REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
EMI needs a miracle. – After failing to make a deal to license catalog, EMI has 90 days to avoid being taken over by Citi. Morale at the label group. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Top 10 Debuts
Week ending March 28, 2010 1 BADU,ERYKAH NEW AMERYKAH PART TWO UMGD/MOTOWN 2 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND SBME/ZOMBA 3 METH GHOST & RAE WU MASSACRE UMGD/DEF JAM *(CIMS – LS). Continue reading
Free Music Business Handbook From Berklee
I've really enjoyed teaching The Future Of Music for the Berklee College Of Music's online arm this semester. I learned a great deal from my students who came from several. Continue reading
Jill Sobule & John Doe Sell Recording Studio Tickets To Help Fund Project
Jill Sobule was an early proponent of music 2.0. She was among the first to fan fund an album and has always used social media well. To help fund a. Continue reading
Guilt Takes Center Stage In Latest Anti-Piracy Efforts
If you can't beat 'em, at least make them feel guilty. Two music industry trade groups, The U.K.'s Music Matters and The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), are leading. Continue reading
Geolocation: Foursquare, Gowalla, Music & You
(UPDATED) This guest post by Scott Perry comes from his free and fabulous New Music Tipsheet weekly newsletter and site. Check out this video, which illustrates hourly check-ins on Gowalla. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Pandora Soars, Bon Jovi + OurStage, @anywhere, Guvera & More
Pandora & CBS On Top In February Internet Radio Rankings. (FMQB, pdf of full Ando Media rankings) Pandora has also passed 50 million member mark. (Mashable) Facebook lands former Bebo. Continue reading
Two Indie Music Bloggers Form Record Label
The d.i.y. music mantra, "Who needs a record label PR machine, when cool blogs will help you spread the word for free?" has taken an interesting twist lately as select. Continue reading
Guvera Launches Quietly In U.S.
Ad supported music service Guvera entered public beta yesterday, but without many of its key features including activated. The site went live in Australia, where the company is based, several. Continue reading
