Join “The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class” Debate
My post of Monday, "The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class" and the follow up piece yesterday has started a very informed and heated discussion. Many seem skeptical that my. Continue reading
Googles Launches OpenSocial To Tame The Widget Beast
The mighty Google has decided that the widget playground that Facebook created needs to be open to all and is launching OpenSocial to make it happen. The offering provides a . Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Viral FAT Decks Launch, WMG Get Zazzled, SpiralFrog Spit On and Much More.
>>> SONGboost is launching Fan-Artist Trading Decks (FAT Decks), which enable musicians and labels to quickly create and syndicate digital music assets across any Internet-enabled device including mobile phones, desktop. Continue reading
CIMS New Top 25 Debuts Chart
The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores is now publishing a Top 25 Debuts Chart as a companion to their Top 200 chart (click link below to view). OCTOBER 30TH DEBUTS1. Continue reading
Facebook Music May Launch Next Week
Co-ed Magazine claims to have label sources stating that Facebook is set to announce phase 1 of a major expansion into music at next week’s ad:tech conference in NYC. The. Continue reading
The Emerging Musical Middle Class Part 2
I wrote on Monday about the emerging Musical Middle Class – a world populated by more artists selling 20-100,00 copies and making a living through direct sales, touring, merch and. Continue reading
Some Halloween Fun
“I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that’s OK – the bat had to get Ozzy shots.” – Ozzy Osbourne (via TheRockDose) You can. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Real Post 3Q, Indies Struggle, Bruce Banned & Much More
>>> RealNetworks posted strong 3Q results and CEO Rob Glaser predicted that “by this time next year or sooner,” all of the four major music labels would be selling their. Continue reading
Music Choice Adds EMI
Music Choice and EMI have announced a deal that gives Music Choice the rights to stream EMI’s entire music video library on television and online in the US. The deal. Continue reading
Is A New Musical Middle Class Just Wishful Thinking?
On Monday in the first part in a series called The New Paradigm, I wrote about what I see as "The Rise Of The New Musical Middle Class" some learned. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EMI Sell Off?, Beatport Adds Authentication, When Pigs Fly & Much More
>>> Terra Firma is already considering selling off some of EMI‘s assets to lower it’s exposure. (NY Post) Weren’t these the guys who were going to transform the music business?. Continue reading
