DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS – WEEK IN REVIEW
It was an absolutely huge week in digital music, with the Supreme Court dropping a heavy gavel on MGM v. Grokster. The court unanimously ruled against both Grokster and StreamCast. Continue reading
Podcasting Soars And Music Industry Misses The Boat
Apple says that it has surpassed more than 1 Million subscribers to it’s free (for now) podcasting download service which was unveiled just 2 weeks ago. Once again, however, the. Continue reading
Classical Music Meets Video Gaming
The LA Times reports on an unusal cross promotion where "gamers get to control a lot of things in the videos they play. They choose their characters, their weapons, where. Continue reading
Infinity Broadcasting Bets On Cell & Net Delivery
From The Chicago Tribune, "Joel Hollander, chief of radio giant Infinity Broadcasting, thinks he has seen the future–and it’s already in your pocket or purse." "What happens when you’re running. Continue reading
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? CD Sales Dive And P2P Usage Stays Steady As Supreme Court Rules And RIAA Brings More Suits
Two articles in Digital Music News seem strangely related: "Album sales in the US took a bath last week, with several high-profile releases coming off of their peaks. Overall, sales. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 6-26-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title CAP 1 COLDPLAY|X&Y RCA 2 FOO FIGHTERS|IN YOUR HONOR V2 3 WHITE STRIPES|GET BEHIND ME SA VRGN 4 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS ATLG 5 TRANSPLANTS|HAUNTED CITIES WAR 6 CORGAN*BILLY|FUTUREEMBRACE. Continue reading
WILL ROCK RADIO SURVIVE?
In today’s RAIN newletter there is a report from last week’s Radio & Records Convention adressing the question: "How does rock radio address its core demo’s eager adoption of a. Continue reading
MORE COMMENTARIES ON SUPREME COURT GROKSTER RULING
UPDATED 6/28 @ 5AM From Bob Lefsetz / The Lefsetz Letter: "…If you think the Grokster decision is a referendum on P2P, you just haven’t read it. Rather, it’s a referendum. Continue reading
According to Digital Music News, Tower Records "…last seen heading into bankruptcy 16 months ago, has resurrected itself and is moving into the future with surprising vigor. The company has. Continue reading
NARAS APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT
NARAS GLOATS AS ROME BURNS "Today is a good day for music fans and the 17,000 musicians, composers, artists, engineers, producers and songwriters that are the members of the Recording. Continue reading
