New Music Business Briefing: EMI Pulls Stock, Farrell Falters, FCC Sides With Pearl Jam & More

>>> EMI has applied to have its stock de-listed as the company prepares to go private.  Trading on the London stock exchange should stop on Tuesday. (AFX) >>> WTF happened. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Business Week In Review: Universal Details, Pea Drops, EMI Fumbles & Much More

>>> More details of the Universal DRM-free experiment which start next week emerged with Rhapsody giving Hypebot an exclusive interview as well as details of the Google’s important role in. Continue reading

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The 25th Anniversary Of The CD

Hidden among today’s headlines of industry upheaval and horrible happenings around the globe was a small item that almost went unnoticed. August 17th marks the Silver Anniversary of the often. Continue reading

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New Music Business Briefing Part 2: Allofmp3 Appeal, eMusic Hits 150M & More

Because we didn’t want you to miss one darn thing, here’s some additions today’s New Music Industry Briefing… >>> Russian prosecutors and a music industry trade group promises to appeal. Continue reading

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New Hack Makes It Too Easy To Grab MySpace Mp3’s

MySpaceMP3.org is essentially a creative hack that allows users to quickly search for and download a DRM-free mp3’s any of the hundreds of thousands of songs streamed on MySpace. Some. Continue reading

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New Music Business Briefing: MTV Gets Game(s), Wired Dumps On Free Download Site & Much More

>>> MTV‘s march away from music continues. The network says it will invest $500 million in next two years in gaming. The goal is to create games that extend the. Continue reading

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A Line I Wish I’d Written…

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me.” – Jimmy Buffett via TheRockDose.com

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New Music Business Briefing: Sonos Gets Sirius, Foxy Jumps To Koch, & More

>>> Sonos Digital Music has integrated 80 Sirius streams into its home player offerings. (press release) >>> Foxy Brown has exited Def Jam and signed with indie KOCH. (Billboard) We. Continue reading

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Wall St Punishes Getty For Entry Into Music

Getty Images who just recently entered the music space with the purchases of online licenser Pump Audio ($42 million) and music site Paper Thin Walls ($850K) has seen its stock. Continue reading

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allofmp3 Beats The Wrap

The former owner of notorious Russian music download site allofmp3.com was acquitted on intellectual piracy charges today in Moscow.  (more) But the music industry is still winning the war on. Continue reading

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