Polaris Music Prize Announces 2014 Short List: Arcade Fire, Drake, Timbre Timbre & 7 More
The 10 artists and albums vying for Canada's most prestigious music award, the Polaris Music Prize, were named today. This 8th annual award, which honors the best album of the. Continue reading
Top 40 .FM Music Sites Give Alternate View Of Global Online Music Industry
Though anyone can register a .FM domain, thanks to the benevelonce of the Federated States of Micronesia, it is quite popular and often associated with music-related sites including but certainly. Continue reading
Drone-Shot Music Videos Attracting Attention and Driving Chart Positions
Drones are being adopted in all sorts of areas to sometimes literally give a new look at things. Which means they eventually will show up in music videos. One video. Continue reading
YouTube’s Pressure Tactics? Good Old Fashioned Corporate Strong-Arming
OP ED from Peter Getty, musician, producer, writer and philanthropist. A member of the band Virgin Whore Complex, Getty founded the indie label Emperor Norton. As if beleaguered indie labels needed. Continue reading
Music Ad Watch: Obscure 2009 Indie Track Powers New Apple iPhone TV Spot [VIDEO]
Apple recently dropped a new tv spot for the iPhone. Touting the smartphone as a parenting tool, the ad showcases a number of related apps over a bed of music. Continue reading
MTV Has A Plan To Help Sell More Albums
MTV, VH1 and CMT are launching "First" a multi-platform campaign to promote newly released albums. Starting with two arists that certainly don't need extra marketing help, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande,. Continue reading
Shazam Adds Rdio Full Song Streaming, More Services To Follow [Updated]
In what is likely to be the first of many such announcements, unless they update in a batch, Shazam yesterday announced that Rdio subscribers will be able to stream full. Continue reading
Spotted On The Streets Of Beijing: Deats Headphones [Not Beats… Deats]
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine would like us to believe that Beats headphones are uniquq. Maybe so, but apparently they are also quite easy to copy. A Journal of Musical. Continue reading
Congressional Hearing Today: “Moral Rights, Termination Rights, Resale Royalty & Copyright Term” [WATCH]
Today, Tuesday July 15th at 1PM ET, the U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet will hold the latest in a series of hearings on current. Continue reading
