REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta steps down after just 10 months. Bad December stats hint at the reason. The site also added more 30 sec. commercials this week.- WMG reported a $17 million quarterly loss. During the earnings call CEO Edgar Bronfman said they would not license free music services (like Spotify).
- Big cuts ahead as EMI fights for survival.
- Live Nation and Wal-Mart sign a ticketing deal.
- Google's crackdown on music blogs continues.
- RealNetworks and MTV spin off Rhapsody. But Real's Q4 losses topped $13.3 million.
- Cheap Trick's manager David Frey and Hypebot's Bruce Houghton debate Soundscan and the use of artist data. Read the debate and Frey's rebuttal.
- Topspin shares results of an extensive music marketing study
- Bandzoogle upgrades web site builder and music marketing platform.
- Mark Mulligan: Music Gets More Social As It Moves To The Cloud
- Nimbit shares a Mighty Bosstones marketing case study.
- Fan management: Lessons from the Grateful Dead and Fangirl power.
- Get social: Google adds Buzz and Facebook adds chat.
- eMusicBlast promises pro A&R feedback for $49.
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