Lawsuit Claims Guitar Center, NAMM Fixed Prices
A nationwide class-action lawsuit has been filed against Guitar Center and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) claiming the two conspired to fix retail pricing on guitars, allowing the. Continue reading
Seth Godin: Win The Fight, Lose The Customer
Does it really matter if you're right? Given the choice between acknowledging that your customer is upset or proving to her that she is wrong, which will you choose? You. Continue reading
Georgia Tech Edison Fund Invests In Band Metrics
Music analytics firm Band Metrics has received an investment from the Georgia Tech Edison Fund, an early-stage technology fund managed by the Advanced Technology Development Center. The amount of the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Apple vs. Palm, FAC Fights, Lily, We7, Skyline Music & More
Apple gets a green light to block Palm from iTunes (NY Times) Divisions are emerging within the UK's Future Artist Coalition just prior today's urgent meeting on filesharing. (Billboard) Lily. Continue reading
RIAA Chief Says The Music Industry Has 5 Reasons for Optimism
Now that the RIAA is tiring of suing individual filesharers, its head Mitch Bainwol needs a new soapbox to stand on. Apparently he's decided that what's needed is a record. Continue reading
The Music Industry Pays The Price Of Negativity
It's Time For A New Conversation New calls for three strikes laws and P2P taxes in the UK have spawned strong reactions from high profile artists including Lily Allen, James. Continue reading
Genro.tv Encourages Fan Created “Official” Videos With Contests And Community
Artists and labels are partnering with the just launched Genero.tv to enourage fans to create official music videos for featured songs. By funding contests and prizes instead of a video. Continue reading
Who Says CD Sales Are Dead? Remastered Beatles Sell 2.25 Million In 2 Weeks
Without the help of a single digital download, The Beatles have broken multiple chart records around the world following the 9-9-09 CD release of their digitally re-mastered catalog. In the. Continue reading
Lefsetz Is Wrong
This guest post first appeared on Kate Bradley's Outlandos Music blog. Kate served as the Music Director of The Loft at XM, did stints at WYEP and WNCS and was. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Apple vs. Eminem, UK Services Do Battle, Vevo, French 3 Strikes & More
Chart Watch: Jay-Z leads this week with 300k units, Whitney Houston is at #2 with 166k and Muse are the top new album with 125k in sales this week according. Continue reading
