TuneCore Pays $1M In January Fueled By Indie Artists
Many digital distributors are still trying to find their footing, but one outfit seems to have found its own indie sweet spot. TuneCore.com artists and labels earned more than $1. Continue reading
Chrysalis Rejects EMI Bid. Stops Sale.
CREDIT CRUNCH ADDS TO INDUSTRY TROUBLES Chrysalis Publishing announced today that it has rejected a 155p per share cash offer for the company. The company declined to name the bidder. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Portishead To Last.FM, Verizon’s Madonna Remix & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES Chrysalis rejects bid from EMI Staff moral at EMI slumps as restructuring delayed Tunecore tops $1M in January IODA names Rhapsody’s Kartzman VP Client Services eMusic tops 200. Continue reading
IODA Names Rhapsody’s Kartzman VP Client Services
Digital distributor IODA has named Ted Kartzman as Vice President of Client Services. He joins from FealNetworks’ Rhapsody where he was Director of Independent Label Business responsible for overseeing promotion,. Continue reading
Buzznet Buys Idolator Music Blog
The Idolator music site is being bought by social networker Buzznet, "the music site which says it doesn’t want to roll up other music blogs, but seems to do so,. Continue reading
SpiralFrog Adds RoyaltyShare And MPress
SpiralFrog has announced a licensing agreement with RoyaltyShare to add its independent label customers to the free ad supported service. Indie label MPress has also been added to the SpiralFrog. Continue reading
UK Music Trade Supports Copy Tax plus a Commentary
Ripping your CD onto you iPod is a crime in the UK. But as is the practice globally, most people do it; and a recent survey showed that 88% don’t. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Debt, Radiohead Tricks Charts, Teen Spending Drops, Radio 1 Gets Social & More
> CitiGroup is struggling to unload its EMI loan exposure thanks to down markets and an unknown future for EMI. (FT) > Think you can’t trick the charts post Sound. Continue reading
You Can Tap Hypebot’s Collective Intelligence
Earlier this week we asked Hypebot readers to take a look at Overlay.tv and share what they thought of the video tagging service and how it could be used in. Continue reading
The Week’s Top Music Industry News: Indies on MySpace, Imeem Buys Snocap, Video On Net & Much More
> Problems lie ahead for digital music distributors as labels demand lower fees and more services. > A letter to labels from The Orchard’s CEO leaked to Hypebot showed concern. Continue reading
