David Pakman: “We Need A Digital Locker.”
David Pakman was the long time CEO of eMusic and now works in venture capital. In a post on his blog Disruption, he recently made the argument that We Need Digital. Continue reading
Our Favorite Retweet From Yesterday… Maybe Ever
On our post welcoming Kyle Bylin to Hypebot as full time Editor came this retweet from @dotnetmusic: Guess the industry's death spiral won't cover itself. RT @hypebot: Hypebot Welcome's Kyle. Continue reading
iPad By The Numbers
The iPad and devices like it open up whole new possibilities for delivering and monetizing music packaged with bonus content. Mashable offers this graphic depiction of the current state of. Continue reading
A2IM Hosts NYC Indie Week, Celebrates 5th Anniv.
Keynote From Pandora's Tim Westergren Indie label trade organization A2IM is celebrating its 5th anniversary year and hosting Indie Week in NYC from June 16 – 18th. This week long event will. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Country Touring, SongVote, TuneSat, Believe, Sara Bareilles & More
UPDATED From the Billboard Country Summit – Country touring as strong as ever, but labels are not building new stars. (Billboard.biz) SongVote.com is a new collaborative playlist tool that gives. Continue reading
LimeWire Given At Least 2 More Weeks
Despite RIAA Claim Of "Rampant Illegal Conduct" Last month a federal court issued a summary judgment holding LimeWire liable for copyright infringement. In court today, the RIAA representing the recording. Continue reading
Veoh CEO Shaprio Joins MySpace Music As CTO
(Updated) MySpace Music has appointed Dmitry Shapiro as Chief Technology Officer effective immediately. Shapiro previously served as the Founder and CEO of online video network Veoh which is embroiled in. Continue reading
Dominique Leguern To Leave MIDEM Post
Dominique Leguern will be stepping down as the director of music industry mega-conference ir MIDEM after its 2011 edition. No word yet on who will replace Leguern though a search. Continue reading
Does Spotify Already Have 30,000 Users In U.S.?
And WMG The Reason It Has Not Launched Here? Spotify already has 30,000 users in the U.S. according to chatter from the Stockholm (Spoitfy's home) tech scene and first reported. Continue reading
