LA Band Imperial Stars’ PR Stunt Grabs Headlines; Unfortunately Their Music Sucks
From The All PR IS Not Good PR Dept: In a creative, if ill advised publicity stunt aimed at launching a new release, L.A. area band Imperial Stars stopped their truck. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums
Top 10 Singles:1. Taylor Swift – Speak Now2. Far East Movement – Like a G6 3. Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are4. Kan – Runaway (feat. Pusha T)5.. Continue reading
iTunes 10 Logo Speaks Back With A Vengeance
The iTunes 10 icon has a Twitter account; it's angry and funny too. Remember that stuff Clay Shirky wrote a book about called Cognitive Surplus? Well, apparently, this is at. Continue reading
Pandora Invades Cars With User Profiles In Hand
(UPDATED) Early next year, Ford will be shipping Feista cars that are capable of running Pandora. Drivers will be able to call out their favorite radio station by name. The. Continue reading
INgrooves Lands Investment From Shamrock For Expansion, Extends Universal Music Partnership
Digital music distributor INgrooves has received a "significant" investment from Shamrock Capital Growth Fund II, a private equity fund focused on media, entertainment and communications. INgrooves also announced the extension. Continue reading
AMA Nominees Chosen Using Ultimate Chart Over Billboard Top 100 (For The First Time Ever…)
(UPDATED) For the first time ever, the nominees for the American Music Awards were chosen using BigChampagne Media's Ultimate Chart—which gathers data online, as well as, from retail and broadcast. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Sirius, MXP4 + Push, Facebook Comments, $550K For SeatGeek, Radio & More
How quickly the new music industry is evolving never ceases to surprise me. Several examples from today's headlines include a major new investment in INgrooves, Pandora's move in automobiles and. Continue reading
Trent Reznor Understands Why Fans File-Share Music; Why? Because He Does It Too.
In an interview with Drowned In Sound, Trent Reznor talks about his role in the movie The Social Network. Further into the talk, he gave an interesting insight into file-sharing. Continue reading
“We Have Had Almost Zero File-Sharing Of Pledge Artists,” Says Benji Rogers Of PledgeMusic. Pt. 1
Recently, I spoke with Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music and creativity. In the first segment of this two part interview, Rogers talks about the difference. Continue reading
No Shoe-Strings Attached, Unless They’re Converse
No one cares what record label paid for an album. Fans are oblivious to whether EMI, Warner Music Group, or Sony Music had their hands on it. The day is. Continue reading
