AM Biz News: Parker Wants WMG, Rdio Opens API, AOL Music App, Twitter Shuns Devs, OMP3 & More
We post a roundup of music business news mid-morning (ET) each weekday and when warranted add a PM update late in the afternoon. For breaking news follow @hypebot on Twitter. Napster and Facebook wunderkind. Continue reading
This Week on MTT: How To Make $50,000 a Year
Several great essays appeared on MTT this week: Chris Seth: Want to Make $50,000 a Year In Music? Brian Hazard: A Mastering Engineer's Guide to Final Mixdown. David J. Hahn:. Continue reading
Rewind – The Music Industry’s Week In Review: Nimbit, Spotify, SXSW, Beyond Oblivion, & More
10 strategies to engage fans through social media. Hypebot questions: Is social media out of control? Hackers have uncovered Google's new Music service. Hypebot interviews a hyperlocal blogger from the. Continue reading
Direct-To-Fan Service Nimbit Gains $1.25M In Funds
Direct-To-Fan service Nimbit has raised an additional $1.25 million of funding from its current investor group. The company will use these funds to expand their product team and speed up. Continue reading
Interview With $77M Richer CEO Of Beyond Oblivion
Beyond Oblivion, who recently recevied a $77 million investment from News Corp, is building Nokia's "Comes With Music" all over again. Undeterred by the fact that Nokia has scaled back. Continue reading
Spotify Payouts – The Strangeness Continues
This post is by Faza at The Cynical Musician. When I originally wrote about the Spotify payouts for my music, I noted the large divergence between the minimum and maximum. Continue reading
How An Indie Act Gained 7 Million New Listeners
Six months ago, the Swedish band Fulkulter launched TheUglyDance.com. It's a simple, yet genius idea. The site lets visitors upload a picture of themselves to a small body and it. Continue reading
EchoNest, Rhapsody Launch #SXSW Explorer App
(Updated) Echo Nest and Rhapsody launched Festival Explorer Austin Edition, a free iPhone app that integrates personalized concert recommendations, show calendar, location based tools and data on 2,000+ bands playing. Continue reading
ReverbNation Upgrades Facebook App
ReverbNation has upgraded its free Facebook app, My Band and renamed it Band Profile. The app competes with Facebook solutions from DamnThe Radio and Root Music. Like those apps, ReverbNation. Continue reading
Site Platform Bandzoogle Buys Competitor Sayvee
Musician website platform Bandzoogle has acquired Sayvee, a fellow Canadian start-up that branded itself as “Web Fuel For Artists”. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sayvee hosted websites will. Continue reading
