Bandcamp Raised More Than $100,000 For Transgender Law Center

Bandcamp donated its share of each sale on Friday to the Transgender Law Center in a show of support for the trans and gender non-conforming community that totalled more than. Continue reading

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Bankrupt SFX Ended Month $5.5 Million Richer Than It Started It

Late last week, SFX filed its monthly operating report for with the US Bankruptcy Court, alongside a request to increase the cash bonuses it was using to retain key employees,. Continue reading

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5 Reasons The Major Labels Didn’t Really Blow It With Napster

Pundits are fond of saying that the major labels blew it by suing Napster instead of doing a deal with them. It's as though they're obligated to repeat it as. Continue reading

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Beatport’s New Shows Tab Now Powered By Bandsintown

Beatport has begun displaying Bandsintown-powered concert listings across the platform giving electronic music fans the ability to search and bookmark their favorite shows, and connect to ticket purchasing outlets directly. Continue reading

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Garth Brooks Promised Something Special, Instead He Launched GhostTunes

After promising Garth Brooks' fans their "own version of social media", yesterday Brooks unveiled GhostTunes. The digital music store allows rights holders to sell music as digital singles, albums or. Continue reading

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Major Layoffs, Restructuring At SpinMedia: “The company has no money.”

SpinMedia, the parent company that owns and/or sells the advertising for Spin, Stereogum, Vibe BrooklynVegan and other online music propertres is undergoing major layoffs today, according to a memo obtained by. Continue reading

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HMV Takes Steve Jobs’ Advice, Cannibalizes Self

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will,” said the late Steve Jobs. He meant that rather than wait for a disruptor to change. Continue reading

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Splice Might Just Make Music Collaboration Work

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “What if you could share your music — and the way you make music?” asks the video above for Splice, a soon-to-be-launched music collaboration. Continue reading

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Chinese Government and Music Tech Industry Move Towards Legal Paid Music Downloads

China's moving to limit web-related music piracy in order to develop an environment conducive to paid music services though the details are a bit confusing and not to be taken. Continue reading

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Fractured: The State Of The Online Music Market w/ Jason Herskowitz – Upward Spiral Podcast #29

Jason Herskowitz, an outspoken music tech executive, talks about the fractured state of the online music market and how music sharing could be improved. Herskowitz is a core contributor and. Continue reading

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