Music Biz News: 26 Labels vs. IsoHunt, Songkick Gets $2M, Deezer Goes International, Vevo & More
Record Labels Sue isoHunt for Millions – 26 record labels have sued Canadian BitTorrent site isoHunt for allegedly facilitating copyright infringement on a massive scale. The labels hope to shut. Continue reading
The Official Music Industry Launch Calendar – PLUS: Six Reasons to Be Excited For Music In 2011
2011 will be the year that defines the trajectory of digital music. The developments that everyone has been waiting for are on their way. In the past few months, launch. Continue reading
Sonicbids & Songtrust Partner For D.I.Y Publishing
Later today Sonicbds further expands its artist services offering with the addition of a new Songtrust app within each artist's account. The app will help members manage their music publishing. Continue reading
HOW TO: Optimize the Individual Fan Experience
This post is by Brian Vinikoor, the Head of Marketing at Secret Road. "We're having a great day here at Zappos" is the first of many enthusiastic lines you hear when calling. Continue reading
Fanatic.fm Connects Bands With Brands For Charity
How to monetize music is the biggest challenge of the post-Napster music industry. At Midem 2010, Ian K. introduced himself with an exciting concept that's a four-way win for artists,. Continue reading
Social Media Got The Grammys All Wrong
Social media buzz toruned out to be a poor predictor of Grammy winners last night, getting it wrong in nearly every category. That's the danger in believing that buzz is. Continue reading
Foolish & Crazy – Getting a Job in the Music Industry
The job market in the music industry is the most unforgiving one in the world. If you want to get a job here, either you have connections or your work. Continue reading
Radiohead To Release The “World’s First Newspaper Album” On February 19th
Radiohead has announced the Febbruary 19th release of "The Kings of Limbs" which the band describes as "the world's first* Newspaper Album". The asterik points to the band's caveat "*perhaps",. Continue reading
A Big Night For Indies At The Grammys
Independent artists and labels had a big year at the 53rd Grammys, taking home 46 awards in a wide variety of categories, including Album of the Year, Best New Artist. Continue reading
SXSW Accelerator Names Music Tech Finalists
More than four hundred companies submitted their web-based products to the third annual SXSW Accelerator presented by Microsoft BizSpark. It was the first year that SXSW created a special music. Continue reading
