AOL Music & Spinner Shut Down, All Staff Laid Off
(UPDATED) AOL Music, Spinner and related properties are being closed and all EMployees in the division immediately laid off. While no official announcement has been made yet, Spinner editor Dan. Continue reading
Record Store Day Drives Impressive Sales Boost
"Record Store Day is a great way to shine the spotlight on the amazing experience that independent record stores bring to music consumers," David Bakula,SVP at Nielsen Entertainment,said in a. Continue reading
The iTunes Decade As Celebrated By Apple, Mike Doughty & Industry Analysts Alike
Over the last 10 years iTunes has become the dominant force in digital music sales and has gradually moved from being a loss leader to drive hardware sales to become. Continue reading
Lauryn Hill Takes To Tumblr To Explain $1 Million Tax Troubles, New Sony Deal
In an open letter to fans on her Tumblr blog, Lauryn Hill addressed her tax problems and the Sony deal that will solve then. Last year, Hill pleaded guilty to. Continue reading
Vibe Sold To SpinMedia, Transition To Online-Only Likely
Print journalism takes another hit, as top urban music magazine VIBE and its related online properties, are sold to SpinMedia, a conglomerate of almost 50 music and entertainment sites. A. Continue reading
Music Ad Watch: Beyonce’ “Standing In The Sun” For H&M [VIDEO]
Beyonce’ appears to be be rolling out her new album one song at a time via commercial tie-ins. A couple of week’s ago it was a Pepsi ad using the. Continue reading
Real Band Names That Sound Totally Fake
By freelance music writer Tyler Hayes (@thealbumproject). By now you must've seen the video from Jimmy Kimmel, catching people lying about being into bands playing at Coachella that the interviewer. Continue reading
A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees
The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the nominees for the 2nd Libera Awards (The “LIBBYs”), to be held June 20 at NYC’s Highline Ballroom. The LIBBY's celebrate. Continue reading
Will.i.am Admits Copyright Infringement On New Track [Listen & Decide]
Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has been accused of copyright infringement after people noticed that the music in his collaboration Chris Brown "Let's Go" sounded like Russian DJs Arty. Continue reading
