“The Death of the CD-Release Complex”
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Introduction In his seminal release Purple Cow, marketer Seth Godin declared, “The Death of the TV-Industrial Complex.” Explaining that, over the past fifty years ever-growing companies. Continue reading
In Defense Of Twitter For Musicians
Steve Lawson from Andrew Dubber on Vimeo. Andrew Dubber of New Music Strategies talks to bassist extraordinaire and blogger Steve Lawson about how Twitter can help an artist build community. Continue reading
DIY: Free Can Build Your Email List
Free music is here to stay, but how do you use free to make money? We'll be exploring that issue all week on the Daily DIY as well as other. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Free Week, Google China, 7Digital, Ad Sales, 3 Strikes & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: FREE WEEK Hypebot's Last Free Week Why Are We Still Debating Free? Kevin Kelly: "Sell things that can't be copied." Free Music Only Has Value If… DAILY DIY:. Continue reading
Why Are We Still Debating Free?
On Friday morning I dashed off a Daily DIY "Understanding The Value Of Free" which urged indie artists to remember the power of sometimes giving their music away and included. Continue reading
REWIND: Music’s Last Week In Review
Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing? Justice Dept. Probes Live Nation Ticketmaster New Podcast: Media, Gatekeepers, Fandom, Gaming & More Edgar Bronfman – Bad Boy Gets Too-Big Bonus. Continue reading
Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing?
Following months of lobbying by the major labels, the iTunes store will add variable pricing on April 7th. Tracks will be priced at $.69, $.99 and $1.29. There''s been no. Continue reading
PirateBay To Help Users Cover Their Tracks
On April 1st, PirateBay is scheduled to launch a service that will help users cover their internet tracks. IPREDator is a network service that makes online users. Continue reading
RockBand Passes $1B In Sales, 40M Songs
The Rock Band game franchise has surpassed $1 billion in North American retail sales in just 15 months, according to the NPD Group. 40 million songs have been through the. Continue reading
ISPs Prove Smarter Than Labels & RIAA
A few months ago, The RIAA announced that it was going to stop suing individuals and start working with the ISP's to warn and then shut off those engaged in. Continue reading
