Major Labels Caught Re-Writing Wiki History
Idolater and its readers used a wiki scanner and found that many of the changes made to major label webs sites were in fact made be employees at the labels. Continue reading
New Hack Makes It Too Easy To Grab MySpace Mp3’s
MySpaceMP3.org is essentially a creative hack that allows users to quickly search for and download a DRM-free mp3’s any of the hundreds of thousands of songs streamed on MySpace. Some. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: MTV Gets Game(s), Wired Dumps On Free Download Site & Much More
>>> MTV‘s march away from music continues. The network says it will invest $500 million in next two years in gaming. The goal is to create games that extend the. Continue reading
Are Nicoli & Ames In Trouble?
The NY Post and other sources are saying that EMI’s new owner Terra Firma are actively looking for a new executive to oversee day-to-day business and may reach outside the. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Sonos Gets Sirius, Foxy Jumps To Koch, & More
>>> Sonos Digital Music has integrated 80 Sirius streams into its home player offerings. (press release) >>> Foxy Brown has exited Def Jam and signed with indie KOCH. (Billboard) We. Continue reading
will.i.am shares love with musicane widget and drm-free release
As part of Universal’s growing DRM-free experiment, Musicane has created a will.i.am widget to coincide with the Interscope release of the Black Eyed Pea founder’s solo single "I Got It. Continue reading
Wall St Punishes Getty For Entry Into Music
Getty Images who just recently entered the music space with the purchases of online licenser Pump Audio ($42 million) and music site Paper Thin Walls ($850K) has seen its stock. Continue reading
Social Networking Via Mobile Shows Slow But Measurable Growth
Only 3.5% of US consumers accessed a social networking site via their mobile phone in a recent M:Metric survey. Of course that’s 7.5 million potential fans. Western European numbers were. Continue reading
WFUV Uses Payola Funds To Launch Second NYC Station
Non-commercial Triple A WFUV-FM in NYC is using $500,000 in funds from the NY State Music Fund set up after last year’s payola probe to launch a second station via. Continue reading
