Kickstarter Added $13 Million To New Music Economy In Just 2 Years
Kickstarter turned two years old today and shared some stats that show just how important their fan funding platform has been to d.i.y. music and the new music economy. Overall. Continue reading
N.E.R.D Joins New Era Flagbearers. Are Musicians Losing Tastemaker Status?
The news that alt pop group N.E.R.D., Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley, had joined the New Era Flagbearers lineup as part of the Fly Your Own Flag campaign. Continue reading
36% of U.S. Mobile Users Have A Smartphone
The music industry has just begun to tap into the potential of uibiquitous smartphones. Results of Nielsen’s latest survey suggests understanding the consumer landscape for mobile apps begins and understanding. Continue reading
Can Netflix Serve As Model For The Music Business? Billboard vs. Black Rim Glasses
Envy is a powerful drug and right now the music industry is suffering from Netflix envy. That's let to an interesting debate between those who believe Netflix' success is a. Continue reading
Amazon Declares War: Drops Hit MP3s To 69 Cents
In recent days, the price of most track downloads in Amazon's Top 100 Singles have dropped to $.69 cents. Many of these same songs sell on iTune's for $1.29 including. Continue reading
Sony Passes UMG As Top Label Group
Sony Music Entertainment has passed the Universal Music Group in year-to-date U.S. music market share for the first time since 2005. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Sony's overall album market share. Continue reading
Live Gig Engine NuevoStage Wins Rethink Prize
NuevoStage, a service that helps fans and bands work together to book live gigs, has won the $50,000 top prize at the Rethink Music business plan competition sponsored by Berklee. Continue reading
News Brief: Amazon vs, Labels, MySpace Suitors, Shazam + eBay, Hackers Have Sony Data & More
Behind The Scenes: Record Label Demands From Amazon (TechCrunch) Shazam has launched “Unlimited Tagging” globally sponsored by Ebay. Security researchers say they'd seen discussions on underground forums indicating that the. Continue reading
12 Tips To Handle Musician Social Media Overload
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube…the list goes on. Dozens of social media that artists use to connect with fans and market themselves. Great tools, but tiresome if you have a billion other. Continue reading
Looks Like iCloud Is Name Of Apple’s Music Locker
Apple's pending cloud based music service will likely be called iCloud according to GigaOm. Sources tell Om Malik that Apple just paid $4.5 million for the domain of the former. Continue reading
