The 10 Worst Music Catalog Marketing Ideas Ever
(Updated) From The Orchard's Daily Rind blog via Proper Discord: 1. "We’ve noticed that a competitor’s compilation is selling well, so we spent five minutes creating an almost identical one, and. Continue reading
RouteNote Adds Flat Fee Digital Distribution
UK based RouteNote is joining the limited but growing group of flat fee digital music distributors led by TuneCore and ReverbNation with a new Premium offering. For a yearly price. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Stock Drops 18.29%
(UPDATED) Warner Music Group had a tough day on Wall Street Tuesday, as it's stock price dropped $1.11 to $4.96 since. That's a fall of 18.29%, but still above the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Borders Down, Thumbplay App, Pirate Bay Fines & More
Borders reports a $33 million quarterly loss. (SEC) Indie digital music distributor IRIS has partnered with MobBase to provide iPhone applications to its labels and their artists. Thumbplay's streaming on. Continue reading
Bye Bye Lala. Hello iTunes In The Cloud?
The Lala service has been discontinued as of May 31st, 2010. Lala members, click here for more information on any applicable credits or refunds That's the simple message that lala.com. Continue reading
Update: Story Behind BuzzMedia & The Music Blogs
A vaguely worded Memorial Day press release from BuzzMedia which "announced the addition of six established and influential music sites" – PureVolume, PopMatters, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, Concrete. Continue reading
Can MySpace Music Survive The MySpace Decline?
"MySpace Music profiles remain the simplest, fastest way to check out a new band", argues Ray Padget on Mashable. That's a matter of opinion, but there's no denying that MySpace. Continue reading
Live Nation: Here Come The Summer Ticket Promos
Faced with a sometimes sluggish concert season and growing complaints from fans over ticketing fees, Live Nation today announced “No Service Fee June” eliminating service fees on nearly 8 million. Continue reading
Apple Probe Expands To Other Media
Will The U.S. DoJ Punch A Hole In Apple's Walled Garden? A variety of sources are reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice has contacted several major media and tech. Continue reading
Half-Life Of A YouTube Video Is Just 6 Days
(Updated) The average YouTube video gets gets 50% of its views in the first 6 days after it is uploaded, according to TubeMogul via Silicon Valley Insider. After 20 days,. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: 2M iPads, 4th Anniv. Of Pirate Bay Raid, Hello + PlayNetwork & More
Apple has sold more than two million iPads in the 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple also began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,. Continue reading
