From Pirates to Fans
Piracy is a serious topic in the music industry of which we've all been long aware. Approaches have varied from heavy handed lawsuits that have eroded good will to direct. Continue reading
News Brief: Apple iCloud, Facebook Music Sharing, Gaga Chart Issues, Music Power 100, BMI, More
Apple's cloud music service scans user's iTunes library for content, sources say. (Digital Trends) No surprises here, but is this enough to entice consumers to the cloud? In an extension. Continue reading
Pitchfork.com Visitors Fell Almost 50% In One Year. Where Do All The Cool Kids Go?
(UPDATED) "@pitchforkmedia site traffic down almost 50% year over year. Where did all the cool kids go?" @dashgo tweeted late yesterday and Compete tracking of visitors to the indie music site. Continue reading
How To Rule The World: Realizing The Dream Of A Global Music Career
A common theme runs through movies and among all cultures: world domination. On Music Think Tank, Music On The Make suggests how to move toward a goal that many musicians. Continue reading
A2IM Elects 5 To Board, Names 3 Advisors
A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2011 Board of Directors elections. A2IM's membership has more than doubled over the past six years and. Continue reading
Bobcom Offers “Fasttrack” For Indie Musicians
BOBCOM is a new platform for indie musicians designed to allow musicians to upload and sell their music to fans who rate and share those same tunes. Though there are. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan Exits Forrester Research
Top music industry and digital media analyst Mark Mulligan is leaving Forrester Research after 11 years. No reason was given for his departure. "I’m taking a little bit of time. Continue reading
mSpot Launches Combined Cloud Music Locker, Streaming Radio
With Google, Amazon and likely Apple getting into the cloud music business, mobile music provider mSpot might have a hard time competing. So today the upstart launched Radio Spotter Beta. Continue reading
Amazon Repeats Lady Gaga $0.99 Sale Today. “This Time We’re Ready”
Today Amazon began a repeat of Monday's $.99 download sale for Lady Gaga's new album "Born This Way", after the original promotion overwhelmed Amazon's servers. "Clearly customers are really excited. Continue reading
Jonathan Coulton On His Business Model & How Now Is Best Time Ever To Be A Musician
NPR's Panet Money recently featured successful d.i.y. musician Jonathan Coulton (@jonathancoulton), dissecting his success and asking if other musicians could follow a similar path, Hypebot's look at the interview "How. Continue reading
