REWIND: eMusic Loses Indies, Beatles On iTunes, Facebook Hurts Marketing, WMG To Buy EMI & More
- eMusic lost indie labels on relaunch, now has variable pricing.
- The challenge of raising activity with passivity in music fans.
- Facebook's new messaging system makes marketing harder.
- Reports say that iTunes deal with the Beatles is not short-term.
- Insights into WMG's stance on revenue streams and Google.
- WMG is also planning on buying EMI for a sum of $750M.
- How Indaba Music Harnesses Cognitive Surplus. (Part 1, 2, & 3)
Rewind With The Music Industry Week In Review:
- Do PROs hurt artists' creativity and weaken local music ecology?
- Myspace collaborates with Facebook to stop dwindling traffic.
- Songkick shows the top ten best places to see a rock concert.
- How the battle between EMI and MP3tunes shapes cloud music.
- An argument for fan funding made by singer songwriter Bleu.
- A look into how Garth Brooks harms the incomes of other artists.
- Hypebot asks does litigation drive innovation in media piracy?
- What users want: MP3 player on steroids vs. a radio on crack.
- It's official and underwhelming, the Beatles are now on iTunes.
- An interview with Dave Cool on the indie artists and their rise.
- The music industry must build the future, protect the present.
- A video history of musc and why fan funding matters today.
- There are opportunities for music industry coverage to do better.
Typo above… Should say WMG to buy EMI for 750,000,000 not 750,000! I was about to get together with some buddies and outbid WMG until I noticed the typo!