Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Cuts Continue, Radiohead #1 UK & US, Music At CES & Much More
> The restructuring at EMI continues with UK head Tony Wadsworth exiting after 25 years. (FMQB) Look for a lot of action in the next week or two.
> Radiohead tops both he UK and US album charts months after their "pa" what you want" digital release. (BBC) Take that EMI.
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From Billboard’s Digital Music Live @ CES:
- "Adapt or die." – cNet
- The industry is urged to stop trying to control and follow the fan’s lead. (PC World)
- Don Was talks about digital and his own MyDamnChannel summit within CES. (TechDigest)
> Daily traffic to video sharing sites nearly doubled over the last year. (PaidContent)
> A look at how two much-hyped bands – Vampire Weekend and Kate Nash – have used the web to build pre-release buzz. (AP)
> Universal Music South-East Asia’s VP of Digital gives his take on digital music growth in his region. (Malayasia Star)
> Net concert broadcaster Deep Rock Drive has grabbed $3 million in funding and some key execs. (PaidContent)
> Digital download card creator Dropcards has added custom USB drives to their product line for both label and indie/D.I.Y. artists.
> LiveNation.com now offers fan customization features on its web site as part of effort to create live music destination. (Fox)
> WORTHY CLICK: TheSixtyOne.com is kind of a Digg for music. Upload it and lets fans vote. Great design too.
That’s Vampire Weekend and Kate Nash.
And I’ll have to disagree that Vampire Weekend has used the Internet to get its buzz. It has release vinyl-only singles to super-cool retailers, played relatively few live shows and is well connected in NYC’s hipster scene. This band is hardly a MySpace success story. Any Internet buzz is the result of offline buzz.
Thanks for the correction Glenn.