From CES: Justin Timberlake, MySpace On Your TV, Pandora In Your Car
This week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas includes plenty of news about smart tvs and car connectivity with two big announcements on Monday related to music. With the. Continue reading
Ian Rogers Unveils New Haircut …And Interviews Rhapsody President John Irwin
Topspin CEO Ian Rogers is starting 2012 off with a new haircut. At the risk of sounding like there's some kind of man crush going on, Rogers has long been. Continue reading
Are You Applying to Kanye West’s DONDA Startup?
Last week Kanye West went stream-of-consciousness on Twitter in a discussion that included the announcement of a new design company to be called DONDA after his mother, the late Donda. Continue reading
Join The Debate: Is Indie Music Good Enough?
"This year the mainstream music establishment was preoccupied with letting the indie/DIY community know they were Not Good Enough. In fact, some gatekeeping factions of even the DIY/Indie community seemed. Continue reading
Musicians Can’t Wait For New Fans To Find Them, They Must SeekThem Out
Guest post by Michael Brandvold Founder/CEO, Michael Brandvold Marketing and Co-host, The Music Biz Weekly Podcast. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Google+, SoundCloud, ReverbNation… the list goes on and on and. Continue reading
How National Tour Packages Are Ruining Music And Artist Discovery
Guest post by Nick Hardy, first published on Sinizine.net. I grew up in Memphis, Tenn. and was involved in the punk scene from my first Rancid tape stolen from my. Continue reading
Spotify U.S. Users: Say Goodbye To Free Music
Just six months a ago Spotiify launched with great fanfare in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands signed up to enjoy unlimited free music. An integration with Facebook brought even higher. Continue reading
2011 TechCrunch Crunchies Finalists Include Spotify CEO Ek & Mulligan’s Onesheet
The 2011 Crunchies, the annual tech awards show created by TechCrunch, takes place January 31st in San Francisco. Voting has begun to choose the winners from the list of finalists. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: CES, Ripping Spotify, Wind-Up, Artists + SOPA, Hello Music, ReverbNation Contest & More
The action shifts this week to CES, where the announcements are much more about hardware than music or marketing. We'll keep you informed of any music industry related developments. Could. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
EMI Lawyers Get Busy: EMI Files Lawsuit Against Used MP3 Retailer ReDigI & Sue Grooveshark …Again Next Big Sound Raises $6.5 Million For Analytics SoundCloud Raises Reported $50 Million Led. Continue reading
