SXSW By The Numbers
Just a year after the economic recession caused SXSW's first ever dip in attendance, official registrants grew 11% in 2010. 13,022 Registered For SXSW Music 100,000 Out Of Town Fans. Continue reading
The New U.S. Health Care Law, Musicians, Artists & The Creative Class
How many talented musicians and other artists have taken a regular job or been afraid to quit one because they could not find affordable health care insurance? How much great. Continue reading
WOXY.com Goes Off The Air
Freeform alternative online radio stalwart WOXY.com stopped broadcasting yesterday just 6 months after the station relocated from Ohio to Austin. Launched in 1983 as WOXY-FM at 97.7 FM in Oxford,. Continue reading
iTunes’ Top 10
iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 22, 2010: Top 10 Singles: 1. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)," Taio Cruz 2. "Nothin' On You (feat.. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: BMG Eyes EMI, Ubuntu Music, Foursquare + MTV & More
Bertelsmann’s BMG Unit Is Interested in EMI Assets. (BusinessWeek) Hands-on: Ubuntu One music store will rock in Lucid Lynx.(ars, Softpedia) 7Digital powers the store. SXSW 2010: 'Be more like the. Continue reading
Immitter: New Music Discovery Pandora Style
(Updated) An elevator pitch for Immitter.com might be: "Pandora-style discovery of great new indie and d.i.y. music". Debuting alongside 65 other startups at yesterday's VentureBeat Spring DEMO event, Immitter's founders. Continue reading
NARM White Paper Explores Digital Music’s Technical Challenges
NARM and its Digital Think Tank have just released "Digital Supply Chain & Operations” which explores operational issues facing the music industry as it transitions to digital. The report takes. Continue reading
Should UK Gov’t Save EMI? Dubber Thinks So.
Music industry consultant and big thinker Andrew Dubber has been watching EMI struggle against huge debt and looming deadlines. Instead of just watching the venerable label group fall apart or. Continue reading
Derek Sivers On Attending Music Conventions
CD Baby founder Derek Sivers shares his tips for making your trip to SXSW or any music convention a success. Also, be sure to watch some of the suggestions that. Continue reading
