MTV To Shut Urge And Partner With Real
UPDATED: According to various sources, MTV is ending its Microsoft parternership URGE and relaunching the download store as part of a new intiative with RealNetwork’s Rhapsody. Details are expect in. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Free Eagles From WalMart, Universal’s Cheap Mixtapes, Virgin Stores Sold & Much More
>>> WalMart will give away a free mp3 download of of the new Eagle’s single to everyone who pre-order’s the CD. (press release) >>> With illegal mixtapes being targeted by. Continue reading
Merlin Names Board For Global Indie Trade Group
Merlin, the global independent music trade group has named its board of directors. Collectively indie music accounts for 80% of new releases and a 30% share of the global music. Continue reading
New Music Funding: The Filter Gets $5M From Gabriel And Global Grind Grabs $3.5M To Start
Music reccomendation site The Filter has grabbed $5 million in new funding led by an investment by Peter Gabriel. The Filter automatically creates playlists and provides recommendations based on iTunes. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EMI Pulls Stock, Farrell Falters, FCC Sides With Pearl Jam & More
>>> EMI has applied to have its stock de-listed as the company prepares to go private. Trading on the London stock exchange should stop on Tuesday. (AFX) >>> WTF happened. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Week In Review: Universal Details, Pea Drops, EMI Fumbles & Much More
>>> More details of the Universal DRM-free experiment which start next week emerged with Rhapsody giving Hypebot an exclusive interview as well as details of the Google’s important role in. Continue reading
The 25th Anniversary Of The CD
Hidden among today’s headlines of industry upheaval and horrible happenings around the globe was a small item that almost went unnoticed. August 17th marks the Silver Anniversary of the often. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing Part 2: Allofmp3 Appeal, eMusic Hits 150M & More
Because we didn’t want you to miss one darn thing, here’s some additions today’s New Music Industry Briefing… >>> Russian prosecutors and a music industry trade group promises to appeal. Continue reading
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
