Trent Reznor’s Odd Strategy For Movie Soundtrack
Already, speculations are being made that, in releasing the soundtrack for The Social Network, Trent Reznor has abandoned the very business model that he defined. There’s the obvious email address. Continue reading
Study: Fans Really Want To Spend More Than $10
Talk of "monetizing the fan base" can get to be a bit much. In a world where so much is available free, doesn't the artist risk turing off fans with. Continue reading
Music As Events, Musicians As Journalists
How Radiohead Changed Music And The Industry Around It In a recent column, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood gives insight into what music critic Greg Kot called the “Story of the decade.”. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums
For the week ending Sept. 20, 2010 Top 10 Singles1. “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna2. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars3. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher4.. Continue reading
MP3Tunes Tries “YouTube Defense” In EMI Case
There has been a great of buzz around music lockers in the cloud lately, including those planned by Google and iTunes. But MP3.com's founder Michael Roberston has been fighting a. Continue reading
Nimbit Launches Free Musician WordPress Plug-In
Music marketing platform Nimbit has just launched a free WordPress plug-in dubbed Instant Band Site designed to make it easy for artists to create a website using one of the. Continue reading
Better Than The Van: CouchSurfing For Musicians
In an age where fans sometimes take from artists more than they give, a new way for fans to become more active participates in their cultural lives and make a. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: MySpace, Supreme Court + P2P, Mute Goes Indie, EU Gets Tough & More
(UPDATED) One of the more interesting stories to watch is MySpace's effort to become relevevant again. We're going to find out if having deep pockets and huge resources matter when. Continue reading
MySpace Records Partners w/Downtown, Names GM
MySpace Records is changing things up again; this time via a deal with Downtown Music that will enable MySpace to tap into the indie label's distribution and artist development resources.. Continue reading
Steven Johnson: The Liquid Network Of Ideas
When it comes to ideas, we often give ourselves more credit than we deserve. The time that a lone genius spends 'toiling away' may not be as important as the. Continue reading
