We7 Claims A Profitable Month. Is This A Breakthrough For Ad Supported Music?
What Income Is Being Paid To Artists & Labels? UK music streaming service we7 has it's first month where on demand music was paid for in full by advertising. That. Continue reading
John Mayer Drops 3.2M Twitter Followers For Tumblr
"140 characters… a mathematical equation without an established value." (UPDATED) Singer/songwriter John Mayer has amassed 3.2 million twitter followers, but at the recent ASCAP Expo, he told the crowd, “I. Continue reading
Time To Add Android App Creation To The To-Do List
click on image to enlarge (via TechCrunch) iPhone music apps are hotter than hot. Not just because of the big numbers they can deliver, but also because iPhone users are. Continue reading
Twitter Complies With DMCA Takedown Requests
Twitter has begun acting on label and rights holder requests based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to take down allegedly offending material. It's not the first report like this,. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Pirate Bay, MySpace PR Exec Leaves, AOL Down, Indaba Debuts & More
The Pirate Bay’s Sale Drifts On (paidContent) MySpace PR Exec Dani Dudeck Resigns, Moves To Zynga As GM Corporate Communications. (TechCrunch) AOL’s Turnaround Isn’t Here Yet: Revenues Down 23 Percent.. Continue reading
Trade Your Fans On Headliner.fm For New Ones
The concept of trading gigs with another band – say in another city – is nothing new. But what about trading fans? Headliner.fm encourages artists to promote their peers on. Continue reading
Report: UK Recorded Music Biz A Mix Bag In 2009
The statistical highlights courtesy of BPI: Total UK recorded music trade income rises 1.4% overall to £928.8m Trade revenues from physical formats down 6.1% to £739.9m Digital income now a. Continue reading
Spotify Gets A Major Upgrade Unifying Cloud & iTunes Playlists In A Single Player
Details & A Video Introduction (UPDATED) After six months of development, Spotify has released a major upgrade that allows users to import tracks from their download library into the Spotify. Continue reading
Free SoundExchange Artist Webinar Today & 10 Reasons Artists Don’t Register
Digital royalties collection group SoundExchange is offering a free webinar open to the first the 1,000 musicians to register today at 2:00pm EST. Participants will learn about SoundExchange, maximizing digital. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: EMI’s Future, SoundHound, Seeqpod, Another Blog-Label, PlayMPE Hacked & More
(UPDATED) New EMI Music chairman Charles Allen is believed to have pulled back from suggesting sales of parts of the group in the strategic plan he has just submitted to. Continue reading