Music Biz News: ReverbNation Links Disabled, Live Nation To Settle Lawsuit, Coachella Sells Out & More
- This AM, ReverbNation tweeted, "Facebook has disabled ReverbNation links on their site. We are investigating & apologize for the trouble! Stay tuned." This is probably just a glitch. However, Facebook is getting very bullish lately and making efforts to decrease platform spam from apps.
- Coachella Completely Sold Out (No Pun Intended) (BayCitizen)
- Live Nation to Pay $22.3 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Against Ticketmaster (Billboard) The issue is transparency of ticket charges, and the problem still exists.
- Wilco forms own label, aligns with Silver Lake's Anti- Records (LA Times)
- Getty Images Nicole Delma has joined RCRD LBL as chief digital officer.
- Black Eyed Pea will.i.am has been named Intel's “director of creative innovation.”
- Recording Artists Demand Transparency in Online Music Sales (PC World)
- Deezer and Orange announce 500,000 paying subscribers/ (Music Ally)
- Digital Music Has Only 'Failed' If You're Not Paying Attention (Techdirt)
- Visitors to Twitter.com Fell 14% in 2010, but those that do are visting more often. (Mashable) Then there are all the third party apps…
- Sony to close Fresno CD distribution center, idling 60 (Fresno Bee)
- Red Bull Records has named Joe Guzik as SVP of Promotion & Integrated Marketing
- R.I.P. – Charlie Louvin, the grandfather of country music innovation.
- Does indie music have a place on the radio? (TBB)
- Spotify Android app update due in weeks, bringing folders. (Cnet)
- There's no such thing as 'social media revolution'. (Cnet)