New Music Business Week In Review: Amazon Launches, Yahoo! Music Shrinks, WMG Tumbles & Much More
>>> The big new this week was the opening of the new Amazon.com DRM free mp3 download store. Coverage includes: An Overview And First Look What The New Store Is…And. Continue reading
Yahoo! Music Cuts Update
The New York Times is reporting that 80 to 100 Yahoo! Music staffers were reassigned and one knowledgeable Hypebot reader tells us that half the music staff was let go. Continue reading
Did SpiralFrog Try To Fix Hypebot’s Poll Results?
UPDATED: I’ve been running a poll in the right hand column of Hypebot for about a week asking which paid download service has the best chance of success – SprialFrog,. Continue reading
Why Amazon Will Do Nothing To Help The Music Industry
GUEST COMMENTARY from Marc Cohen who blogs @ Ad Supported Music Central and the founder of Lirix, a tech company focused on ad supported music solutions. Early next week I’ll. Continue reading
Yahoo! Blog Confirms Changes Ahead For Music Division
Rumors of major changes within Yahoo! Music have been rumored for weeks and a post on a company blog all but confirms them. "We are streamlining the structure of one. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: FCC May Fine XM & Sirius, Imeem Hooks Sony BMG, Britney Charts & More
>>> The FCC is considering fines against XM and Sirius related to some of their receivers. (Radio Ink) >>> Sony BMG is joining WMG and many indies in liscensing tracks. Continue reading
The Onion Skewers The Starbucks Music Giveaway
From The Onion Starbucks announced that they would be giving away 1.5 million songs a day for one month to promote their music arm and iTunes deal. What do you. Continue reading
Last Days To Vote In the SpiralFrog vs. WE7 Poll
We’ll be taking the poll down over the weekend. So far the Frog is getting stepped on; so give us your opinion. You’ll find the poll in the far right. Continue reading
Amazon MP3 Store Reaction & Analysis From Around The Web
Our news story and analysis "What The Amazon Store Is…And Is Not" got so many links and hits that we thought we’d take a look across the web to see. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Turns Tables On EMI, Universal & Sony BMG
Swedish torrent site Pirate Bay has turned the tables and sues 10 major music and media companies who tried to disrupt the site by hiring Media Defender. Using evidence it. Continue reading
