Eminem Taps Fallen ShamWow Informercial Star To Promote “Recovery” Release
This whole “Recovery” thing seems to be working for Eminem and perhaps he’s hoping a second chance and a little 12 steppin’ will also help fallen infomercial star Vince “Sham. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: VEVO iPhone App, Ticket Slump, Facebook Fans & More
VEVO’s Location-Aware iPhone App Debuts in July (Mashable) High prices hit ticket sales. – Paul McCartney among stars suffering from dip in live music sales as experts say prohibitive prices. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
(UPDATED) Andrew Dansby asks, “Is the live album dead?” Hypebot assumes stewardship of MusicThinkTank.com. Labels tell Google to stop linking to Pirate Bay. Pandora is poised to be the Kleenex. Continue reading
10 Years Later, GarageBand.com Closes
After more than ten years of operation, the online music community Garageband.com has announced that on July 15th they are shutting down. Users can register for an account on the social. Continue reading
Sound Exchange Distributes Record $54.8M
SoundExchange announced that it will distribute $54.8 million to artists and right holders for the second quarter of 2010. It's a record for the non-profit performance rights organization appointed by. Continue reading
PRS’ Will Page Weighs In On Too Much Debate
(UPDATE 2) In response to my recent essays on music choice, Will Page, Chief Economist at UK performing rights society PRS for Music, sent over this video from a few. Continue reading
Friendly Music: Add Legal Songs To Online Video
Friendly Music, an online store that allows users to buy copy-protected songs for use in online videos for $1.99 a piece, has launched. The fee enables video creators to non-commercial,. Continue reading
RouteNote Launches Cheaper Digital Distribution
Through August 31 of this year, UK based RouteNote is running a launch promotion for their Premium digital music distribution platform. Instead of paying a yearly fee and keeping 100% of revenues,. Continue reading
More News: Lallapa-Lawsuit?, Ticketfly, ASCAP, Apple Tracks You & Thanks For Your Kind Words
Lollapalooza's exclusive grip on bands draws anti-trust scrutiny. (Chicago Tribune) Ticketfly has acquired the web-based ticketing platform Gigbot to expand their technological and social networking offerings. Kickstarter Conundrum: Money Changes. Continue reading
Pandora: “The Kleenex Of Music Discovery”
In a new report from Edison Reseach, Tom Webster writes that Pandora is poised to be "the Kleenex of music discovery". They asked a representative sample of Americans who had ever listened to. Continue reading
Labels Tell Google: Stop Linking To Pirate Bay
The IFPI, international trade organization of the major record labels, has told Google to "remove search results that link to infringing content made available through the Pirate Bay." Rather than. Continue reading
