Crowdsourced Art Fuels The Johnny Cash Project
The Johnny Cash Project is an online collective art project that utilizes crowdsourced art to produce a video for Johnny Cash‘s “Ain’t No Grave”, his final studio recording. The goal. Continue reading
Myspace Still Rules Google Search Results
To some, MySpace is becoming increasingly obsolete. However, their redesign could turn the ship around. One thing is for sure though, they still dominate Google Search. Curious about what websites. Continue reading
The Great Migration Away From LimeWire Begins
LimeWire has been ordered to shut down. The RIAA will now seek damages upwards of $1 billion. They estimate that LimeWire costs the record labels $500 million in lost music. Continue reading
Stealing Makes Bands Like The National Possible
The National took a different route to success than many popular acts. Fans who love music knew about them, but the mainstream consumer did not. A key ingredient to their. Continue reading
Young Guru Says Major Labels Are “Slave Masters” And Artists Don’t Need Them Anymore
Hip-hop producer Young Guru, the man behind Jay-Z and Kanye West, has some choice words about the record industry. In this speech, he talks about the corporatization of music and. Continue reading
MySpace Reboots With New Look & Focus
Late yesterday, a long struggling Myspace launched its anticipated makeover and a new focus as entertainment hub. Taking a page from the Malcom Gladwell playbook, Myspace is now encouraging curators. Continue reading
Vote: What Do You Think Of The New Myspace?
Myspace unveiled a major makeover late yesterday including a redesigned site, an unusual new logo, and a major shift in focus. Traffic is slipping on the once top social network. Continue reading
Music Games Expected To Have Poor Holiday Sales
Music-based videogame sales are down 50% from the prior year. Profits in the category reached $875 million in 2009 and it is reported to be lucky if it breaks $500. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Lime Wire Betrayed Users, Citigroup & EMI Trial, FM Chip War, BitTorrent & More
This morning, I posted a graphic that compared the incomes of indie and major label artists. The readers, as they should, quickly pointed out several flaws in the chart. Bruce. Continue reading
Judge Orders LimeWire To Shut Down
Granting a request from the music industry, a federal judge has ordered Limewire to shut down "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" of. Continue reading
