Album Sales Slump Continues
According to Nielsen SoundScan album sales have dropped 3% so far this year though digital single sales have increased 96%. This preliminary first quarter outlook is part of a larger. Continue reading
Who Needs The DJ’s?
The internet has helped to keep many niche music genre’s alive and provided the tools for them to find and feed as wide an audience as possible. Of course with. Continue reading
French Efforts To Open Apple’s DRM Will Have Little International Effect
The media is going gaga over proposed French legislation that would force Apple to open its priority DRM software to others. Siting interoperability issues that are certainly slowing the march. Continue reading
Sideload Aggregates Thousands Of Free Label Downloads
It had to happen sooner or later. Someone would do a thorough job of collecting all of the thousands of free perfectly legal DRM-free mp3.’s that record labels have sprinkled. Continue reading
New NARM Study Gives Music Retailers Hope
A new NPD Group study for NARM (National Assoc. Of Record Merchandisers – aka record stores) surprisingly found "opportunities in the near-term to increase sales among an active group of. Continue reading
What Can Artists Do To Cut Through Online Clutter? – A SXSW Report
The promise and power of the net for digital music distribution and marketing is not a new theme. But analyzing just what is and isn’t working is new; and SXSW. Continue reading
Sony BMG Names Bowen COO
The executive reshuffling designed to heal the rift within the joint venture continues as Sony BMG named Tim Bowen it’s COO on Sunday with responsibility for most day to day. Continue reading
A List Of The Web 2.0 Companies Shaping Music’s Future
Below is a list of Web 2.0 (aka next generation) online consumer "audio" companies kept by a fourm on OpenBC. While noticing a few companies missing, we were also surprised. Continue reading
