Enter the Haggis Raises $40,000+ On Their Website
Toronto’s Celtic rock band Enter The Haggis has found itself at the center of a grassroots success story ever teetering on the brink of mainstream success. From playing Celtic festivals. Continue reading
Official List Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2012 Inductees
The Rock Hall's incoming Class of 2012 was to be announced later today, but the list of inductees leaked overnight. Tickets for the April 14th ceremony will go on sale. Continue reading
Sony Ent. Chief Tim Schaaff On How He’s Going To Beat Spotify & iTunes [INTERVIEW]
(UPDATED) This interview comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Anyone paying attention to digital music over the past ten years might wonder why Sony would ever bother with digital. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Goes Global, VEVO Beyond Videos, SoundExchange CTO, WME, NARM & More
Music streamer Deezer is taking on Spotify with a global expansion into 200 countries. (Digital Spy) But they are skipping the U.S. …and we all know why. VEVO Will Expand. Continue reading
7digital Expands U.S. Operation, Names Vickie Nauman North American President
Leading UK based digital music distributor 7digital today announced an expansion of its U.S. operation. Leading the new team will be Vickie Nauman, who was named President of 7digital North. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top Songs & Albums
For week ending 12/5/11 Top Songs:1. "It Will Rain," Bruno Mars2. "We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)," Rihanna 3. "Sexy and I Know It," LMFAO 4. "Good Feeling," Flo Rida. Continue reading
How To Get Music On Spotify For Free: Spotmeup
Most digital distributors from Tunecore to The Orchard and CDBaby to IODA deliver independent music to Spotify. But I had not seen an alternative for artists that want to avoid. Continue reading
Audiosocket Launches Music Licensing Storefront, New Indie Artist Revenue Stream
Audiosocket has entered the second phase of its Music as a Service (MaaS) suite of offerings with the launch of MaaS: Storefront. It takes the music licensing service they've provided. Continue reading
Mashtival: A Live Mashup Music Festival On Turntable.fm
MashupFM is hosting a live mashup music festival on Turntable.fm called Mashtival taking place this Wednesday, December 7th, from 7 pm till 1 am EST. Starting at 7, five up. Continue reading
Sony Exec Says Spotify Could Be The Next MySpace
“Spotify has been one of the first companies to be able to really make a statement about subscription services that has made sense to consumer," Tim Schaaff, president of Sony. Continue reading
