12,000 JOIN THE GLOBAL RIGHT GROUP Merlin appears to be on track to become the global rights body of choice for independent labels and distributors. In its first month accepting. Continue reading

HYPEBOT FEATURES 12,000 indie labels are looking to Merlin to negotiate their fair share with new music services, but to date no deals have been announced. Join The Discussion: Will. Continue reading

ALL WEEK THEROCKDOSE.COM WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA’S TOP TRIBUTE TO PINK FLOYD – THE MACHINE.   SHARE YOUR FAVORITE PINK FLOYD QUOTE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. Continue reading

> JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Are indie labels and musicians being left out of Music 2.0 thanks to recent deals by the  four major record groups? > iTunes turns 6 years. Continue reading

Age Of Daze – rock in the Hinder/Nickelback lane Marliese – 13-year old indie rock/pop artist Article A – pop/rock, very catchy and radio friendly Lovers Make Liars – pop/punk. Continue reading

FEATURED STORIES: Ticketmaster buys VIP ticketing firm SLO. eMusic Grabs 2 Earthlink execs and joins Caravan Project? Indie label trade group A2IM turns 3 and hooks up with international Independents. Continue reading

The winner of our free pass to next week’s DIGITAL NARM is Laurence Trifon. I chose Laurence because he’s both a contributor to Andrew Dubber’s Music Think Tank blog, as. Continue reading

Behind all the talk of the web empowering the artist and small labels, there’s a dirty little secret: independent artists and smaller record labels are being shut out of Music. Continue reading

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Are Indie Artists & Labels Being Shut Out Of Music 2.0 By The Majors? eMusic has launched in Canada > Online music services could have to pay songwriters. Continue reading