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.