Liberty Media Ups Live Nation Stake. Is Buyout Next?
(UPDATED) Liberty Media has increased its stake in concert and ticketing giant Live Nation, fueling speculation that the privately owned media conglomerate may be contemplating a buyout of the now. Continue reading
Jane’s Addiction Botches Direct-To-Fan Release
In conjunction with a special Lollapalooza after-show in August, the famed L.A. rock group Jane’s Addiction decided to celebrate by offering a limited number of free downloads of their most. Continue reading
How Kayne West & Nickelback Share A Fan Base [INFOGRAPHIC]
Fans are not just fans of only a single artist, and music marketers like to think they know where there's overlap: "If you like Beck you'll love Brenden Benson" or. Continue reading
32% Of Global Consumers Stream Music, Only 16.4M Pay [Infographic]
According to data from EMI's 25 country, 850,000 interview Global Consumer Insight research and reviewed by music industry analyst Mark Mulligan, 32% of global consumers are now using streaming music. Continue reading
Twitter Makes Small Changes With Huge Ramifications For Music Marketing
Guest post by Scott Perry of marketing firm Sperry Media and publisher New Music Tip Sheet. Twitter made some small changes last week. Small changes yes, but they will have. Continue reading
SoundExchange Appoints 3 New Board Members
Facing increased pressure from direct licensors, digital music performance rights organization SoundExchange has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors: Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Ray Hair and Paul Robinson. The. Continue reading
Pinterest Beats Twitter, StumbleUpon & Bing For Referral Traffic
(UPDATED) As Pinterest continues to grow, more and more brands and businesses are paying attention – and for good reason. The online sharing service Shareaholic recently released data showing that. Continue reading
Watch Eclectic Method’s ‘Ridiculous’ VJ Set Using Algoriddim Vjay [VIDEO]
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s no secret that DJs trigger samples made by other people. So why keep it a secret by only playing audio? Video DJs bring. Continue reading
Facebook Adds Spotify Music Sharing Feature To Artist Fan Pages
Facebook keeps rolling out the changes, and in addition those that affect all uses, new features are starting to appear on the fan pages of artists on Spotify. In particular,. Continue reading