Interscope Anoints Schur With Own Label Suretone
In this era of upheaval and declining revenue, its hard to believe that old-fashioned "we’ll give you a pile of money to start your own record label" insider deals are. Continue reading
P2P Pirate Bay Draws A Million Users Per Day
Just in case you thought maybe, just maybe, all of those RIAA and MPAA lawsuits were slowing downloaders just a little, here comes some news from Wired.com: "…lawsuits have continued. Continue reading
Tube Music TV Gains Viewers. But What’s The Plan Les?
Ex-MTV executive Les Garland has been touting his Tube Music TV service for about a year now, but the channel is just starting gather to momentum. The Tube has announced. Continue reading
Live Nation’s Rapino Speaks Out On Concert Industry Woes
The live music industry gathered recently in Las Vegas for trade magazine Pollstar’s annual Concert Industry Consortium. Keynote speaker Michael Rapino, head of concert promotion giant Live Nation (formerly Clear. Continue reading
Value Added Music Disc Sales Rise Even As CD Sales Stumble
Hypebot (and others) have been suggesting for many months that one way to get consumers to actually pay for music is to think "value added". In other words, give them. Continue reading
Do Single Releases Hurt CD Sales? Do We Care?
One of the more discussed issues in the music industry right now is whether or not single sales in advance of the full CD release cannibalize for album sales or. Continue reading
New Hawthorne Heights Debuts At #3 Despite Victory’s Best (or Worst) Efforts
Despite loud posturing, a few dirty tricks and a whole lot of expensive old-school promo, Victory was only able to push Hawthorne Heights to #3 on Billboard’s Top 200 in. Continue reading
Indie Label Assoc. A2IM Calls For FCC Payola Probe
Last week A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music) which represents more than 100 indie labels sent the FCC a letter urging the commission to investigate radio to see if. Continue reading
Spitzer Files Suit Against Entercom
The music industry is buzzing over this morning’s announcement that NY Atty. General Elliot Spitzer has filed suit against Entercom, the owner of 105 radio stations nationally. "By accepting secret. Continue reading
