GigsWiz Officially Lands In U.S. [LAUNCH]
This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv. GigsWiz officially launches in the U.S. today. Members of the team will be sharing details about the service with. Continue reading
Rhapsody CEO Blasts Apple: New App Store Terms “Economically Untenable”
After Apple announced new 30% commission rates that, as Kyle Bylin wrote, could kill subscription music, I wondered who would risk Apple's legendary rath and speak up. Yesterday, John Erwin,. Continue reading
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
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
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
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
#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
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
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
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
