Google’s Blog Crackdown Continues
Blogger Bill Lipold of I Rock Cleveland Responds As they did last year, Google has without warning deleted a number of established music blogs hosted on its Blogger service this. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Live Nation Merger Stalls. EMI $ Troubles, Sivers @ Ted & More
Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger suddenly stalled by UK investigation – Plan by two of the world's largest music corporations faces second review after German ticketing firm complains. (Guardian) As it struggles. Continue reading
Spotify Says It’s Still Feeling WMG Love
During a call with industry analysts earlier this week, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.appeared to close the door on working with free streaming music services like Spotify. “Free. Continue reading
December Stats Show Why MySpace Is In Trouble
A new analysis from Research-Write of December Comscore data illustrates why MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta was forced to step down yesterday after only 10 months. View the slide show. Continue reading
Fan Management Lessons From The Grateful Dead
On the eve of the band's archives going public at the University of Calitfornia at Santa Cruz, The Atlantic looks at the business practices of the Grateful Dead and the. Continue reading
MySpace CEO Van Natta Is Out After Just 10 Months
(News & Analysis) – MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta is being forced to step down effectively immediately after just 10 months as the helm of the struggling social networker. Van. Continue reading
Fangirl Power
From Faith Korpi on Popmatters: "What distinguishes a fangirl from the average fan are unrivaled displays of devotion and a willingness to spend countless hours and dollars paying homage to. Continue reading
Real & Sprint Partner On Mobile Music Storefront
RealNetworks has announced an agreement to streamline the music offerings (ringtones, ringbacks and full-track music) available on Sprint phones into a unified user-friendly digital music storefront. The mobile store will. Continue reading
Copyright Law vs. Art As A Shared Experience
Mike Masnick of Techdirt writes," …While people sit back and claim that remixing is "stealing" or "lazy" or "not art" at all, that's totally missing the point. Art is not. Continue reading
Suzanne Vega Takes Charge
"I’m back to where I started from. Taking names, making mailing lists… It’s a relief not to have to deal with a record company, and their A.D.D. attention spans.” –. Continue reading
