing.com points out: MySpace is a great resource. Continue reading
