REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
We're another week closer to summer and I admit that I'm looking forward to a slower pace. But this week the news kept coming with another more understated NARM Convention. Continue reading
Get Your Free Custom Facebook URL Now
GRAB YOUR FREE CUSTOM FACEBOOK URL NOW BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES UPDATE: I just successfully grabbed my personal Facebook url (facebook.com/bruce.houghton) with no problem. It took seconds. Beginning Saturday June. Continue reading
Are Artists The New Gatekeepers? Clear Channel Radio & Front Line Mgt. Think So.
Both broadcast and online radio are searching for new ways to engage listeners in the iPod age and radio giant Clear Channel is betting that name artists may be the. Continue reading
Major Layoffs Coming To MySpace. Could Hit 25%
Layoff described by one source as ":massive" are coming to MySpace although there is no official word yet from the company. MySpace shed 5% of its staff a year ago. Continue reading
Video: Interview With Kevin Arnold Of IODA
Suburban Home Records head Virgil Dickerson was Hypebot's man at NARM this. Here he interviews Kevin Arnold, the head of one of the top digital distributors IODA. Watch more video. Continue reading
Jay-Z Says Wendy’s Ad Helped Kill Auto-Tune
Explaining the inspiration behind his new track "Death Of Auto-Tune", that always marketing savvy Jay-Z pointed to a recent Wendy's commercial that spoofed both boys bands and the over-use of. Continue reading
Resources For Music & The Creative Class
Our 3 Part Series On Music & The Creative Class: Part 1 – Music: A Fruit Fly Industry Part 2 – How Music Can Transform America's Cities Part 3 –. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Brief: MySpace Layoffs, IODA, imeem Gets $2.4M, Choruss, $’s From Twitter & More
Don't forget to grab your free custom URL on Facebook starting at midnight tonight. And today on the blog there is a report that some of our friends at MySpace. Continue reading
The 10 Commandments Of Music 2.0
Thou Shalt Not Worship False Prophets – Neither a record deal or auto-tune are your saviors. Thou Shalt Worship Only One God – He (or she) is called The Fan.. Continue reading
Music & The Creative Class: Why Place Matters To Music & Music Matters To Place
(Part 3) In previous installments of Music & The Creative Class, I explored the importance that musicians and the business that follow them play in the growing Creative Class that. Continue reading
