Indies See Hope In Merlin’s Power

12,000 JOIN THE GLOBAL RIGHT GROUP Merlin appears to be on track to become the global rights body of choice for independent labels and distributors. In its first month accepting. Continue reading

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Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: MySpace Inflates, Viacom Soars & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES 12,000 indie labels are looking to Merlin to negotiate their fair share with new music services, but to date no deals have been announced. Join The Discussion: Will. Continue reading

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MACHINE QUOTES

ALL WEEK THEROCKDOSE.COM WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA’S TOP TRIBUTE TO PINK FLOYD – THE MACHINE.   SHARE YOUR FAVORITE PINK FLOYD QUOTE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. Continue reading

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Music 2.0 Week In Review: iTunes Turns 6, ASCAP Court Action, Nokia’s Pays Price & Much More

> JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Are indie labels and musicians being left out of Music 2.0 thanks to recent deals by the  four major record groups? > iTunes turns 6 years. Continue reading

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This Week’s Unsigned Acts Worth Watching via Crazed Hits

Age Of Daze – rock in the Hinder/Nickelback lane Marliese – 13-year old indie rock/pop artist Article A – pop/rock, very catchy and radio friendly Lovers Make Liars – pop/punk. Continue reading

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DiMA Says More ASCAP Court Action Possible

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled late Wednesday that AOL, Yahoo and RealNetworks must pay higher licensing fees to ASCAP.  The net companies  had. Continue reading

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Ticketmaster Buys VIP Firm SLO

Just in case you wanted to spend even more money than you already are on concert tickets, Ticketmaster has acquired SLO Limited, a provider of VIP ticketing services to major. Continue reading

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eMusic Grabs 2 Earthlink Execs. Joins Caravan Project.

Just days after their move into Canada, eMusic is beefing up its marketing department by naming former Earthlink marketing VP Kip Morgan as Chief Marketing Officer. To support those efforts. Continue reading

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Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM Sirius, Meebo Grabs $25M & Much More

FEATURED STORIES: Ticketmaster buys VIP ticketing firm SLO. eMusic Grabs 2 Earthlink execs and joins Caravan Project? Indie label trade group A2IM turns 3 and hooks up with international Independents. Continue reading

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Winner Of Free Digital NARM Pass

The winner of our free pass to next week’s DIGITAL NARM is Laurence Trifon. I chose Laurence because he’s both a contributor to Andrew Dubber’s Music Think Tank blog, as. Continue reading

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A2IM Turns 3, Joins Independent’s Day Celebration

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) will celebrate its third anniversary this July 4th in conjunction with Independent’s Day 2008, a global event spotlighting the importance of independent music.. Continue reading

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