This Week’s iTunes Top 10
For the week ending June 28, 2010. Top 10 Singles 1. "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem2. "California Gurls (w/Snoop Dogg)," Katy Perry3. "Airplanes (w/ Hayley Williams" B.o.B.4. "Billionaire (w/. Continue reading
How To Submit Indie Music For The Grammys
(Updated) The Grammy Awards are easy targets for independent minded artists. But few would deny that it would feel pretty good to win of even be nominated for one; and. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Dre On Leaks, mSpot, SanDisk, Marky Ramone, Friendly Music & More
UPDATED Dr. Dre 'Didn't Even Get A Chance To Finish' Leaked Song 'Under Pressure' – The Doc laments online leak: 'It's just one of the things we have to deal. Continue reading
iPhone 4 Sells 1.7 Million In 3 Days
(Updated) Still not sure that you need an iPhone app? Apple today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its new iPhone 4 through Saturday June 26th, just. Continue reading
ASCAP’s Attack On Creative Commons Is Like…
Just a quick thought… ASCAP's new attack on Creative Common's – an voluntary license designed to give copyright holders more flexibility while still retaining the protection of existing laws. Continue reading
Eric Casero On Rock History: A Dialectical Narrative
Over at our sister blog Music Think Tank, Eric Casero, author of Mental Machine Music: The Musical Mind in the Digital Age, has written another fantastic essay. In it, he. Continue reading
ASCAP Attacks Creative Commons, The EFF & Advocates Of Free Music
"our biggest challenge ever." Last week ASCAP sent a fund raising letter to its members launching a campaign to counter the efforts of the country's most vocal advocates of copyright. Continue reading
French Ready To Nab 50,000 Infringements Every Day
Is The U.S. Next? Recent French vows to stop illegal file sharing have new teeth with the anti-piracy outfit Trident Media Guard being chosen to track and report illegal file-sharers. Continue reading
Spotify Payments To Artists Grow 8X
Reports coming from Swedish performing rights groups show that Spotify's payments to artists appear to be growing exponentially. Swedish songwriters association STIM spokesperson Susanne Bodin confirmed an "eightfold increase" in. Continue reading
Eminem Taps Fallen ShamWow Informercial Star To Promote “Recovery” Release
This whole “Recovery” thing seems to be working for Eminem and perhaps he’s hoping a second chance and a little 12 steppin’ will also help fallen infomercial star Vince “Sham. Continue reading
