The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores Chart for 6-14-06
Pos. ARTIST|TITLE 1 A.F.I.|DECEMBERUNDERGROUND 2 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W 3 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE 4 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI 5 RACONTEURS|BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS 6 HEAD AUTOMATICA|POPAGANDA 7 ICE CUBE|LAUGH. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday June 14, 2006
– More European governments are joining the movement to force iTunes to make it’s tracks playable on non-Apple devices. (Business Week) – The ousted co-founders of the Source may soon. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday June 13, 2006
– MU-YAP, the Turkish performing rights organization has announced that digtial distributor The Orchard has been selected to serve as its global distribution partner. Through this partnership, the Orchard will. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: eMusic CEO Speaks Out On DRM And Consumer Dissatisfaction
HYPEBOT: Incompatible and restrictive DRM is the largest unresolved issue in digital music. Do you believe that it is holding back growth in the sector or are most consumers unaware. Continue reading
Does A Song On TV Mean Sales? Maybe.
From the Wall Street Journal via Digital Audio Insider: Snow Patrol on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’More than 22 million viewers heard this band’s single, "Chasing Cars," in the final moments of this. Continue reading
Last Week’s Music Industry Hits & Misses
HITS – – UK singer-songwriter Billy Bragg for pulling his MySpace pages after discovering some questionable language in their use agreement. (more) – EMI for being the first major to. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Monday June 10, 2006
– Denmark, Norway and Sweden say they will try to force Apple to break the link between iPods and iTunes. (AFP) – DeffectiveByDesign.org continued anti-DRM protests focusing on Apple with. Continue reading
Opposing Viewpoints Emerge As Congress Debates New Digital Law
A draft proposal of a new law that would create a blanket licensing process for clearing mechanical sound recordings has passed muster before a US House panel. The measure which. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday June 9, 2006
As had been expected Steven Greenberg will end his 18 month run as president of Columbia Records today. (Billboard.biz) – iPods and time on Facebook are more important than drinking. Continue reading
Rhino’s “Lunafied” Illustrates Catalog Potential Provided By Net
Heavy competition for shrinking self space and the fact that retailers have essentially life-time return privileges on unsold product has made selling niche music at retail increasingly difficult. But the. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday June 8th, 2006
– A Pali research study shows the rate of growth in digital sales may be slowing. (Pali via D.M.N.) – Indie distributor ADA to hold a conference for it’s labels. Continue reading
