The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
I'm headed to LA for the New Music Seminar on Tuesday. Tickets will be available at the door and I hope to see you there. Please grab me in the. Continue reading
Is What’s Good For Blink-182, Good For The Rest Of The Music Industry?
“We’re redefining the music business.” Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge says that with the self-release of the new album by his side project Angels & Airwaves, he can redefine the music. Continue reading
Universal’s Doug Morris Buys His Way Onto Hollywood Walk Of Fame
This week Universal Music Group Chairman Doug Morris was honored with the 2399th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Morris has had a long and illustrious career. But in. Continue reading
MediaNet’s Downloads And Streaming Soar
(Updated) MediaNet's content network delivered a record 200 million music downloads and 150 million on demand plays in December, the company's CEO Alan McGlade shared in a Thursday afternoon call.. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Debut Chart Week Of 1.24.10
Top 15 Debuts 1 BEACH HOUSE TEEN DREAM SUB POP 2 GRIFFIN,PATTY DOWNTOWN CHURCH EMM/CHORDANT 3 MAGNETIC FIELDS REALISM WEA/NONESUCH 4 GAINSBOURG,CHARLOTTE IRM WEA/ELEKTRA 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW . Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Vringo’s $64M IPO, Nokia Music, Windish, SXSW Coverage & More
Video Ringtone Company Vringo Files For $64.3 Million IPO. (TechCrunch) Nokia's Music Store to get rebranded as Ovi Music. (Music Ally) Behind the music: My solution to the digital licensing. Continue reading
A First Look At Apple’s New iPad And What It Doesn’t Mean For Music …Yet
Yesterday's iPad announcement provided a boost for beleagured book publishers, but it offered nothing new for the music sector beyond a slightly better set of speakers. That doesn't mean, however,. Continue reading
Universal Music Expands Direct To Fan Mobile Efforts With Netbiscuits
Universal Music Group is expanding its direct-to-consumer efforts via a deal with mobile publishing platform Netbiscuits. UMG will leverage Netbiscuits' B2B web software platform to launch mobile websites and services.. Continue reading
Apps Are Like Babies
My favorite line from Midem came in a tweet from @amandapalmer: "apps are like babies. easy to conceive and hard to deliver". Apps were the talk of MidemNet and Midem.. Continue reading
3 More Rumors From Midem
Several strong sources point to the release of a Zune phone. This article from ars has evidence seems to confirm it. Subscription music service MOG's goal of licensing via ISP's. Continue reading
