Major Cuts Planned At Universal Music Group
As profits at The Universal Music Group stumbled in the first 9 months of 2010, senior executives promised new cost cutting measures particularly in the U.S. There is “very, very. Continue reading
MP3 Player On Steroids vs. Radio On Crack Cocaine
Rhapsody has enabled offline playback for Android users. Most interesting though, is the quote contained within the press release, wherein chief product officer Brendan Benzing says that he believes "all. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Ticketmaster Gets Interactive, Apple And iTunes, New Girl Talk Album & More
What We Wish Apple Would Do With iTunes. (GagetLab) Ticketmaster has partnered with IOMEDIA to offer interactive ticketing technology that enables fans to see the view from a seat before they buy. RightsFlow,. Continue reading
Facebook Introduces “Modern Messaging System”
(Updated) During a press conference today Facebook announced a new "modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, instant messages and Facebook messaging into a single stream that founder Mark. Continue reading
Does Litigation Drive Innovation In Media Piracy?
The harder the cultural industries drop the hammer down, the better infringers seem to get at avoiding detection and designing more robust file-sharing clients. For instance, LimeWire remained a rather. Continue reading
Grab A Free Copy Of The New Rockstar Philosophy
The crew at The New Rockstar Philosophy wants you to take their book while it's still free. On November 30, they're taking the download off their site. In the meantime,. Continue reading
In Another Napster Moment, Industry Stalls As Consumers Embrace Music Streams
It appears that the recorded musc industry may be preparing to shoot itself in the foot yet again. Even as record labels, publishers and pundits debate the pros and cons. Continue reading
How Garth Brooks Harms Music Incomes Of Others
The Copyright Alliance pointed me to a letter that musician Monisa Angell wrote the Obama Administration. If you want to see the arguments in the music industry painted in black. Continue reading
Indentify Songs & Collect Them Instantly With Limili
Just when you thought your music discovery efforts were optimized to their full potential, Limili takes them one-step further. Remember that time you heard a song playing and wanted to. Continue reading
Apple Promises iTunes Announcement “You’ll Never Forget” Tomorrow Morning
"Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget." blares the Apple.com home page. "Check back here tomorrow for an exciting announcement from iTunes." (click on image at left to. Continue reading