Broadcast Radio Suffering From Slow Adoption Of New Technologies
According to online technology magazine Red Herring, broadcast radio "…which initially steered clear of the Internet and viewed it as a dangerous competitor, has embraced digital technologies such as podcasting,. Continue reading
WMG Gets Kudos For Digital Strategy
Business 2.0 magazine has strong praise for Warner Music’s digital music strategy in its new issue. We’ve praised WMG previously for innovative campaigns like the recent Madonna release which used. Continue reading
eMusic Sponsors Ultimate Music Geek Awards
Is your record collection alphabetized by artist and sequenced by release date? Do you empty your wallet buying import-only releases? Can you sing the lyrics to your favorite songs without. Continue reading
Hypebot Music Industry Fast Facts & Figures
Physical CD sales were down 8% last year according to the RIAA. But when download sales were added in the decrease overall was a mere .6%. Paid downloading increased 163.3%. Continue reading
Allofmp3.com Offers 10 Cent Downloads Capturing 14% UK Market Share
Allofmp3.com is probably a record label’s worse nightmare: thousands of DRM free mp3’s of hit songs and albums available on a clean easy to use website for around 10 cents. Continue reading
How The Beatles Became Famous And Why We Should Care
On his blog marketing guru Seth Godin takes a look at how The Beatles became famous and calls them a classic marketing success. The Fab Four were no overnight sensations. Continue reading
Business Week On D.Y.I. Music Promotion
It’s aimed mostly at the part-time musician and home music enthusiast, but Business Week has published and neat little guide to the world of digital music including a little slide. Continue reading
Digital Only Release Tops UK Singles Chart
For the first time ever a digital only release sits atop the UK singles chart. Danger Mouse collaboration Gnarls Barkley’s track "Crazy" grabs the milestone. A physical release is scheduled. Continue reading
Concert Industry In For Tough Summer. But Is Lack Of MegaTours Really The Problem?
We spend a lot of our days in the live touring world and an Amusement Business story has confirmed what we’ve been fearing" this is probably going to be a. Continue reading
TVT Delivers Catalog To Ad Supported P2P QTrax
Top selling indie label TVT has joined V2 and some smaller labels in delivering it’s catalog to ad supported P2P QTrax according to Digital Music News. The Qtrax system when. Continue reading
