Interview: Zach Zalon On Hello Music’s Opportunity Engine For D.I.Y. Musicians
Hello Music recently grabbed headlines when it received $4 million from KVG Partners. But what's unique about Hello is its business model. Created as an "opportunity engine" for d.i.y musicians, Hello takes no. Continue reading
Amid The Turmoil, EMI Launches A New Label
EMI may be just days away from defaulting on its loan obligations to CitiGroup, but that didn't stop the music group from launching a new record label yesterday. Building on. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: MOG Mobile, Slacker Adds Streaming, Twitter API, we7 + Yahoo & More
#SXSW – MOG launches mobile apps with unlimited downloads to your phone. (DigitalBeat) This MOGmobile (right) is on the ground in Austin Slacker to launch an on-demand streaming music service like. Continue reading
Warner Music Group & KKR Preparing EMI Bid
(UPDATED) Warner Music Group is in talks with private equity group KKR to launch a bid for to buy portions of EMI. The two have met to structure a deal. Continue reading
Digital Growth Offsets CD Decline First Time In UK
Growth in digital music sales in 2009 offset the continuing decline in CD sales for the first time according to UK collection society PRS For Music. Digital revenues grew 73%. Continue reading
MOG’s Hyman: Subscription Music’s Time Has Come
Most of this video form paidContent’s 2010 conference panel “The Truth About the Subscription Business” is an informative look at print media’s struggles and plans with paid subscriptions. But starting. Continue reading
Georgia Wonder Begins Recording Project Inside Nevada Music Store
Several months ago, UK indie artists Georgia Wonder got permission to record their next CD inside Portsmouth, U.K. music instrument store Nevada Music. But more than a publicity stunt that. Continue reading
Rhapsody iPhone App To Add Offline Listening
Android App Coming Soon Rhapsody reports that since launching it's iPhone app, the top feature request has been the ability to listen to Rhapsody when that wireless signal is unavailable. Continue reading
Motel 6 Extends Free Rooms Contest
Motel 6 and music publishers Primary Wave are continuing their "Rock Yourself To Sleep" campaign. which supports touring bands with free lodging while they are on the road. Four of. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: EMI + Brightcove, US Ponders Net’s Future, Twitter Ads, Real & More
The music industry action shifts to Austin this week where the Film and Interactive portions of SXSW are underway. The music segment will heat up as the week progress and. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Amazon's Daily Deal skirmish with iTunes proves Apple's power over record labels. No more social media for American Idol contestants. Music could mean $300 million to ISP's according to a new. Continue reading
