Billy Bragg On Piracy: “A war that no one can win.”
Billy Bragg has been one of the UK's most politically active and outspoken musicians for several decades. Now in an open letter first published in The Guardian, Bragg weighs in. Continue reading
Bandzoogle Hits A $1.5 Million Milestone
Self-service music web site builder and artist services site Bandzoogle has just hit $1.5 million market in commission free sales for artists using their services. Founder Chris Vinson also tells. Continue reading
Trouble In The Orchard: CEO Scholl Exits, Staff Cut
Greg Scholl, President and CEO of indie distribution powerhouse The Orchard is exiting the company amid overall staff reductions of 20%. Scholl is landing on his feat with a new. Continue reading
Fanscape’s CEO On The Value Of Online Fandom
Industry veteran Larry Weintraub's Fanscape has been a leading online music marketing agency since the earliest days of music and the internet 2.0. The company has marked their 11th anniversary. Continue reading
Online Video Views Climb. YouTube Dominates
comScore's Video Metrix reported that in the U.S. 161 million people watched more than 25 billion online videos viewed during August, an all time record. Google sites surpassed 10 billion. Continue reading
INgrooves Adds 3 More International Retailers
INgrooves has added international retailers 24-7 Entertainment, Starzik and People's Music Store to its roster of of distribution partners. White label service provider 24-7 Entertainment, powers a number of sites. Continue reading
More Cuts At WMG
Days after major staff reductions in it Rhino division, Warner Music Group has cut an additional 10-29 staffers. Senior VP of Sales Dave Stein, who has been with Warner Brothers. Continue reading
More Music News: Apple’s Hypocrisy, Zoe Keating, Virtual Composer, Jonathan Coulton & More
Free iTunes! Apple's hypocritical move to block competitors from accessing its software. (Slate) NARM has started a group on business networking site Linkedin. Join it here. More on WMG;s return. Continue reading
YouTube Responds To Return Of WMG Videos
From the YouTube blog: Warner Music Comes Back to YouTube Music Licensing: It's complicated. Let's face it. But today all of that is beside the point: we are happy to. Continue reading
It’s Official: Warner Music Group Back On YouTube
A statement from Warner Music Group regarding YouTube: "We’re pleased to announce that we’ve reached a new and expanded agreement with Google and its YouTube subsidiary that will bring WMG. Continue reading
