GigsWiz & The Human League Help Disrupt The Ticket Industry
TicketMaster has long been unpopular with both music fans and many bands. GigsWiz' approach to building an alternative was to create a system that rewards artists for ticket sales resulting. Continue reading
Merlin Adds U.S. Board Members, Indie Labels
Merlin, the non-profit global rights agency for indie labels has added four new U.S board members and announced that a number of major U.S. independent labels have joined the group.. Continue reading
We7 Closes New Funding Round, Charts Expansion Of Music Streaming Service
We7 has added new funding and will use the money to expand across Europe. Participating were co-founder Peter Gabriel, Eden Ventures, Qualcomm Inc. through its venture capital arm and Pentech. Continue reading
Andrew Dubber & Monkey On The Roof
Music Think Tank co-founder Andrew Dubber helped launch a new online music project theat deserves our support. The album, Monkey on the Roof, features recordings of Delhi street children singing. Continue reading
AM News: Spin Mag Pivots, Pandora Stock Rises, Best Buy’s Music Cloud, UMG vs HipHop Blogs, More
Spin, the alternative-music magazine laid off Doug Brod, the editor in chief and Malcolm Campbell, its publisher since 2006, as part of a larger plan to expand the publication online.. Continue reading
Best Buy Quietly Launches iTunes Match Style Mobile Cloud Music Service
Best Buy has quietly launched a cloud music service; and like Apple's announced iTunes Match, this licensed music service works on a scan and match basis, avoiding large transfer of. Continue reading
PM News Update: WMG Settles Shareholder Lawsuits, Davis To Head Alliance, Rightsflow Reacts To Cloud
WMG is settling the two class action lawsuits brought by shareholders upset with the company's recent sale, according to Billboard. CD and DVD wholesaler Alliance Entertainment has named former Universal. Continue reading
VibeDeck Raises $2 Million For Free, No Fee Music Sales Platform
(UPDATED) VibeDeck announced today that it had raised $2 million from a private investor to develop its direct-to-fan e-commerce platform for musicians. The deal was struck on April 2nd and. Continue reading
EMI Wants To Explore “Strategic Alternatives”
EMI Group Ltd, the holding company for EMU Music Group, announced today that its Board of Directors of its had "initiated a process to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives,. Continue reading
U.S. Net Users Watch 16 Hours Of Video Online Monthly. Facebook Video Gains.
New comScore data shows that 176 million U.S. Internet users watched an average of 15.9 hours of online video in May. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in a total. Continue reading
