REWIND: Music’s Last Week In Review
Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing? Justice Dept. Probes Live Nation Ticketmaster New Podcast: Media, Gatekeepers, Fandom, Gaming & More Edgar Bronfman – Bad Boy Gets Too-Big Bonus. Continue reading
Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing?
Following months of lobbying by the major labels, the iTunes store will add variable pricing on April 7th. Tracks will be priced at $.69, $.99 and $1.29. There''s been no. Continue reading
PirateBay To Help Users Cover Their Tracks
On April 1st, PirateBay is scheduled to launch a service that will help users cover their internet tracks. IPREDator is a network service that makes online users. Continue reading
RockBand Passes $1B In Sales, 40M Songs
The Rock Band game franchise has surpassed $1 billion in North American retail sales in just 15 months, according to the NPD Group. 40 million songs have been through the. Continue reading
ISPs Prove Smarter Than Labels & RIAA
A few months ago, The RIAA announced that it was going to stop suing individuals and start working with the ISP's to warn and then shut off those engaged in. Continue reading
Friday Music Brief: Variable iTunes, Hide The Pirates, LT/TM Merger, eMusic & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing? PirateBay To Help Users Cover Their Tracks RockBand Passes $1B In Sales, 40M Songs ISPs Prove Smarter Than Labels &. Continue reading
Blender Magazine Shuts Down
A few years ago Blender vaulted to into position as one of the top music magazine in the United States. Today it is out of business though it will publish. Continue reading
The Orchard Reports Stronger Financials
(UPDATED) Digital distributor The Orchard ((NASDAQ: ORCD) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2008. The results include both the merger with the Digital. Continue reading
Are The Major Labels Killing Imeem?
Late last year, rumors began circulating that imeem was in trouble. Ad revenue simply wasn't meeting the projections needed to pay labels the per stream rates agreed to. It was. Continue reading
Interview Series: Nancy Baym of Online Fandom
"The dynamics amongst fans and between fans, bands, and industry that happen online are reshaping the industry and will continue to do so. We are already at a point where. Continue reading
