Rhapsody Makes $50M MP3 Bet + Analysis
PARTNERS INCLUDE YAHOO, MTV, iLIKE. VERIZON ADDS MOBILE MP3’S. Rhapsody America opens an all mp3 store today backed by a $50 million marketing campaign aimed straight at iTunes. Rhapsody’s reach. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: Baidu, Nashville, Shockhound & More
HYEPBOT FEATURES: Rhapsody Bets $50M On An All MP3 Store & Analysis Where Have All The Good Managers Gone? EMI Claims It’s Profitable After Cuts U2 Defends Radiohead In A. Continue reading
U2 Defends Radiohead In Letter To NME
"I wanted to set the record straight on behalf of the members of U2 on comments made to the BBC by our much-loved and valued manager, Paul McGuinness, regarding Radiohead’s. Continue reading
EMI Records Profitable After Cuts
Terra Firma’s Guy Hands has told a group of key investors that EMI’s recorded music division returned to profitability two months into its fiscal year. The numbers include Radiohead’s "Best. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: EMI, eMusic, Starbucks & More
> UK may have legal P2P by end of ’08 > EMI NEWS – A former Proctor & Gamble exec may be EMI’s new CEO The promised massive layoffs have. Continue reading
Hypebot Updates & A Request
As you may have noticed, I continue to tweak Hypebots’ design and format. I’m now just using only Hypebot.com for all url’s instead of some from my provider Typepad. This. Continue reading
Ex-Proctor & Gamble Exec May Head EMI
Guy Hands is reportedly negotiating with Elio Leoni Sceti, the head of home and heath product manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser in the EU to run EMI’s struggling record division. Formerly with. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Charts for Week Ending 6/22
Top 200 TW LW Artist TITLE1 D COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA2 1 MY MORNING JACKET EVIL URGES3 D FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES LIVE AT LOONEY TUNES4 2 LIL WAYNE THA. Continue reading
This Week’s Top Stories
DID YOU MISS ANYTHING? EMI & Capital Begin Deep Staff Cuts Starbucks Dumping Most Music What Is Yahoo’s Ian Rogers Up To Now? My Problem With eMusic Top 10 Indie. Continue reading
I Really Don’t Hate eMusic…Really.
If you question that people are still passionate about music, just take look at the comments sections of my posts this week My Problem With eMusic and How eMusic Can. Continue reading
UK May Have Legal P2P By Year’s End
The UK may have legal music via P2P licensed at the broadband ISP level by the end of the year, according to the Register. The British government apparently pushed for. Continue reading
