Billboard Adds Digital To Top 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is adding digital. Billboard magazine will now include songs sold by download in its weekly calculation of the nation’s top hits. The change reflects the booming. Continue reading
Napster Subscribers Up 50%
Napster announced that it ended its third quarter with a total of 270,000 paying subscribers to its digital music service, including 44,000 from universities, representing a 50% increase from the. Continue reading
P2P File Sharing On Your Cell Phone
Melodeo a developer of mobile music delivery technology, announced on Thursday that it has developed a new peer-to-peer mobile music sharing service, that lets cell phone owners send purchased tracks. Continue reading
RINGTONES SALES WILL SURPASS HALF BILLION MARK
Performing rights organization BMI, which represents more than 300,000 songwriters, predicts that retail sales of cell phone ringtones in the U.S. this year will surpass $500 million, up from $245. Continue reading
Podcasting On The Rise
USA TODAY writes about the explosion and poteional of podcasting: " Big tech and media companies could not have foreseen this potentially disruptive hitch to ther grand strategies." "But consider. Continue reading
JAMBASE JUKEBOX
The folks at jam band music web site Jambase are great at both building community and helping fans of this borad genre discover new music. Recently they launched Jambase Jukebox,. Continue reading
Digital Music Forum Announces Keynotes
This year’s Fifth Annual Digital Music Forum has announced its keynote speakers for the conference, which will be held March 2 in New York City. Opening the event will be. Continue reading
Podcasting On The Rise
From The Hollywood Reporter: "After getting a taste of the radio business in college, software designer Craig Patchett never lost his interest in broadcasting. But without a job in radio,. Continue reading
LEFSETZ ON BREAKING A NEW BAND
Some great comments on breaking a band from music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz’s latest newsletter, "…truly savvy agents and managers have these hit acts UNDERPLAY!" "You don’t want to make. Continue reading
Napster Takes Aim At iTunes With Portable Download Subscriptions
According to The Hollywood Reporter "Napster unveiled an improved version of its core technology Wednesday. Known as Napster 3.0, the enhancements incorporate the digital music company’s consumer launch of its. Continue reading
