CD Baby Passes $200 Million Paid To Indie Musicians
CD Baby, one of the largest distributors of music by independent artists in the world, has now paid over $200 million directly to musicians, according to new stats provided by. Continue reading
Startup Adva Mobile Using Crowdfunding To Improve Free Mobile Sites For Musicians
Adva Mobile was featured on Hypebot in August for their free mobile websites for musicians. Now they're back with a crowdfunding campaign to help them bring the design aspects of. Continue reading
iTunes Match Rejects Big Music Collections Bought Elsewhere
Yesterday, we reported that iTunes Match finally launched alongside Apple’s iCloud service. We also reported that it allows the uploading of up to 25,000 songs purchased from iTunes and non-iTunes outlets.. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Google Music + T-Mobile, RIAA vs. ReDigi, Nokia + Echo Nest, TAG Adds Asia & More
Google Music will probably launch without 2 major labels on Wed., but it has signed indie aggregator Merlin. They may also have a few tricks up their sleeves, including a. Continue reading
iTunes Match Now Live In Apple iTunes Store
The much anticipated iTunes Match has finally launched 14 days after Apple's self-imposed deadline of the end of October. (Click on image on left to enlarge.) The $24.99 per year. Continue reading
Despite Obscene Lyrics, 8-Year-Old Performs Nicki Minaj Song On National TV
8-year-old YouTube sensation Sophia Grace Brownlee has hit 21 million views of her rendition of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass”. The video became so viral, that it even attracted the attention. Continue reading
Twitter Not A Top Source For Music Discovery [STUDY]
(UPDATED) According to a recent NPD Group/NARM study, Twitter was found not to be a top source of music discovery, nor was it even found to be a common outlet. Continue reading
Ian Rogers Interviews MOG CEO David Hyman [VIDEO]
(UPDATED) On a new episode of This Week In Music, filmed last week from New Noise Santa Barbara, Ian Rogers interviews MOG founder David Hyman on future plans for the. Continue reading
Standout Hacks from Music Hack Day Boston 2011
Boston's Music Hack Day has come and gone with a bunch of interesting projects to show for the hackers' efforts. This was one of a number of ongoing Music Hack. Continue reading
Google Music Expands This Wed. Without Sony, WMG [Screenshots]
(UPDATE) The invite I got last week from Google was only thinly disguised. Clearly a major music announcement is coming on Wednesday. But Google has disappointed me before with less. Continue reading
Read EMI CEO Roger Faxon’s 2nd Major Memo & Revealing FAQ To Staff On Sale
On Friday, EMI CEO Roger Faxon wrote to his staff (full text here) regarding the sale of the recorded music division to Universal. Now that the ink is dry on. Continue reading
