News Brief: Zynga Builds Lady GagaVille, Sony Still Down, Rdio’s Fate, Indie Session Musicians, & More
Online gaming giant Zynga has announced an ongoing partnership with Lady Gaga that includes GagaVille (a neighbor to FarmVille), as well as game-card tie ins and other merchandising opportunities. (Business. Continue reading
Recorded Music As A Commodity & The Power Of Artistic Vision
This guest post comes from Ty White, a self-proclaimed musictech geek who spends his days at progressive ticketing company Eventbrite and nights finding ways to showcase emerging artists through live. Continue reading
OFFICIAL: Music Beta By Google Launches
As part of the keynote to it's I/O developer conference, Google announced the official launch of Music Beta By Google along with an online movie rental service. Google's Paul Joyce. Continue reading
Where To Find A Google Music Beta Invite plus Watch An Intro Video
(UPDATED) Today Google launched Music Beta By Google which includes a free cloud music locker, robust player and integration with a newly upgraded Android music app (details here). Music Beta. Continue reading
More Warner Music Purchase Details Emerge As S&P Downgrades Credit Rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered Warner Music Group's corporate credit rating to B+. The change was announced following WMG's announcement that it would be acquired by Access Industries. Continue reading
Music Marketing With QR Codes: How To Get Started
QR codes – those strange symbols that use the cell phone to link the offline and online worlds – are are going mainstream in the U.S. for even more reasons. Continue reading
10 Smartest Startups At SF MusicTech
In addition to the fantastic panels that graced yesterday's SF MusicTech Summit, the event draws in some of the most forward thinking and innovative professionals in the music and technology. Continue reading
An Introduction To The Self-Released Album
You have been working hard, playing your music and finally have a couple songs or maybe even an album. The question is: How do I sell my music or get. Continue reading
Warner Music Group’s Q2 Loss Widens
With its pending sale to Access Industries looming, WMG reported Q2 results this morning; and the numbers, while not unexpected, showed that the music group's downward slide is far from. Continue reading
Details Of Today’s Google Music Beta Launch
Despite a failure to cut deals with the major labels, Google Music is set to launch in beta today at the Google I/O 2011 Developer Conference. Initially at least, the. Continue reading
News Brief: Google Music, NARM, CKX Sells Elvis, VerveLife Buys AppliedSB, WMG + EMI & More
Google's I/O gathering kicks off at 9AM ET today. An official Google Music announcement without label lisenses is expected. Check back for more. The NARM Convention kicks into high gear. Continue reading
