Who needs iTunes? iLike Opens A Download Store.
iLike has opened its own digital download store offering mp3's from all four major label groups. Buy buttons to iTunes and Amazon are still available, but iLike is clearly positioning. Continue reading
Palmer + Heap x Twitter = Networking Nirvana
To: bob@lefsetz.com if asked….how does twitter actually make you money? well it just saved me at least a couple grand in hotel and piano rental bills. imogen heap and i. Continue reading
Is Live Music Feeling The Ecomomic Pinch?
Live music has been the one place left where many musicians can count on making money, but this summer have been signs that ticket sales are in toruble. This latest. Continue reading
More Music News For 8/17/09: Digital Sales, Orchard $’s, Qtrax Troubles, Tap Tap, Dylan & More
US digital music sales to eclipse CDs by 2010: If current trends hold, US digital music downloads will rake in more money than physical formats next year. Worldwide, digital will. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
10 Major Milestones In Modern Music Marketing. CMX: Yet Another New Digital Album Format Despite all the hype most teens don't use Twitter. A revamped EMI.com adds buy buttons from. Continue reading
CIMS Top 15 Indie Store Debuts & More
For 8.12.09 1 BETWEEN THE TREES SPAIN BONDED 2 PINES TREMELO RED HOUSE RECORDS 3 STRAIT,GEORGE TWANG UMGD/MCA NASHVILLE 4 BOTTLE ROCKETS LEAN FORWARD BLOODSHOT 5 SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLAUGHTERHOUSE KOCH RECORDS. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Offers Joel Tenenbaum’s $675,000 Playlist
The sale of Pirate Bay is imminent, but until then their amusing and poignant shenanigans continue with a free downloadable playlist of the 30 songs that cost Joel Tenebaum $675,000. Continue reading
Revamped EMI.com Adds Amazon Buy Buttons
As part of an ongoing makeover of the label group's signature site, EMI.com has added buy buttons to its artists pages linked to Amazon for both downloads and CD's.. Continue reading
YouTube By The Numbers
YouTube is unquestionably an important avenue for marketing music, but which kinds of content gets the most attention there? This chart comes from TubeMogul via Media Memo. How many people. Continue reading
Five Worth Following
Overwhelmed by Twitter-mania? From time to time we'll help you sift through the tweet pileup to find the few music industry, tech and business voices worth following. Our first Five. Continue reading