Worth Quoting
"most people I talk to already giving this one a thumbs down. It has all the evilness minus the cool part." – Hypebot reader squashed on Microsoft & MTV’s URGE. Continue reading
Cells Heat Up As Effective Music Promo & Distribution Tools
The Washington Post has taken an in depth look at how the cell phone is rapidly becoming a powerful music promotion and distribution tool. The article profiles a wide variety. Continue reading
Warner’s Bronfman Sits Down With BusinessWeek
Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. sat down for an interview with BusinessWeek. The highlights: On a proposed EMI takeover – Consolidation for [its own] sake does not make. Continue reading
Fan Photos Enhance 30 Seconds To Mars iTunes Bundle
Click on the image to enlarge. Virgin act 30 Seconds To Mars asked fans to submit photos to be included in digital liner notes for it’s new single and turned. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 23, 2006
– Proving the appetite for ad supported but free, 3 million people have grabbed downloads of several hit ABC TV shows since they began offering them 2 weeks ago. (Reuters). Continue reading
Music Is Late To The Party Again As MySpace Sells “Free” TV
TV has once again trumped the music industry by cutting a deal to sell episodes of Fox’s "24" on MySpace.(Reuters) For $1.99 they are selling something available free on TV. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 16, 2006
– More kudos and additional details on the new Microsoft/MTV URGE music service are coming from many sources prior to Wednesay’s release. The service will be integrated in Windows Media. Continue reading
Women Driving Increased UK Music Sales
UK women are using digital downloads to circumvent intimidating record store employees and driving a resurgence in music sales according to research. The study also shows that as many or. Continue reading
CD Trading Site LaLa Takes Off
If you want to learn what a satisfying web experience feels like spend a few minutes on CD trading site LaLa.com. LaLa delivers on it’s singular promise – to cheaply. Continue reading
New Windows Media Player & MTV’s URGE Downloads Launch Wednesday
On Wednesday Microsoft is releasing a major upgrade to it’s Window Media Player that includes a number of new features and integrates the new URGE download store partnered with MTV. . Continue reading
Sandi Thom Story Update
The marketing of Sandi Thom continues… Stories of unsigned UK musician Sandi Thom doing 21 shows broadcast over the net from her tiny UK apartment and capturing an audience of. Continue reading
