The Beatles Give QVC A One Month Exclusive
The Fab FourCelebrate the iconic music of The Beatles! QVC brings you 14 digitally remastered CDs one month before the worldwide release date. Jam out with "The Beatles: Rock Band". Continue reading
“Indie Doesn’t Mean Anything… Because It Won”
"Indie doesn’t mean anything anymore. It’s dead. Which is OK, because it won. Open source, Twitter. Indie won. Etsy. The irresistible decline of major labels and network TV and corporate. Continue reading
Unauthorized Video Of Microsoft’s Zune HD
“Microsoft wasn’t able to keep all the cameras away from the Zune HD …we just got tipped this video of a hands-on demo showing the interface and media playback.” –. Continue reading
More Music News For Tues. 8/11/09: Friendfeed, Ringtones Shrink, Jam Bands & More
Facebook has acquired Friendfeed. (press release, NY Times) Shrinking Ringtone Sales Lead To Decline In U.S. Mobile Music Market: Ringtone sales declined 24% in 2008 versus 2007, from $714 million. Continue reading
The ThinkIndie Vs. iTunes Debate Challenge
From Think Indie: We of the up and coming independent music download site ThinkIndie.com, (online arm of the burgeoning ThinkIndieCollective Empire and a division of CIMS – The Coalition Of. Continue reading
UK Study: Teens Relationship With Music Shifting
A new UK Music research study highlights the complexity of consuming, copying and sharing of music between 14-24 year-olds. Key findings: Music remains the most valued form of entertainment 87%. Continue reading
CMX: Yet Another New Digital Album Format
All four major label groups are working together to create a new format for the digital album tentatively titled CMX. Scheduled for a partial roll-out in November, the new digital. Continue reading
Despite Hype Most Teens Don’t Use Twitter
Twitter's growth and the accompanying hype has encouraged music marketers to find innovative ways to use the service to help artists to stay hyper-connected with their most loyal fans. . Continue reading
Clay Shirky @ TED ON Social Media
Clay Shirky shows how Twitter, Facebook, SMS and other social media are demolishing the top-down control of news and information. His examples are political, but they ring true for music. Continue reading
Universal, Sony, Google Startup VEVO Seeks Interns
The latest company to take advantage of Hypebot's Job Board, which offers music industry opportunities both via Hypebot and through major job sites across the web, has an exciting offering. Continue reading
