MTV Turns 30 Today: Watch The First 10 Mins [VIDEO}

On launch day, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., MTV: Music Television launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll."  Only a few thousand people on a single. Continue reading

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Evolver.fm Poll Names Most Wanted Music Apps

This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The MP3 player became a big deal to tech enthusiasts in 1998. Apple delivered portable MP3 playback to the mainstream. Continue reading

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Does Facebook Make It Harder To Interact With Fans?

This guest post comes from musician RJ Comer of LA's Dance Hall Pimps. Recently, we began running some very targeted ads to help promote the Dance Hall Pimps Facebook fan. Continue reading

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Creating Your Own Offline Music Distribution Network

Recent news of the development of a CD distribution network via 7-Eleven by Mall Jamz and Thump Records reminded me of one of my favorite topics, creating distribution platforms that. Continue reading

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Report: More Than 10 Bid For EMI Prior To Deadline

More than 10 bidders made offers to Citigroup for EMI Music Group prior to a first round deadline late last week. Interest was “robust” according to the London's Times newspaper. Continue reading

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Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – Onesheet

Do you have social media accounts throughout the web including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? Instead of making fans hunt down your various accounts to get updates, put them all on. Continue reading

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Ian Rogers Interviews Andy Gould, Manager of Rob Zombie, Guns ‘n Roses & Morrissey [VIDEO]

On This Week In Music, Topspin's Ian Rogers interviews Andy Gould, manager Rob Zombie, Guns n Roses and Morrissey about his career, music and artist management. Yahoo Music's Lyndsey Parker joins. Continue reading

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More News: ‘Radical’ iTunes 11, Google Music Grows, MusicDNA ID, Sirius x4, 90 Sec. Previews & More

iTunes 11 reportedly will be a radical overhaul, including iCloud integration (iDownload) It's hard to imagine strong iCloud integration without a major iTune's reboot. Google is slowly opening up its. Continue reading

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