More Music Industry News: YouTube Expands, ITunes To The Cloud, eMusic & More
YouTube Takes Aim at Music Discovery And Playlists. (NewTeeVee) Move over VEVO… Apple and the major labels are in talks about bringing iTunes to the cloud. But don't expect an. Continue reading
On The Ground In Cannes For #MIDEM
I arrived Cannes Thursday evening before the start of the MIDEM gathering. All the usual suspects are just starting to appear. The first thing that I noticed, however, was that. Continue reading
Copyrights And The Most Famous Drum Break Ever
The well-done documentary Copyright Criminals is airing this week in the U.S. on PBS and watching it last night was a stark reminder of how antiquated our current copyright laws. Continue reading
Weezer Is At It Again With Online Comedy Contest
Weezer has always known how to take advantage and have fun with new media. This time the band is partnering with Next New Networks to hold a contest with their. Continue reading
Digital Release Date Dilemmas
This guest post comes from Clyde Smith who recently celebrated both his 50th birthday and the 5th anniversary of the founding of ProHipHop: Business News. He also publishes Hip Hop. Continue reading
Village Voice Releases “Pazz And Jop” Critic’s Poll
The Village Voice has released its 37th annual "Pazz and Jop" music poll. (No, that's not one of my too frequent typos.) The winners are chosen by 650 music critics,. Continue reading
Don’t Confuse The “Music Industry” With The “Record Industry”
"The term ‘music industry’ is a misnomer. In reality the ‘music industry’ is not one industry, it is several independent industries. This is an important distinction because if we say. Continue reading
Who Says Satellite Radio Is Dying?
Sirius XM Adds 257,000 4th Quarter Subscribers (UPDATED) A poor economy and competition from free internet radio did not stop Sirius XM Radio from adding 257,000 net subscribers in the. Continue reading
Download Music, Donate To Haiti Relief
I’m not a religious person, but “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” has always made sense to me. So I donated to help the people. Continue reading
Is VEVO A Hit?
COMMENTARY: Despite a very rocky start technically, VEVO is pulling some impressive numbers. In December, VEVO had 35 million visitors to its own site, and 13 billion video views across. Continue reading
