Muziic’s 16 Year Old David Nelson Responds To VEVO YouTube Controversy
(UPDATED EXCLUSIVE) It's been a busy week for Muziic's 16 year old co-founder David Nelson. First, Nelson cleverly used YouTube's openly available API to add VEVO's music videos to his. Continue reading
Hypebot Exclusive: Pre-Beta Invites To Rank ‘Em
Internet music-ranking platform Rank ‘em will enter public beta on January 19th, but Hypebot has exclusive pre-public invites now. Based in Athens, GA, Rank 'em is crowdsourcing music discovery by. Continue reading
How Not To Sell More Music: Interscope & Best Buy Give Away Something That Was Already Free
Best Buy is offering a free bonus with every purchase of a $9.99 – $13.99 album from an Interscope label act like Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Timbaland and others.. Continue reading
Bands Have An Official Life Span Of Nine Months
"As of '09, bands have an official life span of about nine months dating from the launch of their MySpace pages, thanks to the comically accelerated, DSL-enhanced hype cycle. Faster. Continue reading
Muziic Adds VEVO Videos Without As Many Ads
(UPDATED) VEVO and YouTube may soon close a loophole in their shared API which Muziic used to grab their videos. "VEVO does not authorize, condone or otherwise endorse, in any. Continue reading
QTrax Cancel Press Conference. Promises January Launch. Really…They Swear…
Continuing what feels like an unprecedented string of false starts and missed deadlines, ad supported music service Qtrax canceled a Christmas eve press conference. What's the excuse this time? Apparently. Continue reading
The Artist As An Entrepeneur And Vice Versa
"In their own way, all artists are entrepreneurs, and all entrepreneurs are artists. Though their tools and products may differ, both entrepreneurs and artists are in the same game– the. Continue reading
Christopher Bryant Works To Gain New Fans By Opening For Himself
One of my favorite things about the emerging new music industry has been the realization that there is no longer a single best way to do much of anything anymore.. Continue reading
Pandora Hits Holiday High Thanks To Mobile
"Xmas day was twice as big as our previous high… Def a sign of the growing footprint of devices/mobile." – A tweet from Pandora founder Tim Westergren early on Monday. Continue reading
10,000 Sonicbids Members Get $4 Million From SoundExchange
Nearly 10,000 Sonicbids members got holiday presents in the form of $4 million from SoundExchange. The two companies partnered to identify indie artists using the Sonicbids electronic press kit system. Continue reading
