Month: February 2011

Seth Godin On “Protecting The Work”

Protecting creative output is about much more than copyright and trademarks. Digital tools have made creation and distribution possible for everyone; and collaboration, mashups and content repositioning are essential to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2011 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)
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New Apple App Rules Could Kill Subscription Music

Check and mate. There's no other way to make sense of what just happened. As far as subscription music is concerned, Apple has now cornered the king of every subscription music. Continue reading

admin on 02/16/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (14)
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Who Is Playing Bonnaroo 2011? Eminem, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Robert Plant, STS9 & More

We don't usually write about festival lineups. But hey, this is Bonnaroo who just announced their inital lineup. More acts are to be added, but the initial lineup which includes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2011 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Music Biz News: Borders Bankrupt, Pandora Watch, More Cloud Lockers, Shazam, Jambase & More

Borders files for Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection. (AP) They're closing 200 more stores and every one of them sold CD's. Pandora IPO Watch: The perils of being Pandora. (Ars) and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2011 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (3)
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#NMSLA11 Overheard Today @ New Music Seminar

Tom Silverman's New Music Seminar keynote: Label role will split into investors who kick in $'s and business partners for marketing, sales, licensing etc.  – @alexpham What's the value of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2011 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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CHART: Facebook Dominates Mobile Time Too

We already knew that Facebook dominates time spent sitting at the desktop, but a new Comcast study using data from five top mobile operators shows that the social networker is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2011 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why Artists Should Ditch MySpace For Bandcamp

This post is by Vince Neilstein, the Editor-In-Chief at Metal Sucks. There aren’t any reasons to be using MySpace in 2011. I suppose it can’t hurt to have a band profile. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2011 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (21)
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Indies See Grammy Sales Bump, Majors Stay Flat

Do the Grammy's still sell albums and for who? The answer: not Lady Gaga or Train. While the awards show didn't hurt them either, artists like Arcade Fire, Lady Antebellum,. Continue reading

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Is iTunes an Artist’s Worse Nightmare?

"Believe me, I love Apple…but iTunes shouldn't be the answer. [For artists], it should be the scariest thing in the world." – Will.I.Am, Hollywood Reporter Agree or Disagree? Tell us below.

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World to Grammy’s: Who the Hell Is Arcade Fire?

Since Eminem or Lady Gaga didn't win Album of the Year and Arcade Fire did, the world seems to be quite confused. The masses are bitter and angry. They plea,. Continue reading

admin on 02/15/2011 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (14)
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