The Highway Girl: Building On What You Already Do
Samantha Murphy, aka The Highway Girl, has a long history as a performer which has led her to unique approaches to the contemporary music industry. In particular, she turned her. Continue reading
Room For Growth? Maps & Weather Apps More Popular Than Music
Not sure there's a lot of room for growth in mobile music? Games, weather, maps and social networking apps are all more popular downloads for mobile phones than music apps,. Continue reading
Call To Indie Artists: Stop Giving Your Music Away
Free stuff is enticing. However, free is a controversial topic especially in music. Do you believe in giving away music for free? On Music Think Tank, Taurean Casey believes that. Continue reading
Smartphones: Apple Grows, Android Soars [CHART]
What platform should you be developing an app for? comScore data for three months ending May 2011 found Google Android widening its lead among smartphone platforms in the U.S. with. Continue reading
Reuters Says Bye Bye Billboard, Hello Wrap
Reuters news services ended its long term relationship with Billboard Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter on July 1st, in favor of a new one with The Wrap. The blog, launched. Continue reading
AM News: MySpace Deal Details, WMG Sale, Virgin + Spotify, Facebook Event, Sony Hack, SongPier, More
Specific Media’s MySpace Deal: The goal is transforming their ad network into a media company. (paidContent) To believe this will work is to believe that MySpace is – or can. Continue reading
Artists & Social Networking: Is It About ME or WE?
Much has been written about the need for musicians to be "authentic" when social networking. But little attention has been given to the Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr highway as a two. Continue reading
PM News Update: Twitter Buys Backtype, Grammy Registration, DDEX In TN
(UPDATED) Twitter acquired social analytics platform BackType for an undisclosed sum. If they can only figure out how to make money… Company registration with the The Recording Academy opens tomorrow. Continue reading
How Many Sell-Outs Does It Take To Change A Music Business?
I am sure by now you have already heard or read the NPR piece on how much it costs to make a hit record. And whereas the exact numbers may. Continue reading
Watch James Brown Sell Miso Soup In The Greatest TV Commercial Ever
I could write some supposedly informed comment about music and branding to introduce this video. But the truth is that I'm posting these two 1992 Japanese television ads simply because. Continue reading
