Live Nation Adds Free Fast Lane Entrance
Top concert promoter Live Nation says that starting 6/25, ticket holders that bought direct via Live Nation Tickets at LiveNation.com can, at no extra charge, enter shows in Live Nation. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Briefing: RIAA, Indie Day ’08, AimieStreet & More
> Judge upholds $107K in attorney’s fees against RIAA. (ars) > eMusic gears up to support indie music’s Independence Day ’08 July 4-14. The campaign includes an indie compilation and. Continue reading
An Industry Insider’s View Of eMusic
Reaction to my piece yesterday "My Problem With eMusic" questioning payout formulas and the use of free music has been strong on both side of the debate. In an effort. Continue reading
Starbucks Dumping Most Music
Starbucks who recently turned its record label over to partner Concord, is about to scale back its music ambitions further. According to Silicon Alley Insider, by September the chain will. Continue reading
Amidst Layoffs Some Good EMI News
The promised massive layoffs have begun in earnest; and although no one may be in the mood to celebrate, this week EMI’s Coldplay debuted at #1 on the US album. Continue reading
EMI & Capital Begin Deep Staff Cuts
The promised cuts have begun at EMI and its labels. According to various reports: 10 are out at Blue Note, mostly in NYC Capitol Nashville VP of A&R Larry Willoughby. Continue reading
RealNetworks Reorganizes
GAMES DIVISION SPIN-OFF NEXT RealNetworks has promoted three executives and the formed a new operating structure. The changes are designed to bring together the companies portfolio of digital entertainment services. Continue reading
Beck Pre-Releases Via TouchTunes Jukes
TouchTunes will preview of Beck’s new album, “Modern Guilt,” via 10,000 US digital jukeboxes. Produced by Danger Mouse and Beck, “Modern Guilt” goes on sale July 8th, but will be. Continue reading
Two Views Of CEO Compensation….
I’ve written several times about executive compensation at the major labels particularly given their recent performance. After all, if the attitude at the top is "Who cares about the future;. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Coldplay, Amazon UK, & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Deep staff cuts have begun at EMI and Capital RealNetworks Reorganizes Beck Pre-releases via TouchTunes Jukeboxes JOIN THE DISCUSSION: My Problem With eMusic Two views of executive compensation.. Continue reading
Join The eMusic Discussion
A Tuesday morning post titled "My Problem With eMusic – Helping Indie Music While Exploiting It" is getting a strong reaction across the blogasphere, in the comments section here on. Continue reading
