Music’s Week In Review: Sales Slump, YouTube Fights Labels, EMI.com, NY iTunes Tax & More
Overall Music Sales Drop 2% even as Digital Track Sales Top 1 Billion EMI.com Relaunches As Music Discovery Lab Four Dirty Little Secrets Of Music 2.0 Indie Labels Unite To. Continue reading
YouTube Turning Into Major Label Revenue Stream
Recent surveys have shown YouTube’s growing influence as a place for music discovery, but now its becoming a significant source of revenue as well. No one is releasing hard numbers,. Continue reading
Music Sales Drop 2% Q3 Despite Digital Growth
Overall demand for music among U.S. internet users fell 2% in Q3 of 2008 according to a new NPD survey which included purchased CDs and downloads, P2P sites, and borrowing. Continue reading
Indie Def Jux’s Uzoigwe Answers: What Is Working?
In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we’re asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools. Continue reading
I’ve Joined Band Metrics’ New Advisory Board
Band Metrics, a TechCrunch50 2008 semi-finalist, has announced its initial advisory board and I’m proud to join record industry veteran and friend Barney Kilpatrick and music technology expert Parag Chordia. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: RIAA Ends Lawsuits, Mixwit Shutters, B.B. Kings & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: YouTube Turning Into Major Label Revenue Stream Indie Def Jux’s Uzoigwe Answers: What Is Working? Music Sales Drop 2% Q3 Despite Digital Growth Video: Stereogum’s "Bands We Lost. Continue reading
Indie Labels Unite To Fight New York Download Tax
The president of indie label trade group The American Association For Independent Music (A2IM) issued this statement today arguing against New York state’s proposed tax on digital music sales: "The. Continue reading
Online Video Rules The Workplace
A New Way To Market Your Music We reported last week on new Nielson surveys that 100 million people watched 5.5 billion online videos in October. Online tech journal ars. Continue reading
