Gamification – The Music Industry, Fan Clubs & Thinking Like A Game Designer
As the music industry embraces gaming, from licensing to games featuring musician, it's easy to think of games as simply offering new revenue streams and marketing tools. Given the explosion. Continue reading
This Week on MTT: The Problem With Releasing A Single Each Month
Several great essays appeared on MTT this week: Catherine Hol: Is the new digital ecology more in harmony than the industrial model? Musician Wages: How I Became A Broadway Musician. Continue reading
News Brief: WMG & EMI Sale Updates, Philly Orchestra Woes, Google Music Stalls, MXP4, Apple & More
Both EMI and Warner Music are in need of new owners that have robust balance sheets. (Guardian) Some believe that the real end game for top investors is to combine. Continue reading
REWIND – The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Hypebot publishes a weekly roundup of music business news each Saturday. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. Warner Music's Board is only considering offers, said to be $3 billion plus, for the. Continue reading
Today Is Record Store Day. Turn Off Your Computer And Go Buy Something.
“Independent record stores are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and platform where music has an outlet and an opportunity to grow over the long. Continue reading
Odd Future Manager Christian Clancy On Chaos, Authenticity and Building The Pull
(UPDATED) The band generally known as Odd Future, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All or OFWGKTL, has been on the talk lately of hip hop fans, tastemakers and industry. Continue reading
TuneCore Poll: 82% Say More Will Stream Than Download Music
A new Tuncore poll of its musician and music industry users took a look at "A Future Of Downloading Or Streaming?" They we're asked the question: "Do you think consumers. Continue reading
What If Radiohead And TOMS Shoes Had A Musical Love Child?
Andy Rogers posted an interesting concept of melding the business models of Radiohead and TOMS shoes together on Music Think Tank. The TOMS shoes business model is founded on a. Continue reading
Clear Channel Announces Purchase Of Tumbplay’s Cloud Music Biz, Takes On Pandora
Clear Channel Radio has officially announced the purchase of Thumbplay's cloud music service. The acquisition does not include Thumbplay’s ringtone business which was sold toe SendMe Mobile in late March.. Continue reading
MySpace Faces Data Sharing Class Action Lawsuit, CT0 Dimitry Shapiro Exits
In a legal action filed in New York City, MySpace has been accused of sharing data without the user's consent.with advertisers that associates members with their browsing history. The social. Continue reading
