Bob Lefsetz On Linkin Park Vs. WMG
Music industry columnist Bob Lefsetz on the Linkin Park vs. WMG fight (see more below): "Was Linkin Park altruistically sticking up for all the fucked over musicians tied to Warner. Continue reading
Pearl Jam Supports Indy Record Stores With In-Store Concert
PePearl Jam played a surprise show Friday at Easy Street Records in West Seattle on Friday night, in support of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and in celebration. Continue reading
Linkin Park Demands Release From WMG
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Linkin Park is not happy with the proposed Warner Music Group IPO, which they feel will not benefit the band. They have asked to be immediately released from. Continue reading
DIGITIAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW
RealNetworks made the biggest news this week, announcing a new portable subscription service. The company also improved its Harmony transcoding software, promising that its downloads are once again compatible with. Continue reading
CD Sales Weak. Can Springsteen And The DualDisc Save It?
From Digital Music News: "Soundscan figures for the most recent week showed a slight improvement, inching up 4% over previous week numbers…with weekly units approaching 10 million without a major. Continue reading
Nokia Announces New Music & Video Enabled Phones
At least 10 times a day we hear stories of music and entertainment companies scrambling to take advantage of what is certain to be the next wave of music delivery. Continue reading
Wal-Mart Offers Custom CD Service
According to Digital Music, "…Wal-Mart has officially unveiled its custom CD creation service, …Users can compile 3 songs from a 500,000 track catalog for $4.62, with each additional track offered. Continue reading
Universal Sued By Two Indy Radio Promoters
According to Reuters news service two old school Indy music promoters have sued Universal Music Group for $100 million, claiming the company forced them to submit false invoices so the. Continue reading
REAL Network’s Rhapsody Announces Three New Services Including Music To Go
Real Networks and Rhapsody today announced three new enhanced music services including the free but very limited Rhapsody 25, the enhanced Rhapsody Unlimited and the new portable subscription service Rhapsody. Continue reading
Yahoo!Music VP Predicts Radio’s Demise
During a keynote at last weeks Radio And Internet News Summit in Las Vegas Yahoo!Music and Launchcast VP David Goldberg spoke about his companies successes and challenges as well as. Continue reading
