FreeAllMusic Gets $650K Funding For Facebook Fan Page Music App
Free All Media will announced a $650,000 private equity bridge capital investment today to expand FreeAllMusic.com, an app that connects free music downloads with brand campaigns on Facebook Fan pages. . Continue reading
Digital Music Sales On Track To Rise 7% In 2011
Digital music revenues are on track to rise about 7% globally to $6.3 billion according to a new study be respected research firm Gartner. But revenues from declining CD sales. Continue reading
SoundShare Launches As Mobile Music Sharing Social Network
This is a guest post by Brenden Mulligan, the founder of band website creator Onesheet and ArtistData. Follow him on Twitter at @bmull. SoundShare is free iOS app that helps music fans share. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Bowie Eyes EMI Exit, Spotify + Windows 7, Rootmusic Adds, eBay, Songpier& More
David Bowie may leave EMI and take his catalog with him. His contract ends in January and he is reportedly in talks with Universal and Sony. (Telegraph) Spotify launched an. Continue reading
Google+ Officially Launches Pages, Grab Your Band Or Brand Name Now
Today Google officially launched the long anticipated Google+ Pages, which finally gives bands, brands and businesses an equal footing on the social network. There's a slightly confusing two button system: . Continue reading
Advice For DIY Musicians: Adam Bernard’s ‘Muscle For Your Hustle’
Music and entertainment writer Adam Bernard recently released "Muscle For Your Hustle: What Every DIY Musician Needs to Know". In this ebook, a steal at $.99, Adam shares "firsthand advice. Continue reading
Mixcloud & Juno Launch “Shazam For Radio”
(UPDATED) Mixcloud, which hosts half a million radio shows and DJ sets, is now sending their audio to Juno Download to be analyzed and identified. The goal is to enable. Continue reading
MTV’s European Music Awards: Good Music TV or Great Marketing Platform?
The February launch in the UK and Ireland of MTV Music, an MTV channel devoted to music, is a fitting coda to the now mundane recognition that MTV is an. Continue reading
Report Claims Major Labels To Phase Out CD, Abandon Retail By End Of 2012
Major labels plan to phase out most physical CD's by the end of 2012 according to Side Line Music Magazine citing multiple unnamed industry sources. Only premium CD's would be. Continue reading
TuneCore CEO Jeff Price On New Songwriter Services [INTERVIEW]
Last week digital music distributor TuneCore launched the Songwriter Publishing Administration Service to help songrwiters collect payments from global performing rights organizations (PROs) as well as directly from digital music. Continue reading
MTV EMA 2011 – A Complete List of 2011 European Music Award Winners
It was a night filled with few surprises. Lady Gaga took home three trophies at last nights EMA's and three artists recieved two awards each: Justin Bieber was named Best. Continue reading
