More Music Industry News: Google vs. Blogs, Music Game $’s, Dr. Dre, App Store Challenge & More
It's a light news day in the U.S. perhaps thanks to the semi-holiday President's Day, but Hypebot will be watching and publishing developing stories throughout the day. This week's music. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta steps down after just 10 months. Bad December stats hint at the reason. The site also added more 30 sec. commercials this week. WMG reported. Continue reading
Live Nation & Wal-Mart Sign Ticketing Deal
The newly combined Live Nation and Ticketmaster have entered in a partnership with Wal-Mart that will see select stores selling tickets in their entertainment department, reports Billboard's Ray Waddell. Approximately. Continue reading
RealNetworks Q4 Losses Top 13.3 Million
Wall Street, which this week rewarded RealNetworks with a 10% bump after it spun off Rhapsody, may not look so kindly on the company's latest financial report: Quarterly Highlights: Revenue. Continue reading
Bandzoogle Upgrades Web Site Builder And Music Marketing Platform
5 Hypebot Readers Get Bandzoogle Free For 6 Months Bandzoogle.com, the self-service web site and marketing platform for musicians, has launched a major series of upgrades. A new "Custom Style. Continue reading
Cheap Tricks Manager David Frey Blasts Soundscan And “Too Much Information”
But His Attack Misses The Real Target (UPDATED: Frey responds) In a scathing editorial on the TuneCore blog, Cheap Trick manager David Frey blasts many of those who collect and. Continue reading
Google’s Blog Crackdown Continues
Blogger Bill Lipold of I Rock Cleveland Responds As they did last year, Google has without warning deleted a number of established music blogs hosted on its Blogger service this. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Live Nation Merger Stalls. EMI $ Troubles, Sivers @ Ted & More
Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger suddenly stalled by UK investigation – Plan by two of the world's largest music corporations faces second review after German ticketing firm complains. (Guardian) As it struggles. Continue reading
Spotify Says It’s Still Feeling WMG Love
During a call with industry analysts earlier this week, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.appeared to close the door on working with free streaming music services like Spotify. “Free. Continue reading
December Stats Show Why MySpace Is In Trouble
A new analysis from Research-Write of December Comscore data illustrates why MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta was forced to step down yesterday after only 10 months. View the slide show. Continue reading
