Study Takes Critical Look At Music Recommendation
(UPDATED) In "Music Taste And Web 2.0" witten for the Music Management & Media program at the University of Gloucestershire, Joel Stamp did extensive research and analysis of how consumers. Continue reading
Paid Content Passes Piracy On Web For First Time
For the first time in the history of the internet, traffic in paid content has passed piracy according to the Spring Traffic Report from Sandvine. Netflix provided the tipping point. Continue reading
955 Dreams: iPad Apps As Future Of Record Albums
Tablet computers, especially the iPad, have taken off with consumers and opened up new possibilities for digital publishing in the form of apps designed for the unique interactive capabilities of. Continue reading
News Brief: LN Ticket Sales Up, Verizon Sues FCC, Simfy Gets €10M. EMI Profits Rise, Sirius XM & More
During a J.P. Morgan Telecom Conference this morning, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said that after a slow April, ticket sales were up 7% year over year in the first. Continue reading
SoundRain, VibeDeck Make Direct To Fan Download Sales Easy & Cheap
There are a myriad of sites, apps and services helping musicians to sell digital downloads direct to their fans. But two new ones offer interesting twists that make it simple. Continue reading
4 New Sites Combine Music With Daily Deals
The runaway success of daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social, which focus on a wide range of local deals at deep discounts, has spawned a mini-industry of copycats. Continue reading
A Musician’s Minimum Sustainable Scale
This guest post comes from Fava, who blogs as The Cynical Musician. How big must you be to call yourself successful? I have no idea – it all depends on. Continue reading
Slacker Goes After MOG, Rdio, Spotify With New On Demand Music Service
Slacker has added ON demand music, Slacker Premium Radio with 8 million tracks AND competING directly with MOG, Rdio, Rhapsody and if it ever makes it TO the US, Spotify. . Continue reading
Were Major Labels Right To Stay Away From The Cloud … And Should We Too?
David Greenberg, Cyde Smith and I recently shared our thoughts on the launch of cloud music services from Amazon and Google. Today, Robin Davey (@mr_robin_davey), a musician, artist and Head. Continue reading
