UPDATE 2: Qtrax Launch Delayed As All 4 Majors Deny Deals
UPDATE 2: Qtrax is now live, but without any downloadable content until deals with the majors are completed. After the jump you can read the full text of Qtrax latest. Continue reading
Exclusive Interview With RoyaltyShare’s Steve Grady
Music industry technology provider RoyaltyShare has launched a new lower cost direct digital distribution platform for independent record labels which could eliminate the need for digital aggregators like The Orchard. Continue reading
Midem & MidemNet News Roundup
UPDATED: The music industry action shifts to Cannes this week and music’s top international trade fair MIDEM as well as its sister digital gathering MidemNet. Here’s a roundup of the. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Bronfman Get $3.4M, Amazon Goes International, Qtrax, MIDEM & More
> Despite declining sales WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman’s compensation last year totaled $3.4 million. (AP) > The weekend’s big story was the now delayed launch of P2P Qtraxdenial of the. Continue reading
RoyaltyShare Adds Digital Distribution, Expands Beggars Deal
Read an exclusive interview with RoyaltyShare President and COO Steve Grady here. RoyaltyShare, a provider of technology services to the music industry, has announced a new web-based platform for managing. Continue reading
WMG, Universal, EMI and Sony BMG Deny Qtrax Deals plus Commentary
UPDATED: Qtrax’s announcement on Sunday that it was launching its ad supported download service at midnight with music from all four major labels may have been premature or at the. Continue reading
Qtrax Launches Legal Free P2P With 4 Majors & 25 Million Tracks
UPDATES: WMG, Universal, and Sony BMG all EMI deny deals with Qtrax plus a commentary The latest updates on the now delayed Qtrax launch Qtrax launches today making available 20-30. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Digital Sales Slow, Live Music Shows Its Age & Much More
> 2007 music sales dropped 10% and digital sales growth slowed according to a new report. But highlights of the IFPI’s 2008 Digital Music Report attempt to paint a more. Continue reading
A Guide To The Music Industry In China – Part 1
The media is filled with articles on doing business in China, but nowhere is there a primer for understanding the music industry there. Ed Peto lives and works in Beijing. Continue reading
