Music Marketing

EMI Cuts YouTube Deal

EMI and YouTube today announced an agreement which will give YouTube users access to videos and recordings from EMI artists as well as user generated content.  “With this deal, all. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/31/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AOL To Unleash YouTube Competitor UnCut

AOL is readying a competitor to YouTube called UnCut for public launch next month and plans to seed it throughout its properties including IM.  This more controlled user generated environment. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Far Can A Beatle Fall? McCartney To Appear On Home Shopping Network

What does it say about your music when you’re reduced to schilling it on a channel dedicated to selling people useless crap? From the press release: "Multichannel retailing powerhouse HSN. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Facebook Opens Platform

Just as MySpace is restricting outside applications, rival Facebook has just comepletely opened its social networking platform to outside developers.  Their even encouraging developers to profit from their creations via. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/25/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Breakfast In Bed With Joan Osborne

REVIEW: Joan Osborne’s career has ranged from a million selling single, "(What If God Was) One Of Us", to a stint in the Grateful Dead.  Throughout there has been a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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RUSH – New CD Review & Marketing Notes

EDITOR’S NOTE: From time to time we’ll now be reviewing new releases. Yeah, part of it’s because we want the free stuff and part of it’s because we want to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/17/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Does eMusic’s Math Work For Labels?

PART 4 – In addition to increased competition, label defections pose the greatest threat to eMusic’s future. In recent weeks Victory, Urge, Red House, Silva America, and Tzadik and others. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2007 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (3)
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TALENTfilter Hides Identity To Avoid Backlash As It Shares A&R

A new blog aimed at uncovering new talent TALENTfilter is taking an anonymous approach by hiding the author’s identity. Since "I like this band, but that one sucks " doesn’t. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Study Shows Shifts In Social Networking

MySpace and Isobar have just released a survey that shows that social networks have caused a fundamental shift in the way younger people interact with each other and media. More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop

>>> In the wake of the Imus disaster, talk turns to hip hop and even Oprah’s getting in on the action as hip hop’s money men seek damage control. UC’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2007 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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