Sony Struggles To Play On Shifting Digital Battlefield

There was a good overview in the Sunday LA Times of Sony Corp’s struggles to meld it’s diverse entertainment and electronics units into a competitive force in the rapidly changing. Continue reading

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RIAA GOLD AND PLATINUM CERTIFICATIONS

RIAA Gold Album Certifications – 311 Greatest Hits ’93 -’03 6/04 amerie Touch 4/05 Bow Wow Wanted 7/05 Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust 4/05 Dane Cook Retaliation 7/05 Don Omar. Continue reading

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KSolo, Sonicbids & Gracenote Win Popkomm Innovation Awards

Billboard.biz reports that US companies clinched the top3 spots at the second Popkomm Innovation in Music & Entertainment Awards in Germany this week. "…KSolo, the New York-based Internet-distributed karaoke service,. Continue reading

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More On The Korn EMI Merger

The is an interesting analysis in HitsDailyDouble.com on the Korn/EMI "merger".  It may be a great template for future deals that serve to save an ailing recording industry or it. Continue reading

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Adam Curry’s PodShow Creates PodSafe Network For Musicians, Podcasters, And New Music Fans

According to CNet.com, "The PodSafe music network is designed to give podcasters access to music, other content and tools to create royalty-free podcasts, the company said Tuesday. Musicians can use. Continue reading

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DIGITAL MUSIC FAST FACTS

P2P user volume went up globally in August, but levels in the US remained mostly steady. According to BigChampagne.com, the number of average simultaneous users worldwide hit 9.62 million in. Continue reading

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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-11-05

Label Pos.  Artist   |   Title VRGN 1 ROLLING STONES|BIGGER BANG DEF 2 WEST*KANYE|LATE REGISTRATION ATLG 3 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS CPDR 4 MCMURTRY*JAMES|CHILDISH THINGS COL 5 DYLAN*BOB|NO DIRECTION HOME: T. Continue reading

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Digital Music News Sector Report

Digital Music News has just published a report of recent activity in the digital music sector.  Here are some highlights: August was an incredibly busy month in the online music. Continue reading

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FROM BIGCHAMPAGNE.COM – This Weeks top P2P Swaps.

.: Top10 (all)    .: September  5, 2005 to September 12, 2005      .: LW  .: TW       .: Artist       .: Track   #02   #01. Continue reading

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Depeche Mode Launches First Digital Download Concert Ticket Pre-sale

CelebrityAccess MediaWire – Depeche Mode has teamed with Ticketmaster for the first-ever digital download, concert ticket pre-sale, on the iTunes Music Store. Depeche Mode fans will have a special opportunity. Continue reading

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