The Black Keys Call Napster, Spotify’s Sean Parker ‘Asshole’ Who ‘Stole $2 Billion’ From Artists
(UPDATED) During an interview on radio station WGRD in GrandRapids, Michigan, outspoken Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney took aim at streaming music and Napster co-founder Sean Parker. Parker also sits. Continue reading
Universal To Sell 3 Major Catalogs For $200 Million To Help Finance EMI Deal
Universal Music is hoping to sell 3 major music catalogs to help finance it's $1.9 billion acquisition of EMI’s recorded music business from Citigroup. Universal has reportedly hired Bank of. Continue reading
EMI Launches Global A&R Marketing Team Dedicated To Electronic/Dance Music
Acknowledging exploding growth in dance and electronic music, EMI has created the EMI Dance Network as a dedicated global A&R and marketing network specializing in the genre. The network will. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Global Sales Stats, Ex-CEO Buys Beyond Oblivion, Orchard IODA Layoffs, Sony & More
Sorry that the News Brief is a bit later in the day than usual. Had one too many balls to juggle this morning. Be sure to check out Wednesday's blog. Continue reading
Hypebot Readers Get 15% Off Thursday’s pariSoma MusicTech Mixer in S.F.
This Thursday evening in San Francisco, the pariSoma Innovation Loft will be hosting their monthly mixer series, focusing this time on the MusicTech space. The mixer will bring together a. Continue reading
How Do Musicians Really Earn Their Living? [CASE STUDIES]
The Future of Music Coalition has released data from its Artist Revenue Streams research project, where financial case studies drawing from 4-12 years of accounting data provide information about how. Continue reading
Signature Brew Handcrafts Beers For Indie Bands
Though it launched in the UK, Signature Brew is hoping to bring it's newest beer Clear Heart, created with The Hold Steady's frontman Craig Finn, to the U.S. Finn was. Continue reading
FREE INVITES: Tracks.by Launches Facebook Music Sharing App
We covered Tracks.by late last year when it was focused on enabling an elite list of artists to share music with fans. Now they're gradually opening up use of their. Continue reading
Buzz: There’s More to a Free Music Campaign than Free Music…
Many artists give away a free song to market their music. In order for this marketing strategy to work, musicians need to do more than just give the song away. Continue reading
Aspiro’s WiMP: Does Success For Music Streaming Lay Farther Down The Long Tail?
((UPDATE 2) Even as Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio, MOG and others are fighting for market share, a lesser known music service is experimenting with localized content and early indications shows their. Continue reading
