Ian Rogers: The Get Busy Committee On Acid, Home Recording & The D.I.Y. Attitude
In this gues post Topspin's Ian Rogers continues to make good on his promise to blog about his experiences as the manager of Get Busy Committee. In this post, he. Continue reading
Despite Debt EMI Reports Improvement
Last week Citi refused to re-write EMI's massive debt forcing owner Terra Firma to write off 90% of its original investment (a bit of a tax trick, but still…). Despite. Continue reading
Report: Spotify Paid Lady Gaga $167 For 1M Plays
(UPDATED) Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” was one of the most popular tracks for 5 months on Spotify; being played more than 1 million times. But according to reports this weekend,. Continue reading
Interchangeable Identities: The Collision of Culture, Technology, and Self
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Photo Courtesy of Sara Kiesling For those who came of age just before the rise and fall of Napster, what music they listened to depended greatly. Continue reading
Is Twitter Use In Decline?
Traffic to Twitter was down a dramatic 27.8% between September and October, according Nielson and eMarketer. ComScore showed Twitter's unique visitors were down 8.1% in October and Compete reported a. Continue reading
Video Viewing On Social Networks Doubles
Is Facebook The Next You Tube? Facebook was the dominate force once again, as the time spent viewing video on social networking sites increased 98% over the last year from. Continue reading
Is Everyone In The Music Business?
Yesterday, during one of those rare moments of personal clarity, I wrote on the MidemNet blog: The line between music fan and music professional has become difficult to draw. The. Continue reading
2009 AMA’s Tips Hat To All The Usual Players
A Full List Of 2009 American Music Award Winners If there is a music awards show that you could publish the winners even before the curtain goes up, it's The. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Should CD prices be lower? A record store joke: "What do you call a CD that retails for more than $9.99?" MySpace buys imeem at a fire sale price. Merlin. Continue reading
Merlin Finally Makes Indie Deal With MySpace
New Deal Includes All Indie Music (Updated) Indie licensing agency Merlin, which represents almost 10% of the global music market, has reached an agreement with MySpace Music on behalf of. Continue reading
