Rhapsody Partners with Best Buy For Free Premier Membership
Unlike Spotify, Rdio and most streaming music providers who attract paying customers with extensive and almost unlimited free services, Rhapsody offers only a 30 day free trial. Today, Rhapsody expanded. Continue reading
Musicians: Are You Ready for the Six Most Profitable Weeks of the Year?
Did you know there’s a special six-week window of opportunity that comes once a year – every year? The sad thing is, most musicians aren’t aware of it or don’t. Continue reading
Music D2F Sales: reKiosk Partners With The Orchard, ShopLocket Launches Preorders
Direct-to-fan sales and ecommerce are key tools for building an independent music career and the options for online and mobile sales continue to improve. The Orchard is now experimenting with. Continue reading
New Hires, Titles & Deals: Nederlander, The Orchard, Columbia, Warners, SoundExchange, SiriusXM
LA publicist Vanessa Kromer has been named Vice President of Communications for Nederlander Concerts. SoundExchange announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Jim Mahoney and. Continue reading
Diddy’s Revolt TV Launches On-Air Today
Sean "Diddy" Combs' REVOLT TV making its on-air debut today on Comcast's Xfinity TV and Time Warner Cable. The new multi-platform, multi-genre music and music new network will roll out in select cities. Continue reading
Music Blogs: Cultural Voices Take On New Mediums
(UPDATED) There is no question music blogs have a strong presence in today's music business. Serving as a primary source of inspiration, material, and the information you need to be. Continue reading
HMV Takes Steve Jobs’ Advice, Cannibalizes Self
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will,” said the late Steve Jobs. He meant that rather than wait for a disruptor to change. Continue reading