More Music Industry News: Axel vs. Azoff, Facebook Rules, Ultimate Guitar, Cash For Culture & More
Iriving Azoff's Front Line Management claims Guns N' Roses frontman Axel Rose owes $1.87 million in unpaid fees and is taking him to court. (MTV.com) Facebook tightens developer rules for. Continue reading
Donny Ienner’s IMHO Launches Social Player
Former Sony head Donny Ienner's startup today launched its IMHO Player in alpha on Melodeo's nuTsie.com and OurStage.com. The player lets users communicate with friends, make recommendations, share experiences and. Continue reading
Guy Hands Wins Bid To Keep EMI Citi Trial In NYC
A federal judge yesterday denied Citigroup's request to move its battle over Terra Firma's purchase of EMI from NY to the UK. The ruling means that a jury full will. Continue reading
Pandora By The Numbers
At a recent NYC Pandora listener meetup CEO Tim Westergren offered these Pandora stats: It costs Pandora 2¢/hr to stream Pandora adds about 85,000 new listeners per day Pandora makes. Continue reading
Interview: Mike King of Berkleemusic and Online Music Marketing with Topspin (Pt. 2)
Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor — Read Part One This is part two of my interview with Mike King. For those of you who may not be familiar, Mike (@atomzooey) is Associate. Continue reading
YouTube Down, Wikipedia Hit Yesterday
(Update 2) Two sites that land at the top of almost every music searches have been hit hard within the last 24 hours. As of 8:26 AM EDT Thursday, YouTube.com. Continue reading
Your Music Wanted: Twestival Tracks For Charity
Moby, Ryan Adams, JET and more than 250 other artists have donated tracks to the Twestival-fm.com SoundCloud-powered global music showcase to raise money via Twitter for Concern Worldwide. Now your. Continue reading
Free Tour Marketing Handbook From Artist Farm
Music marketer and manager Ben Coe of wonderfully named Artist Farm has released a free tour marketing handbook that really is a must read for any artist or music industry. Continue reading
Could Online Save Broadcast Radio?
A new report paints an optimistic view of the future of broadcast radio with online playing a large role in its rebirth. The radio industry will begin to see slight. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: UMG Says No EMI, 1B Gaga Views, 91% Use Cells, Swaptree & More
Universal is not eying a bid for EMI. (FMQB) Lady Gaga's viral videos have passed 1 billion views. (TechCrunch) Wireless survey: 91% of Americans use cell phones. (ars, free pdf. Continue reading
Consumers View iPad As Music Device Too
A comScore survey of consumer attitudes towards e-book readers and the Apple iPad revealed that 38% would use it to enjoy music – a point higher than would use the. Continue reading
