82% Of U.S. CDs Are Now Distributed By One Company & It’s Not Universal Music
Sony DADC which has acted as the U.S. CD distributor for three of the four major labels has transferred those rights to Knoxville, TN based Anderson Merchandisers. Anderson will now. Continue reading
Grammys Bring Artists Social Media Bump, But It’s Not As Big As You Might Think [STATS]
The Grammy bounce is an accepted sales pheonomena, so its no surprise that it extends to social media. But just how big a bump do the Grammys provide? Like many. Continue reading
7 Burning Social Media Questions
Social media can be a hassle at times, but artists should try to embrace its benefits. On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt talks to Corey Denis, a consultant, who helped. Continue reading
Clyde’s Top Picks From SF Music Hack Day 2012
Though the Grammys may soak up much of the mainstream media attention that might otherwise go to outstanding apps from SF Music Hack Day 2012, the 60+ hacks announced include. Continue reading
MySpace Adds 1 Million Users After Music Refocus
MySpace traffic has been in a death spiral for more than two years. At its peak, MySpace attracted 75.9 million unique visitors each month, but that had slipped to 33. Continue reading
Sony’s Noelle Bell Joins X5 Music Group Digital Team
X5 Music Group has hired Noelle Bell as Account Director based at the label's New York City. Prior to joining X5, Bell was part of Sony's Commercial Music Group. The. Continue reading
Complete Lists Of Grammy 2012 Winners & Nominees
Adele was the big winner at the 2012 Grammy Awards taking home Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: #SFMusicTech, Sony Cashes In On Witney, Spotify “Extreme”, Mobile Backstage & More
The action shifts to SF Musc Tech today with an A list of music industry and music tech attendees. Hisham Dahud (@hishamdahud) is there for Hypebot. Be sure to say. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
It's Grammy Weekend in LA, but the new music industry action is already shifting northward as SF Music Hack Day begins its marathon followed by SF Music Tech next week.. Continue reading
The MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Unbundling The Album
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Bobby Owsinski: The Science Of Email Timing Mark Doyon: Hear-Like-Buy: Why Spotify Is Marketing, Not Commerce Frank Woodworth: Unbundling the Album: A Business. Continue reading
Spotify’s Daniel Ek On Streaming Royalties, Social Media & The Future [INTERVIEW]
This interview by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek originally appeared on GRAMMY.com. Ek is keynoting the GRAMMY Foundation’s Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation. Continue reading
