TuneCore Launches Several Upgrades
Digital music distributor TuneCore has made several improvements to their service that will enable artists' music to go live more quickly at digital retail, be categorized more accurately and show. Continue reading
ReverbNation Improves Their Facebook App
ReverbNation has made improvements to their Facebook app "My Band." The additions include a more attractive layout and design, free custom header banner, fan-exclusive downloads, tour map with show schedule. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Thumbplay, Universal Inks Aware, Sony’s Own Download Store, EMI On Defensive, TubeMogul & More
Does Steve Jobs know how to say he's sorry? Apple has called a press conference for Friday. Details are slim but it will involve the widely reported troubles with the. Continue reading
Bandcamp To Switch From Free To Paid Service
(UPDATED) After several years of offering free services, music marketing and sales platform Bandcamp announced today that it will be switching to a paid platform in early August. Bandcamp will . Continue reading
In 2008 The RIAA Paid Out $16M, Recovered $391,000
The amount that the RIAA paid out to its lawyers in 2008? $16,000,000. The amount that the RIAA recovered as a result of their efforts? $391,000. "So all in all,. Continue reading
NPD Survey: iTunes In Cloud Worth $1B In First Year
A new NPD Group study based on just under 4000 consumer interviews predicts that between 7 and 8 million iTunes users in the U.S. have a strong interest in paid. Continue reading
If The Beatles Couldn’t Make It, Something’s Wrong.
I find this kind of thinking rather disconcerting—misleading even. Yesterday, I stumbled across a story in my Google Alerts titled, “Would Beatles make it in today's music world?” Normally, I. Continue reading
My Response To “Why You Should Pay For Music.”
(UPDATED) Near the end June, audio engineer Jon Sheldrick published a rather thoughtful, well-written essay titled "Why You Should Pay For Music." It was everywhere. Huffington Post. Sound Ctrl. Hell,. Continue reading
Jeff Price Of TuneCore “Apologizes” To Silverman
Jeff Price, CEO of the digital music distributor TuneCore, has been vocal about his disagreements with Tommy Silverman in the past, but when charged with the account of helping clutter. Continue reading
Creative Rehab: How It Happens, When To Act On It
Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs & The Creative Switch This is a guest post by Alex Mann (@alexjmann). Does creativity have an off / on switch? Do you have to concentrate on. Continue reading
