A Free Ticket To Digital Music Forum East
If you can be in New York City this coming Wednesday and Thursday February 25-26, I've got a pass to Digital Music Forum East in exchange for some coverage of. Continue reading
Daily D.I.Y. – Local & Regional Sponsorship
Ever wonder how that new indie buzz band got a sponsorship from Red Bull? Forget about it. They had a label, agent or sponsorship guru hook them up, and that's. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: EMI, Pirate Bay, RIAA, Last.fm, Touch & Go & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Teens Prefer Music To Sex And Have No Intention Of Paying For It Could EMI Be Worth Less Than $0.00? The Digital Natives: Youth Culture (Part Three) Congress. Continue reading
REWIND: Week In Review – Touch & Go Trouble, Pirate Bay Trial, Sirius, $99 Videos & More
The economy continued to take its toll with seminal indie label Touch & Go becoming a shell of its former self. Sirius XM just avoided bankruptcy thanks to a last. Continue reading
Orchard Grabs Gold For Pitbull’s “Krazy”
Nielsen Soundscan has officially certified gold the single “Krazy” by Pitbull featuring Lil Jon. As of January digital sales for the single exceeded 500,000 units. Pitbull was originally signed to. Continue reading
U2 Album Debuts Free On MySpace Music
MySpace Music has grabbed the exclusive world premiere of "No Line On The Horizon", the new studio album from U2. Beginning today, MySpace U.S. users can stream the full album. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Fans Hack IFPI Site During Trial
Supporters of the Pirate Bay attacked the official website of top international recording industry trade group the IFPI. "The ruthless hunt conducted by the IFPI, Anti-Piracy Office, Warner Bros., and. Continue reading
The Challenge: Band + $99 + 24 Hours = Great Video
New online channel $99 Music Videos pairs independent bands and experienced filmmakers to produce quality music videos for less than $99 in under 24 hours. The resulting videos which debut. Continue reading
Video: New Music Business Models
From the recent EconMusic Conference – Panelists: Cory Ondrejka, SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI; David Ring, EVP, eLabs, Univesal; Michael Spiegelman, Head of Yahoo Music; Chris Stephenson, GM of Global Marketing,. Continue reading
What Business Are You In?
Are you in the entertainment business or the music business? Some of us are in the entertainment business. (Interscope, Madonna). Some of us are in the music business. (Rick Rubin,. Continue reading
