Is The Tail Really Long? New Study Says P2P Primarily Peddles The Hits.
A new study by UK licensing body PRS and internet music activity tracker Big Champagne says that the top songs listed on the traditional charts are also the most popular. Continue reading
Music Adds $61 Million to $1 Billion Sony Loss
Sony Corp. lost $1 billion in the fiscal year which ended March 31st. The loss was blamed primarily on currency fluctuations and a 13% drop in sales. From January thru. Continue reading
Top 15 Most Popular Music Sites
According to a new report by Comscore Media Metrix, these are the most visited music sites on the internet measured by unigue monthly visitors in April, AOL Music (28,634,778) MySpace. Continue reading
Friday’s News Brief: The Orchard, Long Tails, MySpace $s, Ticketmaster, Slacker $10M & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: The Orchards Reports 16.5% Revenue Increase Despite Tough Marketplace Music Adds $61 Million to $1 Billion Sony Loss Is The Tail Really Long? New Study Says P2P Primarily. Continue reading
Changing The Economics Of Music
Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Work Week blog has a chapter from Fast Company Magazine founder Alan Webber's new book Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing. Continue reading
imeem Adds iPhone App
Struggling but far from out of business social music network imeem has just launched a free iPhone application. Available on the Apple App Store, imeem Mobile joins the growing list. Continue reading
Save Paste Magazine: Readers Asked To Help
Paste Magazine has launched a Save Paste campaign in attempt to save the music magazine and web site from extinction. As an independent title, Paste has struggled for the past. Continue reading
Webcaster Settlement Act Moves Forward
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee yesterday passed and sent on to Congress the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 (H. R. 2344). The new bill is the latest attempt by webcasters. Continue reading
Calculate Your Savings: Zune Pass vs. iTunes
<p><p>&lt;ahref=&quot;http://www.zunepass.net/calculator.html&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot; title=&quot;Zune Pass – unlimited music for $14.99 a month&quot;&gt;Zune Pass – unlimited music for$14.99 a month&lt;/a&gt;</p></p> Note that calculator doesn't compare Zune Pass with the cost of filling. Continue reading