155 Less Record Stores As Circuit City Downsizes
As part of a fight for survival, Circuit City is closing 155 underperforming stores located in 55 U.S. media markets. The closures means Circuit City will exit 12 media markets. Continue reading
EMI Ups Angelica Cob-Baehler To SVP Publicity N.A.
EMI Music has promoted Angelica Cob-Baehler to SVP, Publicity and Creative Services for North America. She will be based in Los Angeles and will report to Howard Handler, who was. Continue reading
Are MP3 Blogs Under Attack?
Emails from mp3 bloggers received in recent days as well as posts on mp3 blogs point towards renewed attacks from the RIAA and its UK equivalent the IFPI. MP3 blogs. Continue reading
Can Broadcast Radio Matter Again?
How Barak Obama Helped Make Radio Matter During a recent trip to Charleston, SC my wife Katy and I spent time listening to WMGL FM – Today’s R&B and Classic. Continue reading
SpiralFrog Reaches 3 Million Songs
Is the weak economy a good or bad thing for ad-supported music? Free ad-supported music download service SpiralFrog is now offering more than three million songs – four times the. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: MySpace & MTV Partner. EMI Dumping Distribution?, MIDEM & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Are MP3 Blogs Under Attack? Can Broadcast Radio Matter Again? Barak Obama can help. SpiralFrog Reaches 3 Million Songs Music’s Week In Review MORE NEWS – News Corp’s. Continue reading
Music’s Week In Review: AC/DC #1, EMI -$1.2B, Walmart, MTV. Tribes, Datz & Much More
AC/DC Debuted At #1. Here are 3 reasons why. MTV Takes A Shot At YouTube with online video and misses. Walmart.com made big changes to its download store including lower. Continue reading
10 Things Music Marketers Can Learn From Coldplay
Lots of bands give music away free, but few superstars do it. Coldplay did and did it right. This guest post from Australian music industry veteran Nick Crocker shares some. Continue reading
Datz Music: Downloader’s Dream, Artist’s Nightmare
A new flat rate unlimited music download serivce, Datz Music Lounge , offers unlimited mp3 catalog downloads with no strings attached. EMI, WMG, Beggars and The Orchard are all playing ball. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music CEO, The Beatles, Napster, Awdio & More
MySpace Music has offered the CEO position to Courtney Holt, former Interscope exec and MTV Networks’ EVP of Digital Music & Media, according cNet. The digital shy Beatles and MTV. Continue reading
