Rhapsody Sheds 15% Of Staff, Top Execs As New Investor Takes Over
(UPDATED) With the arrival of a new investor, music subscription service Rhapsody has let go of 30 employees, 15% of total staff. President John Irwin is exiting that post but. Continue reading
New Hires. Titles and Deals @ Beatport, Creative Allies, Kobalt Music
Beatport appoints Terry Weerasinghe as Vice President of Music Services. He was formerly head of marketing for Native Instruments’ DJ division Fan-sourcing site CreativeAllies has announced that Kevin Carroll, VP of. Continue reading
iTunes Radio Launching This Week, Can Apple Convince Mainstream Consumers To Switch?
EDITOR: With iTunes Radio launching this Wed, Sept. 18, we're revisiting this important discussion between Kyle Bylin and Jason Herskowitz, first published here in July. By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Jason Herskowitz recently. Continue reading
Twitter #Music In Action With New Spotify App and Playlists On Rdio
Twitter #Music may not be the hottest music service on the planet but they've made some moves that should encourage more listeners to check them out. Recent activity includes creating. Continue reading
Cumulus Takes Equity Stake In Rdio, Will Launch New Free Music Service
UPDATED: The Cumulus and Rdio deal is now official and includes Cumulus taking a "significant equity stake" in Pulser Media, Rdio’s parent company, in exchange for exclusive content, media and on-air. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Thirty Tigers' David Macias: Thoughts On The Warner Music / Clear Channel Deal Upward Spiral Deep Dive #4: Music Curation's Long History, Many Challenges w/ J Herskowitz creativeLIVE's Mika Salmi:. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
5 Ways To Promote Your Music With SoundCloud Complete Musician’s Guide To Getting Played On College Radio 5 Tips For Keeping Your Music Gear Safe On Tour Cassette Store Day. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Is MySpace Traffic Growing Again? Casket Streams Spotify When You're Six Feet Under Audiam Simplifies YouTube Monetization With SoundCloud, Twitter Integrations Announcing Hella Hack Oakland, The East Bay's First Ever. Continue reading
Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Associates Discuss Working Together On Digital Initiatives
This week's Leadership Music Summit in Nashville included a panel featuring Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum and two people associated with the band's business, Dawn Gates of Capitol Nashville and. Continue reading
Crain’s Soundbiz Music Conference To Connect Detroit’s Music and Automotive Industries
Crain's Detroit Business is holding the Soundbiz Music Conference on September 26th in Detroit. The event looks at music's impact on the economy of Detroit, the Detroit brand and the. Continue reading
