New Music Business Briefing: New iPods & Cheaper iPhone, Universal Adds 3 Digital VP What Is Indie? & Much More
>>> Apple is planning new iPods that feel like iPhones (Billboard) and a cheaper Nano based iPhone (Reuters) just in time for Christmas sales. >>> A look at Rick Rubin’s. Continue reading
Live Earth: “Private Jets For Climate Change”
Live Earth may have been an important event and a great bunch of music; but wasn’t there a certain hypocrisy in the energy used to create the events? Matt Bellamy. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Samsung & MusicNet, Sales Tumble, EU Court Bites P2P & More
>>> Samsung and MusicNet are launching a mobile music store and subscription service in Europe. (DMW) >>> Just in case you missed it….Sales of digital music grew 60% to 23.5. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
From ProHipHop: >>> Outtakes from 50 Cent’s VitaminWater commercial hit the Web. >>> Rhymesayers Entertainment reissues MF Doom’s – MM..Food? with extra goodies in a limited edition version. Rhymesayers also. Continue reading
New Music Business Week In Review
>>> WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman was questioned for 12 hours by the EU on possible insider trading when he was heading Universal >>> An old school publishing deal with Michael. Continue reading
AllofMp3 and Mp3Sparks Live Again At AllTunes.com
It appears that American demands to end digital piracy in Russia have turned into a gate of cat and mouse. Just a few days ago we told you that notorious. Continue reading
Help Create Hypebot’s New Music Business Awards
WE’VE BEEN GETTING SOME GREAT IDEAS VIA EMAIL AND A FEW IN COMMENTS BELOW; SO WE THOUGHT WE’D ASK FOR YOUR IDEAS ONE MORE TIME. This is just the beginning. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: LaLa Down, Chinese Streaming, EMI Bid Stalls & More
>>> Lala’s promised free streaming service which launched with WMG product is at least temporarily unavailable as the company retools its efforts. >>> Baidu.com, a leading Chinese language Internet search. Continue reading
Naspter Responds To Hypebot’s Criticism But Still No Mp3 Plans
Last last week we were critical of Napster’s warning to investors that incompatibility of their downloads with the iPhone would stunt sales. After all isn’t this the same battle they’ve. Continue reading