A2IM Elects 5 To Board, Names 3 Advisors
A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2011 Board of Directors elections. A2IM's membership has more than doubled over the past six years and. Continue reading
Bobcom Offers “Fasttrack” For Indie Musicians
BOBCOM is a new platform for indie musicians designed to allow musicians to upload and sell their music to fans who rate and share those same tunes. Though there are. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan Exits Forrester Research
Top music industry and digital media analyst Mark Mulligan is leaving Forrester Research after 11 years. No reason was given for his departure. "I’m taking a little bit of time. Continue reading
mSpot Launches Combined Cloud Music Locker, Streaming Radio
With Google, Amazon and likely Apple getting into the cloud music business, mobile music provider mSpot might have a hard time competing. So today the upstart launched Radio Spotter Beta. Continue reading
Amazon Repeats Lady Gaga $0.99 Sale Today. “This Time We’re Ready”
Today Amazon began a repeat of Monday's $.99 download sale for Lady Gaga's new album "Born This Way", after the original promotion overwhelmed Amazon's servers. "Clearly customers are really excited. Continue reading
Jonathan Coulton On His Business Model & How Now Is Best Time Ever To Be A Musician
NPR's Panet Money recently featured successful d.i.y. musician Jonathan Coulton (@jonathancoulton), dissecting his success and asking if other musicians could follow a similar path, Hypebot's look at the interview "How. Continue reading
News Brief: Meaning Of Spotify + Facebook, Grammy Protests, UMG + Fashion, Orchard, Rdio, IODA, More
(UPDATED) Spotify + Facebook: Antony Bruno shares sources that say, despite yesterday's leak, Spotify won't be the only music service on Facebook and suggests how the deal(s) will be great. Continue reading
Panic! At The Disco & Viddy: Fortuitous Discovery or Stealth Marketing Deal?
(UDATED) The news that Panic! At The Disco is asking fans to use mobile video editing and upload app Viddy to create bits of media from live shows to be. Continue reading
Facebook And Spotify Partner For New Streaming Music Service
Facebook and Spotify are partnering on a streaming music service that could launch as early as next month in countries where the music site has deal, according to Forbes. The. Continue reading
