Even Tom Petty Gives His Music Away Free
Tom Petty will hedging his bets when he heads out on tour this summer. Not only will a rotating all-star cast of opening acts including Joe Cocker, Crosby, Stills and. Continue reading
Concert Simulcasts Increase In Popularity
The Met Tops 2.2M Season Tickets To Broadcasts The Metropolitan Opera has proven that simulcasts of concerts have a future. The company this season sold 2.2 million tickets for 9. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Concord Records, Sony Sales, Twitter Drops Torrents, Fontana & More
Concord Music Group marches to its own beat. – The record label isn’t looking only for the next platinum album, a strategy that has allowed it to survive and thrive.. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Apple is closing down lala.com on May 31st. A UK band gets $300,000 for changing their name. We7 claims a profitable month. Is this a breakthrough for ad supported music?. Continue reading
Job Board: Berkleemusic Chief Marketing Officer
The Berklee College Of Music is using the Hypebot Job Board to find a Chief Marketing Officer will manage all aspects of marketing and business development for their online music. Continue reading
Dominic Pandiscia Named EVP EMI Music Services
EMI Music has appointed Dominic Pandiscia to head its Sales and Commercial Development team in North America in the newly-expanded role of Executive Vice President, EMI Music Services. Darren Stupak,. Continue reading
Apple Closing Lala 5/31. Is iTunes In The Cloud Next?
Lala is shutting down The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st, 2010. Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting new users. That was the simple message posted on. Continue reading
MusikPitch Launches Online Marketplace For Songs
MusikPitch has launched as an online marketplace for custom songwriting. The site offers music supervisors, corporate brands and others access to a largely untapped pool of songwriting talent and revenue. Continue reading
E1 Buys IndieBlu Labels Artemis, V2, Light & More
Consolidation within the India sector appears to be heating up. Last week Concord acquired the massive Rounder Records catalog and this week E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch) has acquired the rights. Continue reading
