iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums This Week
For the week ending April 18, 2011. Top 10 Singles1. "E.T. (feat. Kanye West)," Katy Perry2. "S&M (Remix w/Britney Spears)," Rihanna3. "Just Can't Get Enough," Black Eyed Peas4. "Judas," Lady. Continue reading
One Band’s Actual Promo Strategy: Takeover iTunes, Make Fun Of Your Music Collection [VIDEO]
UNLEASH THE PARISIANS AND LET THEM MESS WITH YOUR FAVORITE BANDS. DIGITALLY. That's the headline on YouTube and that's pretty much the some total of the marketing strategy of French. Continue reading
8tracks.com – Digital Answer To Lost Art Of Mixtapes
A digital answer to the lost art of the mixtape, 8tracks allows listeners to create their own playlists that can be easily shared with others. Half music discovery service and. Continue reading
Forget The Potholes, “Gaping Craters” Await Anyone Pursuing A Music Career
"Before we started this band, I was smug. I thought I knew it all, thought I'd heard enough horror stories and seen enough people fail to know that I could. Continue reading
JamLegend Music Gaming Site Shutting Down
(UPDATED() After three years of of competing with Rock Band and Guitar Hero, online music gaming site JamLegend is shutting down. Investors had ponied up $2 million and legendary VC. Continue reading
ReDigi Raises $535,000 For Used MP3 Store
Cambridge,MA based startup ReDigi has raised $535,000 from 21 investors to operate a used digital music download store according to an SEC filing. When we've written about ReDigi previously, Hypebot. Continue reading
QR Codes Move Into Music’s Mainstream
A music industry tipping point of sorts arrived for QR (quick response) codes as PepsiCo announced that, through June 26, Taco Bell customers who buy the "Mountain Dew Free Music. Continue reading
The Silver Bullet for Music Business Success?
On Music Think Tank, Minh Chau has found an overarching theme that leads to music business success. Through various stories and advice from music industry events, Minh realized that the. Continue reading
News Brief: Ticketfly Gets $12M, Tornado Destroys Malaco, Tweetdeck Sale?, Sonos, 1Band1Brand, More
Ticketing provider Ticketfly has raised $12 million in Series B funding, bringing total capital raised to $15 million. This round was led by Mohr Davidow Ventures with participation from existing. Continue reading
News Update: LN Adds Variable Pricing, Grooveshark Sidesteps Google, MXP4’s Facebook Music Game
You paid what for that seat? Live Nation and Ticketmaster have partnered with MarketShare to develop variable pricing systems for concert and sports tickets. After being banned by Google, Grooveshark. Continue reading
