AM News Brief: Apple iCloud Launches, Beatles Up EMI Sale $’s, Music Week Sold, Kings Of Leon & More
Apple has opened iCloud.com to developers and announced pricing per year: $20 for 10GB, $40 for 20GB, $100 for 50GB. 9to5Mac has UK and EU prices. Beatles Can Lure $4. Continue reading
MySpace Traffic Continues Fall
Just over a month ago, Specific Media bought MySpace for $35 million and announced that Justin Timberlake would play a central creative role. But Justin and the Specific team may. Continue reading
Why You Should Target Friends Of Fans On Facebook
A recent comScore whitepaper, The Power of Like, revealed a number of interesting data points related to Facebook marketing including the amount of time spent on Facebook sections. (click on. Continue reading
MTV Turns 30 Today: Watch The First 10 Mins [VIDEO}
On launch day, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., MTV: Music Television launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll." Only a few thousand people on a single. Continue reading
Evolver.fm Poll Names Most Wanted Music Apps
This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The MP3 player became a big deal to tech enthusiasts in 1998. Apple delivered portable MP3 playback to the mainstream. Continue reading
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
