Former Warner Music Exec Is New Bidder For EMI
The day after bids for EMI were due, former Warner Music executive James Caparro, now head of Yamani Global Equities, sent out a press release announcinh he'd teamed with Alliance. Continue reading
Rhapsody CEO Irwin On Why They Bought Napster [VIDEO]
Rhapsody has 800,000 subscribers and Napster reportedly half that many, so the combined companies certainly creates a digital music subscription powerhouse. But boosting subscriber numbers to compete with Spotify is. Continue reading
Michael Ovitz Ousted From IMG Board
IMG Worldwide's board of directors has reportedly oustered former CAA and Disney executive Michael Ovitz after his failed bid to take over the agency last Friday. IMG is the world's. Continue reading
Musician’s Arsenal: Crowdbooster Social Analytics
On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt continues with the Musician’s Arsenal series. The series has featured tools and websites such as Visibli and Limelight. This week, the series introduces Crowdbooster. Continue reading
Ian Rogers: The Evolution Of Web Distribution, A Mass Of Niches & The Era Of Trusted Brands
On Thursday afternoon, Topspin CEO Ian Rogers was a keynote speaker at Digital Music Forum West. His speech, which follows in its entirity, begins with a quick trip through the. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Spotify: 250K U.S Paid, Google MP3 Store, UMG Ups Lamberg, SoundHound, Official.fm, More
Spotify now has 250,000 paying subscribers in the U.S. (Reuters) I admit happily to being one of them. 250K is only about 20% of what a combined Rhapsody and Napster. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Flowd Launches, Restorm, VoxPop, Onesheet, Happy 20th Warner/Chappell & More
(UPDATED) Flowd launches in the US as a social network for music. The free service enables musicians to engage directly with fans by building a customized community on its mobile. Continue reading
MTV O Music Awards Name Fan Choice Nominees Including New Hottest Music NILF (Nerd I’d Like To….)
MTV's O Music Awards has added to it's nominees with a list fo fan choices. Celebrating all things about online music, the O's even include a category for Hottest NILF. Continue reading
uWall.tv Offers Alternate View Of Music on YouTube
uWall.tv starts off with a splash featuring a home page composed of thumbnails of stars with popular music videos. The site has a variety of avenues for discovering new music. Continue reading
Napster Tells Customers Things Will “Eventually” Be OK At Rhapsody
We knew about the sale days ago, but Napster customers have just learned that they are now sending payments to Rhaps ody. Unfortunately, the transition may not be smooth for everyone.. Continue reading
