MidemNet: J.Y. Park’s Worldwide Hit Machine
J. Y. Park, who is a #1 selling artists in his own right in Korea and throughout most of Asia, runs a a small private school turning out, he hopes,. Continue reading
MidemNet Day 1
This year's MidemNet conference is primarily exploring the opportunities & solutions to enhance the artist-fan relationship. What are the most promising ways to foster this relationship further? This is a. Continue reading
MidemNet Coverage: Saturday
OK, these guys are kicking my butt with live coverage. In my defense, I did have to host a panel this morning. But in case you don't want to wait. Continue reading
RIAA Appeal Order To Net Broadcast Trial
I don't have complete details yet, but just got word from the Harvard students and teacher defending the family who is being sued for $1 million for downloading 7 songs,. Continue reading
New Topspin / Hypebot Midem Meetup Location
OK all of ya'll who are in Cannes or on our way here: the Topspin Hypebot Midem Meetup has moved as we knew it would. I'll let Ian tell you. Continue reading
eMusic Data Supports Long Tail
The Long Tail theory has come under heavy fire recently. But eMusic says the critics are wrong and that 75% its indie-only 5 million track catalog sold at least once. Continue reading
Thumbplay To Expand Indie Mobile Services
Mobile content provider Thumbplay is adding to the toolkit that it offers indie artists and labels. In the coming month the company tells Hypebot that it will: launch a new. Continue reading
Despite Downturn CD Baby Acts See 28% Growth
The demise of the CD has been well documented but one indie retailer is bucking the trend. CD Baby and their mostly d.i.y. artists are actually seeing growth: 1,013,478 CDs. Continue reading
Add RSS Feeds For News & Tour Dates
Where possible convert your tour dates and news so they are spreadable via rss feeds. I won't go into how they work here, but real simple syndication is, for example,. Continue reading
