FCC May Licence More Community FM’s. It Could Save Music Diversity.
Our friends of at DubMC report that rumors are circulating that for the first time in way too long "the Federal Communications Commission is going to open a new application. Continue reading
David Lee Roth And Sammy Hagar To Share Same Stage
It’s a plot worthy of a VH1 rockumentary. OK…its even better than that. Both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hager will be inducted as part of Van Halen into the. Continue reading
Perry Farrell Launches Ambitious Satellite Party Project
Alernative rock and Lolopalooza originator Perry Farrell will hit the airwaves pm 5/15 with Satellite Party. His new group is an ambitious project that finds the founder of Jane’s Addiction. Continue reading
INgrooves Provides Details Of New Affordable Distribution Platform ONE Digital
UPDATE: Last week reported that INgrooves’ has launched ONE Digital, a new division to house its technology platform and offer digital distribution and royalty administration at rates below the industry. Continue reading
AOL Scraps Music Now For Napster
AOL is ending its own Music Now subscription music service and sending its 350,000 subscribers to Napster. It’s a great deal for a struggling Napster who needs to increase it’s. Continue reading
Universal UK Launches Classical & Jazz Download Site
Labels are finally starting realize that in the digital world they don’t really need middlemen like iTunes who grab 35-40 cents per track in order to reach consumers. Universal has. Continue reading
Top Execs Wolf and Browning Out At MTV
MTV Networks today announced that Michael Wolf, President and Chief Operating Officer, MTVN, and Nicole Browning, President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing, MTVN, will be leaving the company. These two. Continue reading
This Week’s Top Stories
>>> There were major executive shake-ups and job layoffs at EMI. >>> The EU announced that it will delay until June it’s decision on Universal’s bid for BMG publishing. >>>. Continue reading
UPDATED: Levy & Munns Out At EMI. More Cuts Ahead.
UPDATED – EMI has announced the dismissal of Alain Levy and David Munns, two of its most senior executives in an attempt to restructure the faltering record company. Levy was. Continue reading
Signs Point To Death Of DRM
DRM is doomed. Hypebot readers know that all of the signs are there, but TechCrunch did a nice job of putting them all in one neat and tidy list: A. Continue reading
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Blaze D.I.Y. Trails To Success
The new music business paradigm allows artists to take control of their careers if they have the desire and drive. One act that has followed this path successfully is Clap. Continue reading
