Music Industry Week In Review: Album Only, EMI, BMI, Limewire & Much More
> Are album only releases an answer to industry woes? > Jim Kempler named new COO of EMI A&R . > Teen retailer Hot Topic’s Shockhound partners with TuneCore to. Continue reading
Jeff Kempler New EMI A&R COO
Jeff Kempler has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, A&R Labels – North America, UK & Ireland at EMI Music. He will report to Nick. Continue reading
Try To Look Busy Today…
You know and I know that you don’t feel like working today. In fact, studies show this is the second slowest business week of the year. To help you feel. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: Napster Exits Edu, Sellaband + AOL & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Try to look busy today…Watch a few videos. Is "Album Only" The Answer To Anything? Join the discussion: The Producer As Manager LimeWire Store Doubles In Size With. Continue reading
Is “Album Only” The Answer To Anything?
iTunes vs. Kid Rock and The Music Industry The Wall Street Journal took a look at why some artists are keeping their music off iTunes. Because the store does not. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Briefing: RIAA, Bandstock, G ‘n R & More
> As a new school season begins, a look at how various colleges and the RIAA are getting along. (ars) > Bandstocks launches in the UK as a competitor to. Continue reading
The Producer As Manager?
Eric Beall offers an interesting spin on my Hypebot post "Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?" on his blog for the Berklee College of Music suggesting that producers might. Continue reading
LimeWire Store Doubles With Orchard Deal
Lime Wire has added The Orchard’s digital music catalog of more than 1.2 million songs to its P2P based mp3 store bringing the total number of available tracks to 2. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Briefing: Muxtape, China, RIAA & Much More
> Muxtape remains down and is silent about its future, but a similar service 8Tracks stays up and running because it takes a difference approach. Listening Post has an interview. Continue reading
Hot Topic’s ShockHound Partners With TuneCore
Youth retailer Hot Topic’s ShockHound.com has exclusively partnered with TuneCore so any artist can get their music into the Shockhound online store. All artists are welcome. ShockHound carries MP3s from. Continue reading