Paste Magazine Launches Blog Network
Paste Magazine has launched Paste Nation, an online ad network of 14 entertainment blogs and websites promoting music, film and emerging culture. The Paste Nation audience includes 5 million visitors. Continue reading
Monday’s Briefing: Zune, Rhapsody, Napster & More
> Microsoft is shipping a new 120GB Zune (Crave) New iPods models are also expected this week. > The top advertiser on last night’s MTV Video Music Awards was the. Continue reading
Music Industry Week In Review: Apple & Album Covers, R.E.M., Nokia & More
> Apple is set to launch a new interactive album cover application. Are labels giving up too much control again? > Warner Brothers Tech VP Ethan Kaplan shares a behind. Continue reading
Part 2: An Insider Looks At The R.E.M. Web Campaign
The web provides a confusing array of opportunities for artists and labels. But Ethan Kaplan and his team at Warner Brothers Records are doing a great job of sorting it. Continue reading
AOL To Relaunch Shoutcast
Next week AOL will be relaunching SHOUTcast.com, a global repository of online stations with a daily worldwide audience of over 500,000. Upgrades included improved search, new user feedback options and. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: Popcuts, Wippit, Nickelback, MP3tunes & More
> Using yet a another new and creative sales model, Popcuts.com shares the profits of song sales with the trendspotters who bought it first. So far the site’s catalog is. Continue reading
An Insider’s Look At The R.E.M. Web Campaign
GUEST POST: Ethan KaplanVP Technology Warner Brothers Records Part 1 (Read Part 2 here.) It’s no secret of course that the record industry is in a major state of transition.. Continue reading
Amazon Debuts SoundUnwound Music Wiki
Amazon has taken a page from the Wikipedia playbook and launched SoundUnwound, a user generated music information site. They’ve gotten the ball rolling with info from their own retail site,. Continue reading
Podcasts Growing Slowly
Podcast downloading continues to increase , but only slowly. Currently, 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast. This most recent percentage is up from 12% of. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music, Apple, Death Row, & More
Things are finally warming up after the end of summer doldrums… > I hear that the launch of MySpace Music is a lock for September 15th despite a series of. Continue reading
