How 550,000 Artists Collaborate & Create Together
(Read part 1 of the interview here.) The proliferation of social production tools and aligning them with the intrinsic motivations of musicians isn't enough to bring about cultural change though;. Continue reading
Top 10 Best Places To See A Rock Concert In US
Songkick, a live music database, has released a study that reveals the top ten US cities for seeing a rock show. The top ranking is base on the number of. Continue reading
Big Facebook, MySpace Joint Announcement Today
(Updated) MySpace and Facebook will make a major joint announcement at Noon PST today according to a press invitation sent last night. Mike Jones, CEO of MySpace, and Dan Rose,. Continue reading
eMusic Reboots With UMG Catalog, Sony & WMG New Releases plus A Reply To Exiting Indies
Many of the promised changes at eMusic are launching today. "We are adding to our U.S. catalogue over 250,000 titles from Universal Music Group, as well as new releases from. Continue reading
Video: What Makes An Influencer?
What makes an influencer? This short documentary raises that question, it explores what it means to be an influencer. It also looks at how trends and creativity become contagious in. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Susan Boyle Tops Charts, Berkleemusic Names CMO, Beatles, iTunes & More
What Taylor Swift Can Teach CMO’s. (Forbes) Susan Boyle album tops charts both sides of Atlantic. (BBC) Cyberclinic: Did The Beatles need iTunes? No, but EMI did. (Indie) Anti-Piracy Lawyers Knew They Targeted Innocent Victims. (TF) . Continue reading
Is Google Buying Rhapsody?
I can't call it anything more than a persistent rumor, but I've heard it now from more than one decent source: Google is (or at least thinking about) buying Rhapsody. . Continue reading
EFF, Consumer Advocates Say EMI vs MP3tunes Court Battle Threatens Online Safe Harbor
EMI and MP3Tunes.com are in the midst of a court battle that will impact the next generation of cloud based music services. Yesterday, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge,. Continue reading
3 Major Innovations That Made Large-Scale Music Collaboration Possible Online
Central to the founding ideology of Indaba Music is the notion of collaboration; they strive to empower musicians with the means to network and make music together. Since 2007 the. Continue reading
Beggars Group On Why They Left eMusic
In an official statement, UK based indie power house Beggars Group, which includes the popular Matador and 4AD labels, explained why, like several other indie labels, it's leaving eMusic on. Continue reading
An Argument For Fan Funding: “I’d Rather Be Owned By My Fans Than By A Record Company.”
Brian Hazard rattled some cages with his argument against fan-funding. So much so that several executives from leading fan-funding companies took notice and weighed in their opinions. I thought it. Continue reading
