Another Nail In Coffin: MySpace Ad Revenue Tanks [CHART]
The Wall Street Journal put another nail in the MySpace coffin this week with a report that advertisers are running away from the site in droves. Silicon Alley Insider took. Continue reading
Streaming May Topple Music Industry Iceberg
The IFPI reports that digital sale grew a meager 5.1% last year and that in the U.S., growth was almost flat at 1.2%. These numbers and chart that accompanies them. Continue reading
Social Media As An Instrument Of Creation [Video]
From Imogen Heap to OK Go, social media is becoming part of the creative process for some musicians rather than just a channel to promote their finished work In this. Continue reading
Amazon Beats Apple, Google With Launch Of Unlicensed Cloud Music Locker & Player
(UPDATED) Overnight Amazon beat both Google and Apple to market with the launch of a freemium cloud based digital media locker and robust integrated music player that accesses stored tracks. Continue reading
AM News Brief: Amazon Cloud, MySpace + VEVO, Real CEO Out, Bluebeat Pays Beatles $1M & More
Hypebot publishes this roundup of music business news each weekday morning, and when warranted we add an update late in the afternoon. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. As Amazon launches. Continue reading
Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen, Larry Miller Form ROBA To Create iPad & Android Tablet Music Apps
Music industry veterans, Larry Rosen (GRP Records), Phil Ramone (producer for Streisand, Dylan, Elton John), Larry Miller (AT&T's a2b music, Or Records) and entertainment attorney Leslie José Zigel have formed. Continue reading
Simple, Effective Cross Promotion – Folk Artists Cover Each Other’s Singles, Tour U.S. Together
Love a fellow musician's song? Do they love your music too? Perfect. Cover each other's singles and take off on a tour of the U.S. That's the strategy being employed. Continue reading
Another Industry First: Music Royalties Fall 1%
For the first time, PRS for Music reported a 1% annual fall in total royalties. Why the decline? PRS suspects that digital piracy and a fall in high street sales. Continue reading
10 Key Insights into the Next Decade in Music
Music Supported Here, an online UK music initiative, has released a new study that gauges perception of what the music industry will be like in ten years. Over 1,500 respondents. Continue reading
The Day the Antisocial Music Experience Died
It seems normal for each of us to occupy a personal music bubble, but is it? We walk down the street and everyone has their earbuds in – the same goes. Continue reading
