Capital EMI Sues Vimeo Over Lip Synch Videos
EMI's Capital Records is suing video sharing site Vimeo over what the site call lip dub videos. The problem, says the lawsuit is just not that Vimeo shares these video,. Continue reading
Music Ally’s 2009 Guide To Digital Music Startups
Music Ally’s 200 Digital Music Startups Of 2008 got so much attention last year, that they decided to do it again. This A-Z list is based on companies that they. Continue reading
Fight Against Merger Of TicketMaster & Live Nation Goes Digital
A new website has been launched by a coalition formed by members of congress, industry trade associations and public advocacy groups to rally support against the pending Live Nation and. Continue reading
Biz Markie Auotomagically Tunes Up Your MP3’s
Biz Markie is everywhere these day; not so much for his music as for his his cartoon character like delivery. (Check out his Radio Shack ad after the jump.) This. Continue reading
More New Music Industry News: DoubleTwist + Amazon, Smule, ReverbNation, Swedish Arrest & More
DoubleTwist, the media management software created by Jon Lech Johansen – a.k.a. “DVD Jon” – is teaming up with Amazon.com in its bid to create an alternative to Apple’s iTunes.. Continue reading
Seth Godin: 8 Questions And A Why
Marketing guru Seth Godin published this list on his blog this week. He wrote it for marketers and brands, but he could be talking to any artist or music entrepreneur. Continue reading
YouTube’s Top Music Videos Of 2009
YouTube's most popular videos this last year (in some instances they aggregated views across multiple versions of the same video): Most Watched Music Videos (Gobal):1. Pitbull "I Know You Want. Continue reading
EMI Music Gets Into The Rag Trade
Maybe things aren't as bad as we thought at EMI. Or maybe they've decided that they can't become profitable just sellng music. Either way, and despite an already crushing debt. Continue reading
Internet Broadcasting Grows As Radio Stumbles
A new Bridge Ratings survey asked, "With all the devices at their disposal, which is their primary mobile medium, the one they use the most each day?" click on image. Continue reading
User Growth Slows Across Major Social Networks
MySpace may be experiencing the greatest decline, but unique user visits are flat or declining slightly across most major social networks. Twitter, Facebook and MySpace are each aggressively rolling out. Continue reading