Paul McCartney Rejects EMI, Takes Catalog To Indie
(Updated) It was not the news that a struggling EMI wanted to hear. Yesterday Sir Paul McCarthey revealed that he'd re-release his post-Beatle catalog through indie Concord Music Group. EMI. Continue reading
iLike Founders Leave MySpace Executive Team
The founders of social music service iLike, which MySpace acquired last year,are leaving the company.'s executive team. Hadi Partovi will depart MySpace completely and his brother Ali will now work. Continue reading
The ‘Broken’ System: Deconstructing Consumption
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor (@kbylin)Edited by: Refe Tuma (@refeup) of Creative Deconstruction In our previous post we wrote about the barriers of music consumption, gave an overview of how those barriers shaped the experiences. Continue reading
Video: The Band vs. The Promoter
As someone who has spent most of his time in the industry working in the live music sector running booking agency Skyline Music, I know first hand that the relationship. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10
For the week ending April 19, 2010 Top 10 Singles: 1. "Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)," B.o.B2. "Hey, Soul Sister," Train3. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)," Taio Cruz4. "Airplanes. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Live Nation Wants$’s, 7Digital Needs You, Apple Gains, FB Lite & More
Live Nation announces a $250 million private note offering to pay of debt. (press release) UK's Record Store Day was a strong success. (Guardian) Warner Music Group will release its. Continue reading
Skybox Offers Their Fans An Alternative To Filesharing
Joe Pug's Manager Uses "Free" To Promote Another Artist A common paradox for indie artists is that while knowing that filesharing can be a great promo tool, they also need. Continue reading
VH1 Adds 44 Shows, But Where’s The Music?
(UPDATE) VH1 will produce a record 44 original series in 2010 "to further build on the network's connection to young adults and their hunger for programming centered around music, celebrity. Continue reading
Facebook Soars To 41% Of All Social Traffic
According to comScore March data, Facebook traffic now makes up 41% of social traffic. MySpace ranks second at 24%. Gmail (which I don't consider a part of the social landscape). Continue reading
EMI May Need A Lot More More $’s To Keep Going
EMI and Guy Hands will reportedly ask weary Terra Firm investors for three times what it initially sought to help EMI from defaulting on its loan obligations, unnamed sources told. Continue reading
