Bandcamp Adds Physical Sales, Bundling
click on image to enlarge Digital artist services site Bandcamp has just added a number of new sales options to its d.i.y. sales and marketing toolkit. Now artists can sell. Continue reading
Chartjackers: Crowdsourcing To Top The UK Charts
The BBC TV show Chartjackers follows four UK YouTube favorites during a 10 week quest to crowd-source a number one single for the charity Children In Need with no money.. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: EMI Debt Troubles, Copyright Time Bomb, Dynamic Ticket Pricing & More
"Only dead fish go with the flow" – a Tweet very early this morning from Derek Sivers Citigroup rejected EMI's latest proposal to refinace its massive debt. (MusicWeek) As a. Continue reading
MySpace In Talks To Buy imeem
Does The Move Clear The Way For A MySpace Subscription Service? MySpace is in late stage negotiations acquire imeem, according to several sources, much like social networker bought iLike just. Continue reading
M Music & Musicians: A New Magazine Launches In The Middle Of The Recession
M Music & Musicians, a new multi-genre print music magazine, is set to to launch in January. In addition to traditional newsstand sales, M will be shipped with customer purchases. Continue reading
Win The New Edition Of Passman’s “All You Need To Know About The Music Business”
Share your favorite music industry advice and win 1 of 3 copies of the updated edition of this industry bible. For nearly two decades Don Passman’s All You Need to. Continue reading
Is It Possible For A Band To Sell Out Anymore?
"While we might be irked that our favorite band has sold a song to VW or McDonald's, we can instantly decontextualize and remove that song from its annoying commercial counterpart.. Continue reading
Zenph Gets $10.7M For Musical Re-Performances
Badly done cover versions may soon become a thing of the past. Why am I not rejoicing? Zenph Sound Innovations has created a technology that turns music into data "to. Continue reading
Verizon To Forward RIAA Letters
Verizon has agreed to forward warning letters provided by the RIAA to targeted subscribers warning them of illegal activity. While far less than the three strikes policies advocated by some. Continue reading
Which Samartphone Should You Be Developing An App For? Think Again…
Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users in 3Q09 (Thousands of Units Company Sales Share (%) Sales Share (%) Nokia 16,156.4 39.3 1 5,472.3 42.3 RIM / Blackberry 8,522.7 20.8. Continue reading
iTunes Gets More Linkable
Apple has changed the links generated on its iTunes store to be directed to a new iTunes Preview site which gives consumers the option of previewing music without launching the. Continue reading
