The Rihanna Challenge
In this guest post, Kyle Bylin goes beyond his recent interview with Primal Branding author Patrick Hanlon and explores the importance of going beyond the quest for more fans (music. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Briefing: CBS Drops Juke, INGrooves, Copyright Reform & More
CBS is closing its music site Juke and has laid off its staff. (Idolator). More staff cuts may be ahead at cNet and other CBS owned web properties. INgrooves partners. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Experiments With Lower Fees
Long criticized for excessive ticketing fees, the newly renamed Ticketmaster Entertainment is experimenting with lower charges on some tickets. "We’re already testing the program on certain upcoming tour on-sales," Ticketmaster. Continue reading
ArtistData Eases Artist & Label Data Entry Burden
Universal Motown Republic Group, C3 Management, Aware Records and others have been beta testing a now public free service from ArtistData which empowers companies to work with their entire roster. Continue reading
Ad Supported We7 Out Of Beta With “Big Listen”
After months of public beta and multiple iterations, ad support music service We7 is finally going public with a "Big Listen" launch campaign. The service includes: Free on-demand, unlimited access. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Briefing: EMI Distribution, G ‘n R, Paid Trumps Free & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Ticketmaster Experiments With Lower Fees Ad Supported We7 Out Of Beta With "Big Listen" ArtistData Eases Artist & Label Data Entry Burden Video Interview: Muxtape Founder Jason Oulette. Continue reading
Skyline Ticket Stimulus Package
THE ECONOMY IS IN A SLUMPPRINT & RADIO ADS DON’T WORKRECORD LABELS AREN’T HELPINGDO YOUR TICKET SALES NEED STIMULATION? Skyline Music is offering FREE WITH EVERY DATE a specialTicket Stimulus. Continue reading
Finding The Purple Cow
Doing Right By Doing GoodFROM PMAY: Nurturing synergy between artists & organizations who share a desire to create positive change on a local level to create mutually beneficial promotional campaigns.Elevator. Continue reading
Orchard Has Strong Q3. Cuts Loss to $59K.
The Orchard is almost in the black with a loss for the third quarter of under $59,000. Quarterly revenue was up 118% from the same quarter last year to almost. Continue reading
The Data Dilemma: When Enough Is Enough
I recently had a conversation with a label executive about databases. One database had more than 10,000 concert venues while another had almost 15,000. Which one was better? Some of. Continue reading
