5 Ways Artists Can Use Foursquare To Engage Fans
This post is by Alison McCarthy. She's an intern at Hypebot. In an interview at MIDEM, Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai said the location-based social network is now valued at more than. Continue reading
Read the Letter CEO Roger Faxon Sent To EMI Staff after the Citigroup Takeover
CEO Roger Faxon has to be given credit for trying to move EMI forward in very difficult times. Amid staff cuts, lawsuits and now a forced shift in ownership to. Continue reading
Creative Leadership Absent In Major Labels – Or Why the Record Industry Is Fucked Nowadays
A new study suggests that people who express creative ideas are less likely to be identified as having leadership potential. In other words, when staff members in major label boardroom. Continue reading
A/B Testing for Musicians: A Study in Facebook Ads
This guest post is written by Chris R. at CD Baby's DIY Musican blog. You can’t trust your friends! Musicians are a suspicious lot. We tend to hold fast to our gut instincts. We. Continue reading
The Album Your Parents Threw In the Trash
I don't know about you, but I grew up in a time when owning an album with swearing on it was still taboo. It probably still is. Except, back in. Continue reading
How Do You Treat Your Biggest Fans?
Seth Godin has done it again. In few words, he has reframed how businesses should treat and view their best customers. Godin argues that most businesses just take the money. Continue reading
Quarterly Losses Widen At Warner Music Group
While not as bad as some analysts had expected, there was not much to smile about in Burbank as Warner Music Group filed its 1Q report with Wall Street this. Continue reading
Music Biz News: Anonymous Hacks Security Firm, we7 ISP Deal, Indie Record Store Locator & More
Anonymous hacks firm trying to investigate it. (Cnet) EU digital music streaming service WE7 has signed its first ISP deal with Karoo. (Music Ally) Expect more ISP deals for We7, MOG,. Continue reading
Hitlantis – Discover New Music at the Fringes
Another day, another music discovery tool. Hitlantis is a Helsinki-based startup that's striving to make finding music more visual. Bands placed at the center of the visualization are at the. Continue reading
An Interview with MOG CEO David Hyman on YouTube and Subscription Music Services
Friday afternoon, I spoke with David Hyman, who is the founder and CEO of MOG, a cloud-based music service. In this interview, David and I talk about the impact of. Continue reading
