More Music Industry News: Citadel Bankrupt, Amazon Leaks Lil Wayne, Fans Rule, ArtistData & More
Citadel Broadcasting, the owner of 221 radio stations in cities including New York and Chicago, filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection in Manhattan with a deal to shed $1.4 billion of. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
A new UK study shows Spotify and other free music services are not slowing the rise in illegal filesharing. Swedes confirm UK study: Artist income is rising. Is Amazon MP3. Continue reading
Music Business Interns Wanted For Hypebot
Hypebot needs a music business or journalism intern for January. While I will look at candidates for later time frames, my main focus is to find one (or more) interns. Continue reading
Bad News For Spotify: No Illegal Download Drop
Perhaps the most persuasive argument for labels and artists taking smaller payments from Spotify and other ad supported music services, was the belief that it was a substitute for illegal. Continue reading
Facebook Becoming More Ethnically Diverse
"How diverse are the ethnic backgrounds of the people using Facebook?" Facebook does not ask users to share their ethnicity or race on their profiles, so in order to try. Continue reading
#musicmonday Tops Twitter Trends
#musicmonday, where users tweet about their favorite new music, was the most used hashtag on Twitter in 2009. #sxsw was number three on the list. Beyond those two, Susan Boyle. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Free iPhone App
Thanks to the folks at MotherApp, Hypebot has a brand spankin' new free iPhone app that streams the full RSS feed. You can find it in the iPhone App or. Continue reading
7 Christmas Gifts For Every Musician On Your List
Give a musician a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a musician to fish; and you've fed him for a lifetime Musicians are hard not hard to buy. Continue reading
Copyright Criminals To Air Jan. 19 On PBS
Copyright Criminals, a new documentary that examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money will air. Continue reading
