MTV Ups The Digital Ante For The 2012 VMAs
As MTV’s highly anticipated Video Music Awards draws closer (airing next Thursday 9/6 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles), the network has begun to focus deeply on individual platforms. Continue reading
Nielsen Music 360 Report: Radio = Discovery, YouTube = Listening, Friends = Buying
Nielsen's Music 360 Report, based on a survey focused on music consumption, discovery and related topics, struck a chord with the press this week. In particular, the finding that radio. Continue reading
Another Music Tech Startup Killed By Licensing
Wahwah.fm was a cool concept – turning the music stored on your iPhone into an online radio station that got broadcasted out to the world (or to just those near. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
DJ Shadow Releases First Officially Monetized BitTorrent Bundle An Insider’s Look Into Streetwear and How Musicians Fit Into The Scene Spotify Sees More Than 13 Billion Streams in the U.S.. Continue reading
In Wake Of WFNX Sale, Two Newspaper Sponsored Web Stations Vie For Alt Rock Audience
In May, the sale of Boston's alternative-rock station WFNX-FM to Clear Channel was announced and most of the staff dismissed. On Monday Boston.com announced the upcoming launch of a web. Continue reading
Amazon, Google, 6 More Compete To Control New .music Domain
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has announced the names of 8 companies who paid $185,000 each to compete to be the central registry for the new .music. Continue reading
Indie Artists Share How They Got Radio Airplay, What It Meant For Their Careers
Randy Goss is a musician and Business Development Manager at Earbits. When a band first forms, the passion is high. Ready to take the world by storm, they have discussed. Continue reading
Groundbreaking Clear Channel, Big Machine Deal Pays First Ever Artist Performance Royalties
(UPDATED) Big Machine Label Group, home to Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw has struck a precedent-setting deal with Clear Channel Media that makes it the first record company who, along. Continue reading
Why Radio Plays Same 20 Songs: The Sad Truth Of Media Consolidation [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you’ve ever tuned into terrestrial radio in your car, at home or at the office, then you’re well aware that commercial radio stations tend to play the same songs. Continue reading
Indie Rock Band Cab 20 Pitch For Funding On ABC TV’s Shark Tank
Members of rock band Cab 20 and manager Tom Callahan took to the Shark Tank stage to pitch a deal to fund their band. When faced with the final decision,. Continue reading
