REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Fan to artist funding site SellaBand declared bankruptcy on Monday, but by week's end was back online with a new owner Jamendo to shift gears under new owners Moral Panics. Continue reading
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(Updated) Hypebot is the most cost efficient way to reach 42,000+ music industry professionals monthly. Compare these stats to our closest competitor: 9500+ subscribe to Hypebot's RSS feed 5900+ follow. Continue reading
Pandora ≠ Spotify
"The key here is that Pandora ≠ Spotify. One is a radio, the other a record collection." – Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired's Epicenter blog Of Course On-Demand Music Replaces Sales. Continue reading
Spotify: We’re NOT Cannibalizing Download Sales!
But Offer Little Proof Responding to a recent NPD survey, that it "cannibalizes" download sales ,a Spotify spokesperson told Fast Company: "There is other data out there to prove the. Continue reading
Film 72 Musicians Released Using Topspin Platform
Could the Topspin direct to fan music marketing and sales platform also serve as a launchpad for indie film and other digital media? 72 Musicians was shot in Kansas City. Continue reading
DEVO Inc. Conducts Focus Group To Choose Ideal Color For New DEVO Brand
(Update 2) As part of a partnership that involves the band DEVO, former Orchard CEO Greg Scholl (now at NBC) and Warner Brothers Records, focus groups were recently orchestrated in. Continue reading
MOG Gets $9.5M, Expands Into Spotify Territory
(Updated) Music discovery and subscription service MOG.com has announced another $9.5 million in funding and a pending expansion into Europe. The round was led by Menlo Ventures which was joined. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: SellaBand, Gaga Drives Vevo, Sirius XM, Music Mastermind Gets $5M & More
Sellaband is back online but users are skeptical. Read the comments. Lady Gaga generates 25 percent of Vevo's traffic. (CNet) Songkick is the big ticket in gig listings – With. Continue reading
Video: Sony’s Hesse At Digital Music East
Thomas Hesse, the President of Global Digital Business, US Sales & Corp. Strategy at Sony Music Entertainment was interviewed by Larry Kenswil of Loeb & Loeb at this week’s Digital. Continue reading
ITunes: Over 10 Billion Songs Served
Apple has passed the 10 billion songs sold mark on iTunes. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. . Continue reading
