Universal Moves Thanksgiving Week Street Date
From NARM: NARM has been advised by Universal Music Group Distribution that they and their labels have decided to make Monday, November 23 the street date for their titles for. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Spotify + Facebook?, Shazam $’s, RCA Pomotions, Soundcloud & More
Music Alley is hearing growing rumors of a possible partnership between Spotify and Facebook. Details are few, but appears to revolve around easier ways to share playlists with Facebook friends.. Continue reading
EMI Drops Lawsuit, Partners With Grooveshark
(UPDATED) Digital music service Grooveshark has signed a deal with EMI Records and Publishing that both ends the lawsuit from the major label group and licenses its content. In a statement,. Continue reading
Apples Charges Indies $10K For iTunes LP
South American Startup iLongPlay Offers Alternative When Steve Jobs promised that the new iTunes LP format would reinvigorate the album concept for the digital age, he apparently did not mean. Continue reading
Another MTV Exec Moves To MySpace
Nada Stirratt, who was running digital sales for Viacom’s MTV Networks, is leaving that post to head sales at MySpace. MediaMemo even has her goodbye email to staff.) MySpace CEO. Continue reading
Nielson Study: Adult Women Love Music Sites
Think that music is a man's world? As it has in many other ways, the internet is leveling the playing field, at least for female fans. A new Nielson NetView. Continue reading
10 Reasons MySpace Is The Best Music Site Evah
GUEST POST: This entry comes from UK indie artists Georgia Wonder, who in addition to writing amusing blog posts make some really good music and using all things d.i.y. to. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Deezer’s $9.6M, Spotify Payments, Carly Simon Sues, P2P Profits & More
French music streaming site Deezer raises another $9.6 million in its second round. (paidContent) What funding freeze? We7's CEO helps calculate those elusive Spotify royalty numbers. "If Spotify were to. Continue reading
Live Nation Extends Club 2 For 1 After Sales Jump
After seeing a sales increase of 300% over the previous weeks’ promotions, with fans saving more than $350,000, Live Nation announced today that they will continue there 2-for-1 concert ticket. Continue reading
How NOT To Quit Twitter: Miley Cyrus Raps “Good-bye Twitter” On YouTube
If you read Hypebot, you probably don't care much about Miley "Hannah Montana" Cyrus. And since it has already been viewed more than 1.4 million times, you may have already. Continue reading
