Music Biz News: Grooveshark, Facebook Stats, Performance Rights Act, Soundcloud, Irwin & More
Grooveshark doesn't officially endorse OMP3 in their current iteration. Is the Performance Rights Act back in play again? (FMQB) SoundCloud Hits 3 Million Registered Users (Mashable) Facebook Now Has 149M Active Users In. Continue reading
An Uncommon Career as a D.I.Y. Musician
In 2005, Josh Phoenix, 25, sold cell phones by day and retreated to his home studio by night. This is a situation that many D.I.Y. musicians find themselves in. They. Continue reading
OMP3 – Let 1,000 Grooveshark Music Stores Bloom
OMP3 has created a free software program that allows anyone to start a music sharing site and store. It's powered by Grooveshark. Users can set up affiliate tie-ins and advertising. Continue reading
Chart: A Look At How Facebook Is Growing Compared To Google & Other Internet Leaders
We all know that Facebook is soaring. But this charts shows how a surge in the social network's traffic, as measured by time spent, is dwarfing even the usual internet. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Starts “Record Label” and “Signs” Band – So What Does That Mean? [INTERVIEW]
Back in December, PledgeMusic, a fan-funding site, launched their own record label and publishing division and signed the indie rock group The Damnwells. Once the news broke, many questions arose. What. Continue reading
A Rough Week For Warner Music Group
There may not be much laughter in the executive suite at Warner Music Group this week. On Tuesday, the company announced its 8th straight loosing quarter with a Q1 loss. Continue reading
Rich Venture Capitalist Converted Into Music Pirate
Fred Wilson, a predominate venture capitalist and blogger, converted into a music pirate the other day. This is someone who is extremely well off and, by his own admission, spends. Continue reading
Got Complaints? YouTube Taps RightsFlow For Help
This morning, YouTube took another step towards keeping music rightsholders happy. RightsFlow announced an agreement with the video channel to assist with music rights management. YouTube will use RightsFlow to. Continue reading
Guitar Hero Franchise Dies, Music Industry Loses
Activision has terminated the division that designed Guitar Hero and it's follow-ups. Since 2005, there have been roughly twelve titles in the franchise. That's six main titles and six expansions.. Continue reading
Who Uses Facebook & Twitter? The U.S. Demographic Profile
According to Comscore data of U.S. users, Facebook saw its share of visitors between the ages of 35-54 drop 3.6% to 35.4%, while the share of visitors under 18 (up. Continue reading
