Merlin Finally Makes Indie Deal With MySpace
New Deal Includes All Indie Music (Updated) Indie licensing agency Merlin, which represents almost 10% of the global music market, has reached an agreement with MySpace Music on behalf of. Continue reading
IODA Adds Labels To Distribution Roster
Digital distributor IODA has inked a number of new content deals. Labels include V2 Benelux, Union Square Music, Agriculture, Asian Man, Barge, Catsup Plate, Captured Tracks, Jade Tree and NooN. Continue reading
Use Lala & MySpaceTo Improve Google Results
Along with Lala's new deal to provide enhanced music search results for Google alongside MySpace and others comes word that indie artists and label will be able to control and. Continue reading
NARM Launches A Digital Music Think Tank
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers has launched a Digital Think Tank task force of NARM members dedicated to resolving issues surrounding the business of digital music. Members include: 7digital,. Continue reading
Australian Indies Rally Against MySpace Music
MySpace Music launched in Australia last week with all four major label groups plus indie labels from IODA and The Orchard. But left off the new service were some of. Continue reading
Two YouTube Musicians Start An Indie Label For Other YouTube Musicians
Small indie label DFTBA – which stands for "don't forget to be awesome" – focuses entirely on acts that gained their first attention via YouTube and is run by online. Continue reading
Trouble In The Orchard: CEO Scholl Exits, Staff Cut
Greg Scholl, President and CEO of indie distribution powerhouse The Orchard is exiting the company amid overall staff reductions of 20%. Scholl is landing on his feat with a new. Continue reading
Smashing Pumpkins Go Freemium With New Album
The Smashing Pumpkins will embrace the freemium business model favored by many tech startups to release their new album. Recording for the new 44 song album began last week with. Continue reading
Indie Rights Group Merlin Names New Board
Having completed their two-year term, global independent music rights group Merlin's inaugural board will step down and are being replaced with a board that includes some members of the inaugural. Continue reading
CIMS Top 15 Indie Store Debuts & More
For 8.12.09 1 BETWEEN THE TREES SPAIN BONDED 2 PINES TREMELO RED HOUSE RECORDS 3 STRAIT,GEORGE TWANG UMGD/MCA NASHVILLE 4 BOTTLE ROCKETS LEAN FORWARD BLOODSHOT 5 SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLAUGHTERHOUSE KOCH RECORDS. Continue reading
“Indie Doesn’t Mean Anything… Because It Won”
"Indie doesn’t mean anything anymore. It’s dead. Which is OK, because it won. Open source, Twitter. Indie won. Etsy. The irresistible decline of major labels and network TV and corporate. Continue reading
