Why Jay-Z Premiered His “Holy Grail” Video On Facebook
By Corentin Villemeur, head of digital for 50 Cent and G-Unit Records, co-founder of Thisis50.com. “Men lie, women lie, Numbers don’t” Jay Z, 2009 Ever since the announcement of the. Continue reading
BeatStars Launches Spotify App Featuring Producers & Production Music
BeatStars is a production music marketplace providing a variety of services from licensing to distribution. Already distributing to Spotify, BeatStars is now adding a marketing element with a Spotify app. Continue reading
Nielson Digital CEO Jonathan Carson Jumps To VEVO
VEVO has named Jonathan Carson to the newly-created position of Chief Revenue Officer based in New York City. Carson joins VEVO after six years with The Nielsen Company, where he. Continue reading
EDM Fans vs. Other Music Fans [STUDY + ANALYSIS]
Now that North America has widely embraced electronic music, it’s become the scene to watch and capitalize on for brands and marketers. Taking that into account, online ticketing platform Eventbrite. Continue reading
Steve Aoki’s Manager On Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining
The folks at JustGo Music managed to slow down Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon long enough to discuss how Aoki got so famous online. Aoki has capitalized greatly on his. Continue reading
Major League Baseball Gets Into The Music Festival Business
MLB Advanced Media, Major League Baseball's digital media division, has acquired worldwide distribution rights for a major music festival. The Global Citizen Festival, set for Manhattan's Central Park on September. Continue reading
ThingLink Raises $2 Million For Ecommerce In Image Tags, Adds To Exec Team
Helsinki and New York based startup ThingLink has closed a new $2 million financing round led by Helsinki-VC firm Inventure Oy. Other participants include angel investments from former Tumblr president John Maloney,. Continue reading
Indie Duo Rabbit Rabbit Grows Their Own Indie Music Subscription Service
Experimentation with subscription and patronage models for indie musicians is a big theme at the moment. The duo Rabbit Rabbit have been exploring the terrain since early 2012 with Rabbit. Continue reading
Tool For Tastemakers: Cumulus.fm Releases Useful Digital Music Notebook
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Cumulus.fm, a web app for the “music tastemakers and trendspotters” of the world, currently available by invite only, promises to change the way hardcore music. Continue reading
