Rhapsody Sheds 15% Of Staff, Top Execs As New Investor Takes Over

(UPDATED) With the arrival of a new investor, music subscription service Rhapsody has let go of 30 employees, 15% of total staff.  President John Irwin is exiting that post but. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: MTV EU Nominations, Rough Trade Adds NYC Store, EchoNest To Japan, Moodsnap, Fanbridge & More

TUESDAY 9.17.2013  Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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New Hires. Titles and Deals @ Beatport, Creative Allies, Kobalt Music

Beatport appoints Terry Weerasinghe as Vice President of Music Services. He was formerly head of marketing for Native Instruments’ DJ division  Fan-sourcing site CreativeAllies has announced that Kevin Carroll, VP of. Continue reading

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iTunes Radio Launching This Week, Can Apple Convince Mainstream Consumers To Switch?

EDITOR: With iTunes Radio launching this Wed, Sept. 18, we're revisiting this important discussion between Kyle Bylin and Jason Herskowitz, first published here in July.  By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Jason Herskowitz recently. Continue reading

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Meet The New Recording Academy Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Portnow’s Contract Extended To 2019

The music industry's old guard has extended the run of one it's staunchest champions,.Neal Portnow, the president and CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has had. Continue reading

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Top 10 Vinyl Album Bestsellers for 2013: Amazon.co.uk vs. UK Indie Record Shops

Late last week Amazon reported that UK sales of vinyl continue to grow with sales up 100% over this time last year. A related report from the Entertainment Retailers Association. Continue reading

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Top 5 Music Industry Things to Forget and To Keep

Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (@muzooka). Not-at-all newsflash: The music industry is a completely different animal than it once was. While it's true that the. Continue reading

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Village People Could Be Banned From Singing ‘YMCA’

By Mike Masnick and republished from Techdirt. We've written many times about the issue of termination rights in copyright. Under the Copyright Act that went into effect in 1978, artists have. Continue reading

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Get Free Online Promotion From Your Very Own Digital Street Team

Times are constantly changing. Technology is evolving faster than ever before making "old industry" models a thing of the past – but not entirely. A good Street Team used to. Continue reading

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Twitter #Music In Action With New Spotify App and Playlists On Rdio

Twitter #Music may not be the hottest music service on the planet but they've made some moves that should encourage more listeners to check them out. Recent activity includes creating. Continue reading

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