Live Nation Buys Musictoday
Live Nation has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Musictoday for an undisclosed sum, a leader in connecting artists directly to their fans through online fan clubs, artist e-commerce. Continue reading
Is Bebo The MySpace Music Killer?
Social networking site Bebo has added music community features and the initial response has been impressive with more that 25,000 bands and tens of thousands of fans jumping on the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday July 31th, 2006
– The Rolling Stones are offering short segments of sound board feeds via phone (cell or otherwise) live as the concert happens via Listen Live Now. Can $1.99 for seven. Continue reading
Packaging Music As A Product
"Music itself is not a product. A thing of beauty, a universal language, an outpouring essential to life and expression, yes – but not a product…More and more it attempts. Continue reading
EMI Links With Mashboxx P2P
EMI has signed a deal with Mashboxx to distribute it’s entire US catalog via legal P2P. Sony BMG also cut a deal with the service in late June. Mashboxx searches. Continue reading
Festivals Prove Audiences Love Diversity
The line-up for the Virgin Festival in Baltimore was announced last week and it ranges from The Who to The Flaming Lips and from the Scissors Sisters to The Red. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Friday July 28th, 2006
– Microsoft’s Zune could take three to five years of investment before paying off a company executive said today. But the spending is worth it because it will help Microsoft’s. Continue reading
EMI Pulls WMG Bid
From a morning press release: The Board of EMI Group plc (EMI) provides an update on its position regarding its proposal to acquire Warner Music Group Corp. (Warner Music) following. Continue reading
KaZaa Settles For $100M. Industry Reacts.
The music industry has reached a legal settlement with KaZaa. The P2P will pay Universal Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music more than $100 million and immediately stop illegal activity.. Continue reading
More Astroturphing Sightings
A piece we wrote last week on Paul Young’s Anti-Astroturphing Campaign – the practice of creating buzz by creating the appearance of buzz – led to some interesting connections (as. Continue reading
