Does the “Freemium” Model Work for All Artists?
This guest post is by Chris Bracco; he is the digital marketing coordinator at Intrigue Music, LLC, a music company in NYC and author of the Tight Mix blog. With. Continue reading
Video: Actionable Insights From Next Big Sound & Access VS. Ownership With HeadlinerFM
Hypebot coverage from the Bandwidth Conference continues with this feature corespondent Danny Dee sits down with Alex White, CEO/Founder Next Big Sound. In the short video, White talks about the. Continue reading
Interview: Chris Vinson & David Dufresne, Founder/CTO & CEO Of Bandzoogle (Pt. 2)
(UPDATED) Read Part One, Part Three. Kyle Bylin: "For every institution that failed, for every business model that outlived its usefulness, new and better ones rushed in the fill the. Continue reading
The Case For The Billboard Top 40 Over 40 List
This last week, Billboard ran their annual 30 under 30 list, identifying the “rising young executives who are driving our business forward with their artistic and business vision.” It’s a. Continue reading
A Graphic Look At The Social Networking Map 2010
What does the social networking map look like in 2010. Facebook is dominant, but who knew that Harbo was so strong globally? Then there are networks like Bebo, Friendster and. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Kayne, RIAA Wants Copyright Change, CEA Blasts NAB, Whole Foods Music, Barnes & Noble, Dylan & More
Kayne West says he'll release a new song every Friday between now and Christmas.(FMQB) RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working'. (CNET) As usual their answer is more control rather than. Continue reading
Cary Sherman, The RIAA, And Their Failure To Change The Culture of File-Sharing
It’s not hard to imagine why the RIAA is one of the most loathed, criticized and beleaguered industry trade groups of the last decade. Cary Sherman is the president of. Continue reading
Five Rules For How To Make Media Go Viral
As music marketing manager, you have probably headdesked yourself more times than you’ve celebrated the event of your media going viral. More likely yet, you have probably never had anything. Continue reading
Interview: Chris Vinson & David Dufresne, Founder/CTO & CEO Of Bandzoogle (Pt. 1)
(UPDATED) Read Part Two, Part Three Recently, I spoke with Chris Vinson and David Dufresne, who are respectively founder/CTO and CEO of Bandzoogle, a company that offers a do-it-yourself website. Continue reading
Can Internet Make Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You” A Hit?
(UPDATED) Cee Lo Green is no stranger to big hits on the radio. He's had a few of his own and as half of Gnarls Barkley, Green watched "Crazy" rocket. Continue reading
Snoop Is Top Dogg Of Virtual Goods Selling $200K+
A case study that is part of a new report on the growth of virtual good sales estimates that Snoop Dogg has sold more than $200,000 of branded virtual goods. Continue reading
