Music Industry Super Tuesday Looms Large
The LA Times reported today that "Tuesday is the music industry’s equivalent of Super Tuesday, and executives and retailers are hoping for a big turnout." "Long awaited albums from three. Continue reading
The New Yuppie Music Buyer
A recent NY Post story rather unflatteringly profiled a new kind of music fan that music marketers need to pay attention to: "Meet the new yuppie: the urban striver who. Continue reading
UK’s Sanctuary In Sale Talks
Innovative Birtish music firm Sanctuary whose portfolio includes a major mamangement firm, music publishing and a record label are in talks about a possible sale according to reports. In a. Continue reading
Ken Antonelli Abruptly Resigns At RED
Acccording to today’s HollywoodReporter.com, "Ken Antonelli, president of the leading U.S. independent record distributor RED Distribution, has abruptly resigned from the company, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed Friday. Antonelli,. Continue reading
Some Indy Labels Using P2P To Sell & Promote New Music
With the Supreme Court expected to rule this month on the liability and legality of P2P’s, all eyes are on the file sharing networks. An article in today’s LA Times. Continue reading
Radio Documentary Profiles Digital Music Trends
WFUV-FM in NYC has produced an interesting radio special that serves as an entry level education to the world of digital music called ALL THINGS DIGITAL. They describe it as. Continue reading
XM + Downloads = Great New Service
According to Digital Music News "XM Satellite Radio is considering an expansion outside of its current streaming radio service…the company has sent a survey to select subscribers to gauge interest. Continue reading
COALITION OF INDY MUSIC STORES CHART FOR 6-1-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title VRGN 1 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS INEP 2 AUDIOSLAVE|OUT OF EXILE SUBP 3 SLEATER-KINNEY|WOODS GEFN 4 COMMON|BE VAGR 5 ALKALINE TRIO|CRIMSON COL 6 SYSTEM OF A DOW|MEZMERIZE OLE 7. Continue reading
SONY BMG RELEASE 1 MILLION COPY PROTECTED STERILE DISCS
According to Wired.com, "as part of its mounting U.S. rollout of content-enhanced and copy-protected CDs, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is testing technology solutions that bar consumers from making additional copies. Continue reading
Net Radio Listenership Tops 37 Million
Arbitron says 37 million Americans (and countless more worldwide) tune into internet radio at least once a month. Why aren’t record labels promoting more aggressively to these stations? Email us. Continue reading
