What Is A Music Entrepreneur?
I’ve been thinking about retooling our booking agency Skyline Music to better position it and our artists to compete and thrive in the new realities of the music business. The. Continue reading
Rhapsody America Relaunches Listen.com As Local Music Destination
Rhapsody America has relaunched Listen.com as a local music blog. Initial coverage via a hook-up with alternative newspaper chain Creative Loafing includes Chicago, L.A., New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle,. Continue reading
Senate Passes Bill That Could Save Internet Radio
There is new hope for Pandora and other webcasters, but any deal is far from done. The U.S. Senate yesterday approved the Webcaster Settlement Act and sent it to the. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Briefing: Pakman, EMI, NPR, NIN & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Royalty Board To Rule. iTunes Threatens Shut Down Senate Passes Bill That Could Save Internet Radio What Is A Music Entrepreneur? Rhapsody America Relaunches Listen.com As Local Music. Continue reading
Indies Slam MySpace But Keep Their Pages Updated
Major voices in the independent label community are crying foul over the deal MySpace Music is offering them that does not include the equity afforded the four major labels. But. Continue reading
Is eMusic In A Slump?
Within the various announcements and coverage of the resignation of eMusic David Pakman were some interesting tidbits: Subscribers were pegged at 400,000 – a number that eMusic has been touting. Continue reading
AllOfMP3 Is Back…Or Something Damn Close To It
Amy Winehouse, Back To Black $1.78 Justin Timeberlake, Love Sounds $2.27 My Chemical Romance, The Black People $2.27 MP3count.com is a Ukrainian based site that appears to claim simliar regulations. Continue reading
We7 Adds The Orchard For Ad Supported Streams
We7 has added more than 1.3 million tracks from digital distributor The Orchard for ad-funded, on-demand streaming, downloads and paid-for mp3 downloads. We7 users will be able to listen to. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Briefing: MySpace, eMusic, Universal, Limewire & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Indies Slam MySpace But Keep Their Pages Updated Is eMusic In A Slump? Pakman Leaves eMusic AllOfMP3 Is Back…Or Something Damn Close To It EMI Music Promotes Three. Continue reading
EMI Music Promotes Three Executives
EMI Music Publishing has promoted three executives to key commercial roles within its Music Resources and Music Services divisions. Jovanka Ciares has been appointed Vice President of Music Services &. Continue reading