Indies Artists Asked To Pay $250 To Sell At Best Buy
Independent artists who want their CD's stocked in their local Best Buy stores are being told to pay a $250 non-refundable upfront fee and to use a preferred vendor, the. Continue reading
eMusic Payments Don’t Rise Despite Price Increase
This guest post on third quarter artist and label payouts from eMusic in the post-Sony era comes from David Harrell who blogs at Digital Audio Insider and plays with indie. Continue reading
Bandcamp Adds Physical Sales, Bundling
click on image to enlarge Digital artist services site Bandcamp has just added a number of new sales options to its d.i.y. sales and marketing toolkit. Now artists can sell. Continue reading
NARM Invites Hypebot Readers To Online Music Consumer Behavior Seminar
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) is inviting Hypebot readers to attend an online seminar this Thursday, November 5th that will examine the results of a recent study of. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Charts 9.20.09
The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores publishes weekly charts of sales in its independent retail members. Click here for an excel of this weeks complete charts. Top 25 Debuts 1. Continue reading
Who Says CD Sales Are Dead? Remastered Beatles Sell 2.25 Million In 2 Weeks
Without the help of a single digital download, The Beatles have broken multiple chart records around the world following the 9-9-09 CD release of their digitally re-mastered catalog. In the. Continue reading
UK’s 27-7 Enters Canada With CD Warehouse
Canada's digital distributors just got some strong competition. UK based 24-7 Entertainment has signed a deal with Canadian music fulfillment provider and record retailer, CD Warehouse and their MyMusic.Com. Under. Continue reading
HMV Buys 50% Stake In 7Digital For $12.6M
The highlights: Retail giant the HMV Group is investing £7.7M ($12.6M USD) in cash to acquire a 50% equity stake in 7digital 7digital will power. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Debuts 8.16.09
1 CAVE SINGERS WELCOME JOY MATADOR 2 MAXWELL,NATHE & THE ORIGINAL B SIDE 1 DUMMY 3 THIRD EYE BLIND URSA MAJOR MRI 4 GWAR LUST IN SPACE METAL BLADE 5. Continue reading
