Interview: Jay Frank of Futurehit.DNA & CMT (Pt. 2)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — Read Part 1 As you’ve come to understand and encounter these drastically different listening habits that people have adopted, what are the mechanisms of creating music that. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: FreeAllMusic Rumor, Net Neutrality, Executive Shifts & More
I'm preparing to leave for MIDEM next week. Part of the advance work involves putting together my presentation on the monetization of music and I'm still looking for interesting ideas. Continue reading
Think About These 2009 Music Sales Figures…
2009 U.S. music purchases up 2.1% over 2008 Music sales exceeded 1.5 billion for the second consecutive year Overall music sales, digital track sales, vinyl LP sales all hit new. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Warner Music Group To Catalog
In Talks To Add Streaming (UPDATED) Digital music download subscription service eMusic has added the Warner Music Group family of labels to its offering in the US. The agreement includes. Continue reading
Interview: Jay Frank of Futurehit.DNA & CMT (Pt. 1)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — Read Part 2 Recently, I spoke with Jay Frank, who is the author of Futurehit.DNA: How the Digital Revolution Is Changing Top 10 Songs and currently the SVP of Music Strategy. Continue reading
FreeAllMusic Nabs Universal For Ad Funded MP3’s
FreeAllMusic.com has signed a deal with Universal Music Group to offer free ad supported digital music downloads. FAM will offer DRM free mp3 downloads in exchange for watching a brief. Continue reading
What Is Indie? Soundscan Reclassifies 217 Retailers
Since its inception Sounsdscan, the dominant retail music sales measurement service in the U.S. has classified a number of small to mid-size independent music retailers along with the larger chains. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Music Game Slump, SoundExchange $$, Chasing PBay Founders & More
Join Hypebot's 5300 followers on Twitter: @hypebot. You'll get up to the minute music industry news alerts plus lots of extras and Twitter exclusives. Music game sales drop hurting all. Continue reading
NARM Webinar: How To Make Money With MP3’s
How can you make money in the MP3 download space when margins are slim and you have to compete with giant, well-funded online brands? NARM and Neurotic Media are sponsoring. Continue reading
EMI Passes Citigroup Test
EMI has passed an annual financial review by major investor Citigroup according to UK financial web site This Is Money. "EMI is understood to have passed the year-end test set. Continue reading
