Justin Timberlake Named Bud Light’s Creative Director, Will He Help Them Like He Did MySpace?
Justin Timberlake has just been named Bud Light Platinum's new creative director. ""Partnering with Justin as he makes his return to music brings a new level of relevance and credibility. Continue reading
From Critics’ Words To The Visual Music Review
By freelance music writer Tyler Hayes (@thealbumproject). We’re like the classic moth drawn to a flame. As humans we have a hard time resisting a new album review. We have. Continue reading
Concert Promoters Assoc Taps Michael Belkin As President
NACPA, the North American Concert Promoters Association, has elected their new board for 2013 at their annual meeting, held this year at L.A. Live. Michael Belkin (Live Nation – Cleveland). Continue reading
Pandora Shares January Audience Stats, Active Users Drop
(UPDATED) Pandora just shared monthly metrics for January 2013. Listener hours for the month hit 1.39 billion, an increase of 47% from 952 million during the same period last year.. Continue reading
CBS Email To Grammy Peformers: “Avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks”
(UPDATED) Every year CBS' Standard And Practice group issues a warning to Grammy performers and presenters dubbed affectionately, the ‘Wardrobe Advisory’, and almost every year some performer intentionally or via. Continue reading
iTunes Has Sold 25 Billion Songs, 15K Songs Per Minute
Apple today announced that it has sold 25 billion songs since launching the iTunes Store in April of 2003. The 25 billionth track, “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase. Continue reading
Spotify Listener Data Used To Predict Grammy Winners
Is Spotify about to go all Nate Silver on the Grammy Awards — by which we mean rigorously applying data to know that which would otherwise be unknowable? Well, the. Continue reading
Daniel Ek Expects Spotify To Pay Out $500 Million To Rights Holders in 2013
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify chief executive and co-founder Daniel Ek dropped a startling statistic at Los Angeles’ Innovation Forum event on Tuesday: that his freemium music service. Continue reading