Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EU Wide Music Market, iTunes Anti-Trust, Napster UpPrices
UPDATED: > WMG shares fell to a new low of $5.31 yesterday as flight from the stock continued. Track the stock today here. > The European Union Commission has announced. Continue reading
Top 10 Songs On P2P In 2007
1. Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star" 2. Akon, "I Wanna Luv U" 3. Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls" 4. Mims, "This Is Why I’m Hot" 5. Akon, "Don’t Matter". Continue reading
Is Jay-Z Launching A Label With Apple? A Closer Look
The blogs are buzzing with a rumor "confirmed" only by Boy Genius Report that rapper and mogul Jay-Z is starting a record label backed by Apple. Jay-Z just left his. Continue reading
WMG Stock Hits All Time Low. Future Appears Bleak.
Warner Music Group stock dropped another 4.21% present yesterday to hit an all time low of $5.81 off a 52 week high of $23.92. Yesterday was a bad day on. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: More Radiohead, Tunecore And eMusic Milestones & More
> Radiohead’s Thom Yorke on how artists are often "screwed" by digital download deals. (ars) "In Rainbows" showed up on th download stores yesterday. Interestingly, Amazon has it for $7.99. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Year End Charts
Here are the 300 Top Selling Albums in CIMS stores for 2007. "There is no doubt that the Plant/Krauss album would have been number one for the year had it. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SpiralFrog Gulps $2M, Baidu Not Guilty & More
> Ad supported SpiralFrog has raised another $2 million in funding. And still I see no traction for the service. > A Beijing appeals court found top Chinese search engine. Continue reading
Top Music 2.0 Stories You Missed During The Holidays
Follow the links for details. > Music sales fell a whopping 21% in the week before Christmas. (Variety) The year overall will be down 15% or more. > Amazon scored. Continue reading
An Unlucky 13 Top Music Industry Stories For 2007
2007 marked the further decline of the label system as we once knew it and the rise of new release models and avenues for marketing. Music sales continued their decline. Continue reading
