Older Males Dominate Satellite Radio Listernship
XM and Sirius satellite radio now have about 5 million subscribers, but who are they? A recent survey from International Demographics shows that 76.1 percent of listeners are over of. Continue reading
Mashboxx Launches Paid P2P Downloads In Beta. Founder Russo Talks To LA Times
One of several companies attempting to legitimize and monetize P2P file sharing Mashboxx quietly began beta-testing it’s flagship product recently signing up beta-testers. But there is nothing quiet Mashboxx’s flamboyant. Continue reading
MUSIC PIRACY IS NOT THE END OF MUSIC
USA Today’s Kevin Maney has written a column that tries to make the point that rampant piracy does not mean musicians and music are doomed. Maney uses China as the. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS’ WEEK IN REVIEW
Linkin Park rattled the cage noisily this week, with the group attempting to exit its Warner Music contract. The move comes ahead of a big IPO, with the band accusing. Continue reading
Starbucks’ Censors Pull Springsteen
With P2P and other digital distribution models democratizing distribution and internet, satellite. and cell phone broadcasting opening up unlimited channels for music discovery, the importance of gatekeepers (people or brands. Continue reading
NIN’s Trent Reznor Comments On The Death Of CD’s And The Music Industry
Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor’s shares his candid opinions on the CD as a method of music delivery and the record industry on the band’s web site: "CD’s are dead.. Continue reading
Universal Music Logs $52 Million In Download Sales
Universal Music has announced that it made $52mn from downloads sales in the first quarter of 2005. The world’s biggest record label, with 25 per cent of the global market,. Continue reading
Neilsen And Big Champagne Partner On Combined Radio/P2P Chart
Even as the RIAA and major labels continue to fuss and sue over the illegality of P2P file sharing, Nielsen Entertainment and BigChampagne announced today that they will partner to. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 5-01-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title COL 1 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST OHB 2 PRINE*JOHN|FAIR & SQUARE INT 3 BECK|GUERO EPIC 4 FOLDS*BEN|SONGS FOR SILVERMAN WAR 5 NEW ORDER|WAITING FOR THE SIRE VAGR 6. Continue reading
