Think There’s Room For Growth? 75% Of U.S. Didn’t Download Anything Last Quarter
A new NPD report, The Connected Experience: Building a Bridge Between Devices & Content, shows that while consumers are using connected devices to access digital entertainment content, there is still. Continue reading
80% Of American Public Does Not Support Government Mandated FM Tuners In Cell Phones
In retaliation to the survey that the National Association of Broadcasters conducted—that showed 78% of the American public would consider paying a one-time fee of 30¢ to gain access to. Continue reading
Lady Gaga Becomes Last.fm’s Most Deleted Artist
Could this be the beginning of the end? Lady Gaga has now added the distinction of taking the top positions on Last.fm's latest "Most Unwanted Scrobbles" list. Seven of her. Continue reading
Music Download Site Mulve Is Back Online
Unauthorized downoad site Mulve.com was offline for several days, reportedly because of action by the RIAA. “Just letting you know that Mulve has received a DMCA take down request from. Continue reading
Do Search Inquiries Indicate Hit or Miss Albums?
Say you're a new artist or have signed one to your roster. Months have gone by, the recording process is over, the CDs are ready to be shipped, and the. Continue reading
Cool Alert: Nic Harcourt’s Back With LiveBuzz
Former KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Nick Harcourt is back as curator of The LiveBuzz. It's Buzzmedia's new addition to an music and celebrity blog empire that includes Stereogum, Idolator,. Continue reading
ASCAP Loses Its Anti-Digital Music Lawsuit
The Second Circuit appeals court has ruled against ASCAP and determined that music downloads are not a 'public performance' under copyright law. Thus, the streaming music royalty rates that Yahoo, Real. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Live Nation Shifts, Bye Vox, Pirate Email, RightsFlow, Howie Schnee & More
(UPDATED) Recent upheaval at Live Nation, including yesterday's resignation of Barry Diller, would seem to mean little to the average musician. But when the biggest player in both live concerts. Continue reading
Enter Your Musical Narrative: What Song Is Playing?
This is a guest post by Alex Mann (@alexjmann). You are greeted with a smile and repetitive hello by the stewardess as you roll your bag out of the flimsy, makeshift. Continue reading
An Audience With An Audience: What Digital Technologies Are Changing About Live Music
Traditionally, when journalists write about the widening of the digital divide, what they're talking about is the gap between those who have access to digital technologies and those that don't.. Continue reading
