Starbucks Turns Up The Volume
Reuters News Service on HollywoodReporter.com reports that "Starbucks Corp. said on Tuesday it would put CD racks in its U.S. and Canadian coffee shops to display up to 20 music. Continue reading
AOL, Concert Promoters AEG, and XM Join In Live Entertainment Venture
According to Digital Music News: "Live8…re-cast AOL and online media delivery in a new light, while setting live streaming records. Now, the event has fueled a new joint venture between. Continue reading
CA Fruit Growers Deliver Free Apple iTunes Tracks
One has to wonder why record labels and even some acts and managers have been so slow to jump into the kind of smart cross-promotions that we see iTunes and. Continue reading
Strange Disease Turns Brains Into iPods
From today’s New York Times "Seven years ago Reginald King was lying in a hospital bed recovering from bypass surgery when he first heard the music." "It began with a. Continue reading
WMG’s Asylum Records Adds ColliPark Music To Marketing Roster
From CelebrityAccess MediaWire: Asylum Records, Warner Music Group’s new incubator label designed to provide a variety of services to urban and independent music labels and artists, has entered into a. Continue reading
Lefsetz On The Value Of Talent & State Of The Record Biz
Music industry analyst and commentator Bob Lefsetz on the state of the record business: "…Talent has taken a back seat. It’s about looks, marketability. Forcing the product upon the public.. Continue reading
LA Times’ Overview Of Internet Radio With Kudos For BBC
According to today’s Los Anegels Times "…The first Internet radio station broadcast was in December 1993. The subject: a speech by Larry King at the National Press Club in Washington.. Continue reading
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS SET TO DOUBLE IN 2005
According to Digital Music News and other sources, "…Nielsen Soundscan (is) reporting over 159 million transactions since January… Last year, consumers downloaded nearly 140 million tracks, a humble beginning that. Continue reading
Clear Channel Concerts Heads To Yahoo With Large Ad/Promo Deal
The RAIN Newsletter quotes the Wall Street Journal as reporting that. "In an effort to use the Internet to make its concert-promotion business more efficient, Clear Channel Communications Inc. announced. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS – WEEK IN REVIEW
– The biggest news this week came over the weekend, with Live8 drawing a massive audience both online and off. Over 2 billion reportedly viewed the event worldwide in some. Continue reading
