Music 2.0 Week In Review: Lala + WMG, Idol Cart Dominance, EMI 4 Sale & Much More
> LaLa adds 10 cent song streams backed by $20 million from WMG. > American Idol totally dominates the US charts. Is this the day the music died? > EMI. Continue reading
UMG Goes Direct To Consumer w/Qualcomm
UMG announced that it will offer direct-to-consumer mobile music and services via Qualcomm’s BrandXtend solution. UMG’s mobile offering will be available iva artist Web and WAP sites, CD packaging and. Continue reading
Idol Dominates Charts: Is This The Day The Music Died?
No offense to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper or Don McLean, but I think we may be witnessing the actual day the music died and this time I can even. Continue reading
New Music Video Games Co. Launched
Music Video Games, a new music-based game company, will focus on delivering interactive entertainment experiences for both casual gamers and music fans. MvG was founded by gaming vets David Warhol,. Continue reading
Guitar Hero III Hits 1M Mobile Downloads
Hands-On Mobile says that Guitar Hero III Mobile has hit 1 million downloads including monthly subscriptions becoming one of the fastest selling games in mobile gaming history. More than 250,000. Continue reading
Building The Label Brand
Our post on Building Label Brands as part of our ongoing Can The Music Industry Save Itself? series and the discussion that followed led to this astute comment from Jesse. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Bronfman Speaks, A8, EMI & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES American Idol dominates this week’s charts. Is this the day the music died? One insider’s viewpoint on Building The Label Brand Guitar Hero III hits 1 million downloads. Continue reading
EMI May Be For Sale, HQ Shift To LA
According to London’s Evening Standard Terra Firma’s Guy Hands is said to be open to offers to unload his record division and hold onto the more lucrative publishing arm. He. Continue reading
WMG Invests $20M In LaLa’s 10 Cent Song Streams
Warner Music Group has invested $20 million in an experiment by LaLa.com to offer 10 cent song streams from all four major labels. The label group also agreed to advertise. Continue reading
Winning Fans: Metallica vs. Nine Inc Nails
Metallica, who have often been critical of file sharing, are finally joining Music 2.0…soft of. For $25 fans can join their Mission:Metallica fan club as a platinum member and get. Continue reading
