Half Of Charges Dropped At Pirate Bay Trial
On day two of the Swedish trial against Pirate Bay, the prosecution dropped at least half of the charges because of a surprising lack of evidence. The torrent files being. Continue reading
Indie Band Pays Fans To Download Album
As part of a marketing campaign motivated by tough economic times and a cluttered music marketplace, Indie rock band Officer Roseland is paying fans $1 to download their new album. Continue reading
Some Broadcasters Reach Net Royalty Deal
SoundExchange and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have reached agreement on internet streaming rates for broadcast radio stations that simulcast programming over the net or that create new internet. Continue reading
The Digital Natives: A Generation of Broken Robots (Part One)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor The Broken Robots I am a broken robot and don't know why. Yet what most profoundly perplexes me is whether or not I, myself, am the. Continue reading
Warner Chappell Adds 3 A&R Execs
Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music announced several hires to its U.S. A&R team including the appointments of both Lee Dannay and Brad Aarons to Vice President of A&R and Peter Visvardis. Continue reading
Take Charge Of Your Own Promotion
Never leave promotion to someone else. Is it realistic to believe that the guy who counts the beer is also going to do the best job of promoting your next. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
Limp Bizkit: Back in Black Limp Bizkit Returns: Lil Wayne Collabo Next? Lil' Kim, Steve-O & David Alan Grier to Appear on Dancing With The Stars Rick Ross: Smoking Gun. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Brief: Facebook, Dell, Ticketmaster, Hendrix & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Liberty Helps Sirius XM Avoid Bankrputcy Half Of Charges Dropped At Pirate Bay Trial Nokia's Comes With Music Adds INgrooves Internet Radio SoundExchange Talks Fail Some Broadcasters Reach. Continue reading
Internet Radio SoundExchange Talks Fail
The Digital Media Association confirmed that negotiations with SoundExchange over net radio royalties did not yield an agreement before the February 15 deadline. The DiMA, on behalf of its members. Continue reading
Nokia’s Comes With Music Adds INgrooves
The indie music catalog of digital distributor INgrooves is now also available via Nokia's Comes With Music service. Purchasers of a Comes With Music device can download tracks to both. Continue reading
