Help Wanted: Music Studio Assistant
The latest addition to the Hypebot Music Industry Job Board is for a full time music studio production assistant. This NYC based position's duties will include providing support for composers. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
The new iTunes LP format appears destined for bigger screens. How far is too far? Kurt Cobain sings Bon Jovi in Guitar Hero. The steady decline of MySpace. Singer Lily. Continue reading
eMusic Swims Against The Single Track Tidal Wave
eMusic is reporting that full album downloads accounted for 72% of the subscription download site's sales last year. eMusic users "have consistently purchased more complete albums than individual tracks for. Continue reading
Lily Allen Babbles On Piracy And Muse’s Matt Bellamy Responds
In recent days, UK singer Lily Allen has spoken out against piracy making arguments as if this debate just started "The internet is the most amazing thing, but it should. Continue reading
Join The Debate: “It Was Never Just About Music”
Earlier an the week I wrote a short essay, "I'm Sorry, But It Was Never Just About The Music". I n it I reminded readers that in every era, there. Continue reading
RIAA Upgrades Teen Propaganda Campaign
If the travesty called the Grammy's weren't enough, here's another reason to stop paying your RIAA dues. Probably because stupid videos and all previous forms of mind control aimed at. Continue reading
MySpace Music’s Homepage Gets A Makeover
With just a mention buried on its blog for an announcement, MySpace Music's homepage got a makeover earlier this week. It's slicker, more focused and divided into clearer sections for. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: $’s For 30 Sec. Samples, Techdirt Joins In, Pirate Bay, Trade Mags Build Walls & More
Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews: Songwriters, composers, and music publishers are lobbying Congress to legislate the payment of performance fees into downloaded music. If music publishers. Continue reading
Loudcrowd Gets $3M. Will Visitors Follow?
Conduit Labs has gotten $3 million in second round financing to expand its Loudcrowd social music community. I admit that I had not even heard of the site before the. Continue reading
ReverbNation Partners With Audiolife To Create On Demand Reverb Store
Artist services site ReverbNation has partnered with direct to fan e-commerce provider Audiolife to create the Reverb Store. Currently in private beta, the free offering which goes public in. Continue reading
Live Nation Extends Ticket Discounts To Clubs
$49.99 UNLIMITED CLUB PASSPORT It's been a summer of experimentation for Live Nation with an ongoing series of one day sales and dropped ticketing fees at many of its amphitheater. Continue reading