Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts For Week Ending 01-06-08
CIMS Top 200 Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 RADIOHEAD|IN RAINBOWS 2 PLANT/KRAUSS|RAISING SAND 3 VARIOUS|KGSR BROADCAST VOL. 15 4 IRON & WINE|SHEPHERD’S DOG 5 FEIST|REMINDER 6 HELM*LEVON|DIRT FARMER 7 M.I.A.|KALA . Continue reading
The Amazon Effect – Lessons Worth Learning
Not since Apple has a single company changed the music industry like Amazon did in the last quarter of 2007 and will continue to as we enter 2008. Amazon’s simple. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: From Majors To Minor, FCC Approves Clear Channel, EMI Exits IFPI & More
> The Music Industry: From Major To Minor. "Last year was terrible for the recorded-music majors. The next few years are likely to be even worse." (The Economist) > Investors. Continue reading
Sony BMG Gives DRM Free Catalog To Amazon
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE UPDATED: The entire Sony BMG catalog will be available on Amazon MP3 beginning later this month. Sony BMG is the last major label to drop. Continue reading
Big Changes Appear Imminent At Yahoo! Music
Yahoo Music, which has failed to gain real traction and gotten even less respect thus far, seems poised for some kind of announcement or left turn. Yahoo exec Ian Rogers. Continue reading
Interview: 4QFor KnowTheMusicBiz.com’s David Rose
We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with David Rose, the founder and President of Kudzu Media Group and the Managing Editor of KnowTheMusicBiz.com, an online community and. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Cuts Continue, Radiohead #1 UK & US, Music At CES & Much More
> The restructuring at EMI continues with UK head Tony Wadsworth exiting after 25 years. (FMQB) Look for a lot of action in the next week or two. > Radiohead. Continue reading
7Digital’s 2007 Top Selling Albums and Tracks
From the UK’s 7Digital.comTop Selling Albums and Tracks of 2007 1. Kylie Minogue – X2. Sigur Rós – Hvarf – Heim3. Crowded House – Time On Earth4. Arctic Monkeys –. Continue reading
Yankee Research Predicts Record Label Marginalization
The Yankee Group used CES to share an analysis showing two fundamental shifts are driving the music industry – digitization and direct-to-consumer transactions. As a result, Yankee says, US recording. Continue reading
Music Industry Lessons From Marketing Guru Seth Godin
Best selling author and marketing guru Seth Godin set his sights on the music industry recently and created a must read manifesto for Music 2.0 that both buries the past. Continue reading
