WMG Sends Mixed MP3 Message
First AnywhereCD (run by by the founder of mp3.com Micheal Robertson) started selling a CD/mp3 combo that promises "no restrictions" including some by big name Warner Music Group artists Then. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: eMusic’s Woes, Edgar Wants His Pension & More
RUMOR: We hear there are a lot of sad faces over at eMusic. On Friday they believed that they had a deal with Amazon. On Monday they did not. And. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Billboard Goes Russian, WMG Cools On EMI & More
UPDATED: >>> The Canadian government has given Terry McBride’s Nettwerk Productions a $650,000CN grant in part to promote the country’s music. Where do we apply for the US grants? >>>. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 04-08-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 KINGS OF LEON|BECAUSE OF THE T 2 MODEST MOUSE|WE WERE DEAD BEFO 3 WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLACK 4 ARCADE FIRE|NEON BIBLE 5 YOUNG*NEIL|LIVE AT MASSEY HALL. Continue reading
(What If God Was) To Sign With Time Life?
If Paul McCartney can sign with Starbucks, then… Soul rocker Joan Osborne has inked with direct marketer Time Life for a new studio album due May 22nd. "Breakfast In Bed". Continue reading
Part 2: Is Amazon’s Music Strategy Stalled?
PART 2 – Yesterday we reported that Amazon’s possible purchase of eMusic appeared stalled and its long rumored download store had failed to open. As Amazon has expanded into everything. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: ADA Has Indie Hits Series, Boomer Marketing, China Fights Back & Much More
>>> ADA is the distributor spearheading the new indie "hits" compilation series aimed straight at big box retail that we reported on earlier in the week. It’s about time distributors. Continue reading
Can We Take Two More Years Of This?
Can we take two more years of this? No, (this time) I don’t mean Bush. The worldwide music industry faces two more years of falling CD sales that will not. Continue reading
Is Amazon’s Music Strategy Stalled?
PART 1 – In the last few months Hypebot and others have published "rumors" regarding Amazon’s pending moves into music downloads. But now the internet retail giants efforts appear stalled.. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: 100 iPods, Canada May Save Net Radio & More
>>> Warner Music Group may go direct to shareholders in their bid to merge with EMI. WMG and some EMI shareholders were also reportedly surprised that EMI would sell its. Continue reading
Yahoo! Connects With #2 Selling Sandisk Sansa
Sandisk has tapped Yahoo to provide music services for its #2 selling Sansa Connect digital audio player. The Sansa Connect lets users listen to mp3’s and adds Wi-Fi that will. Continue reading
