Spotify Targets 3rd Quarter For U.S. Launch
Online music service Spotify is targeting the 3rd quarter of 2010 for a U.S. launch. “We’re buying server space in random parts of the states and there are licensing discussions. Continue reading
Sony Music Trims 20 (50?) More Staffers
(UPDATED) Sony Music Entertainment has been slowly trimming label staff in recent months. This week 20 more employees were let go according to Billboard. The cuts come were spread across. Continue reading
Twitter Music Service Song.ly For Sale For $50,000
Popular Twitter song sharing service Song.ly is for sale on Flippa for just $50,000. In fact the minimum bid is Just $15,000. That seem really low for a site had. Continue reading
The Orchard Reports Continued Revenue Growth
iTunes Sales Grew To 60% Of Total 2009 Revenue Mobile Music Sales Off Despite increasing downward price pressure in the sector, The Orchard reported strong revenue growth for the quarter. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Debut Chart
Coalition Of Independent Music Store for the week ending March 21 1 SHE & HIM VOL. 2 MERGE 2 GOLDFRAPP HEAD FIRST EMM/MUTE 3 MONICA STILL STANDING. Continue reading
Report Shows Big Jump in Smartphone Web Usage
Mobile ad delivery platform AdMob has released a report that shows that smartphones accounted for 48% of its worldwide traffic. That's up from 35% in February '09 fueled by heavy. Continue reading
Labels Fight For #1: Hits’ Q1 Market Share Report
Record industry trade Hits Daily Double dug through the Q1 major label sales numbers and found some major shifts in the label landscape. For the first time in recent memory,. Continue reading
How Did I Miss This Derek Sivers Created Site?
I guess MusicThoughts has been around for awhile. But somehow I missed it; and I'm a person that loves music and loves quotes. It took a tweet of a post. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Axel vs. Azoff, Facebook Rules, Ultimate Guitar, Cash For Culture & More
Iriving Azoff's Front Line Management claims Guns N' Roses frontman Axel Rose owes $1.87 million in unpaid fees and is taking him to court. (MTV.com) Facebook tightens developer rules for. Continue reading
Donny Ienner’s IMHO Launches Social Player
Former Sony head Donny Ienner's startup today launched its IMHO Player in alpha on Melodeo's nuTsie.com and OurStage.com. The player lets users communicate with friends, make recommendations, share experiences and. Continue reading