LA Times Investigation Names Top Sony BMG Execs Invloved in Payola
Anyone who has been in the music business for more than 15 minutes is familiar with the realities and rampant nature of (until very recently) payola, pay for play, "promotional. Continue reading
LA Indy Music Store Aron’s To Close
R.I.P. We’ve been writing a bit lately about indy CD stores struggling in a big box/download world. Now comes the sad news that venerable and eclectic LA landmark Aron’s Records. Continue reading
KCRW’s Celia Hirschman Criticizes FCC For Lack Action On Payola
Celia Hirschman’s weekly commentary of the music industry "On The Beat" for LA’s KCRW-FM featured a strong commentary on NY Attorney General Elliott Spitzer’s major label payola probe, the effects. Continue reading
WMG Sales Report: Less Is More
In a shareholder report that showed losses at the Warner Music Group narrowing, digital downloads now make up 6% of sales even CD sales declined by 6.3%. Sell less and. Continue reading
HYPEBOT’S DIGITAL MUSIC WEEK IN REVIEW
– Music sales continue to slide for the year with the kick-off to the holiday buying season doing little to turn things around. Sales dropped nearly 13 percent year-over-year even. Continue reading
Humor Magazine The Onion Skewers RIAA
This tongue-firmly-in-cheek "news story" appeared in the always hilarious ONION under the headline – RIAA BANS TELLING FRIENDS ABOUT SONGS The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it. Continue reading
Indy Music Retail Off To Poor Holiday Start
Indy music retail is already suffering from a sales downturn and the Sony rootkit scandal, and it appears that Thanksgiving weekend sales offer little hope for a turn-around entering into. Continue reading
Some See Hope As Indy Music Stores Struggle
Differentiation has always been the secret weapon of niche marketing and Indy music retailers are increasingly becoming niche players as the big box stores sell more and more music using. Continue reading
Labels Hiring “Callers” To Influence Video Chart Positions
Did you ever wonder how the major labels are spending the extra dollars they have left over now that their not handing it over the table to indy promo guys. Continue reading
More Studies Show Young Not Learning To Pay For Music
A new Jupiter Research study warns that the European music industry is losing the crucial 15-24 music buying demographic. Illegal downloads on P2P networks are three times the volume of. Continue reading
