POLL: Who Holds The Power in Music 2.0?
Last Week, Madison Square Garden tool an equity Irving Azoff’s Frontline Management. (Variety) The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Steely Dan,. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: BMG Sale Details, MySpace Leaks, Universal Appeals & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Qtrax to re-launch this Wednesday RevernNation adds Twitter support Gydget Expands Reash With Festivals And On MySpac A Test Of Hypebot’s Collective Intelligence: Help us review Qbox and. Continue reading
Qtrax To ReLaunch June 18th.
According to the site’s front page, Qtrax will begin offering the free ad supported music in the US that it promised to months ago starting this Wednesday, June 18th. This. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: EMI Changes, BMG Sale, T-Pain & More
> Jason Flom follows Lee Trink out of the Capital Executive Suite plus commentary. Neither exec will be replaced. Can it work? Take our poll Text of a leaked EMI. Continue reading
Orange Offers Unlimited Downloads
Yesterday France’s Orange opened Musique Max, an unlimited download service for PC and mobile. Over a million titles from all four major labels (EMI Music France, Sony BMG, Universal Music. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: Radio Royalties, MySpace Makeover & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES – French service has unlimited downloads for a flat fee. Why can’t they do this everywhere? Universal lost a lawsuit to stop re-sale of promos Metallica apologized to. Continue reading
No Stopping Sales Of Promo CD’s
UNIVERSAL LOOSES COURT RULINGGrab your review copies and call your friends at the labels! Universal sued an online retailer who often re-sold promo CD’s. The courts ruled against the label. Continue reading
Metallica Aplogizes To Blogs, Blames Mgt.
If you haven’t been following the silliness, Metallica invited a few bloggers to a listening party for their new CD, then demanded take-downs when they posted reviews. Now the band. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts Chart For 6-11-08
CIMS Top 30 Debuts for 6-10-081 MY MORNING JACKET EVIL URGES2 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III3 PLIES DEFINITION OF REAL4 N.E.R.D. SEEING SOUNDS5 HARRIS,EMMYLOU ALL I INTENDED TO BE6 DYLAN,JAKOB. Continue reading
Flom Exits Capitol. Are Label Heads Dinosaurs?
Sources have confirmed that Jason Flom, who heads EMI’s recorded-music operations in North America as chairman of Capitol Music Group, is negotiating an exit. He follows Capitol President Lee Trink. Continue reading
