Does Facebook Make It Harder To Interact With Fans?
This guest post comes from musician RJ Comer of LA's Dance Hall Pimps. Recently, we began running some very targeted ads to help promote the Dance Hall Pimps Facebook fan. Continue reading
Creating Your Own Offline Music Distribution Network
Recent news of the development of a CD distribution network via 7-Eleven by Mall Jamz and Thump Records reminded me of one of my favorite topics, creating distribution platforms that. Continue reading
Report: More Than 10 Bid For EMI Prior To Deadline
More than 10 bidders made offers to Citigroup for EMI Music Group prior to a first round deadline late last week. Interest was “robust” according to the London's Times newspaper. Continue reading
Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – Onesheet
Do you have social media accounts throughout the web including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? Instead of making fans hunt down your various accounts to get updates, put them all on. Continue reading
Ian Rogers Interviews Andy Gould, Manager of Rob Zombie, Guns ‘n Roses & Morrissey [VIDEO]
On This Week In Music, Topspin's Ian Rogers interviews Andy Gould, manager Rob Zombie, Guns n Roses and Morrissey about his career, music and artist management. Yahoo Music's Lyndsey Parker joins. Continue reading
More News: ‘Radical’ iTunes 11, Google Music Grows, MusicDNA ID, Sirius x4, 90 Sec. Previews & More
iTunes 11 reportedly will be a radical overhaul, including iCloud integration (iDownload) It's hard to imagine strong iCloud integration without a major iTune's reboot. Google is slowly opening up its. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Study: Global Digital Music Revenues To Almost Triple By 2015 Independent Record Stores Protest Jay-Z and Kayne West's iTunes and Best Buy Exclusives Spotify Sued For Patent Infringement In U.S.. Continue reading
Pandora’s Westergren: ‘Being In A Rock Band Is A Lot Like A Startup’
"My first entrepreneurial experience was being in a rock band. It’s a lot like a start-up," said Pandora founder Tim Westergren. "You are involved in a creative process, there is. Continue reading
Facebook Users Don’t Spend Much Time Using Facebook Apps [CHART]
The new ComScore study "The Power Of Like" reveals that Facebook users spend most of their time (27%) in their News Feed and relatively little (10%) using apps. That's not. Continue reading