Reznor Rakes In $1.6M First Week Sales By Understanding His Fans
Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails may have found the Music 2.0 sweet spot with his multi-tiered price strategy. Just a week and a day after self-releasing the 36 track. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Live Nation Chases Stones, Sykes Out At MTV & Much More
> Live Nation appears to be the front runner in the race for The Rolling Stones catalog. In addition to re-releasing the albums currently with EMI, "Live Nation would take. Continue reading
Ricall Signs Big Life & Blue Mountain Music For Licensing
Ricall, the UK based online music licensing company, has signed a deal with two independent music publishers – Big Life Music and Blue Mountain Music – to bring all the. Continue reading
Send Us Your SXSW Impressions
Hypebot has several members of our extend family on the ground at SXSW including Mark Laurie and Barron Ruth from our parent company booking agency Skyline Music, but… WE WANT. Continue reading
Orchard Adds Services As Distributors Struggle To Prove Value
I wrote yesterday about IODA and the growing need for digital distributors to prove their worth with value-added services. (Read why here.) Now The Orchard, once known for charging some. Continue reading
Join The Music 2.0 Discussion
As Music 2.0 gains Traction, How Do Artists Get Paid? "…the online content aggregators will make money and the label owners will make money and the only ones starving (outside. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Live Nation Polls Fans. Abrams Leaves XM, Music Think Tank & More
> PureTracks has created a DRM free download store for Blackberry users. (press release) > The "wisdom of the crowds" as it applies to touring: Live Nation is surveying fans. Continue reading
IODA Marks 5 Years. Competition Looms.
Digital distributor IODA is marking its fifth anniversary. One of the larger players, IODA claims 50,000 artists from 50 countries representing a catalog of over 1 million tracks resulting in. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Labels
eMusic has announced that its catalog has surpassed 3.5 million tracks with the addition of 43 new record labels and digital aggregators. The eMusic roster now includes German electronic label. Continue reading
Kyte Flies Straight T0 $21M. Bands Get Live Mobile Fan Clubs
Live mobile video and social networking site Kyte has grabbed an impressive $21.1 million in second round financing ed by Steamboat Ventures (Disney) and Intellect Capital Ventures. 50 Cent, Prodigy. Continue reading
