Music Magazine Ad Revenue Drops 28%
ARE MUSIC MAGAZINES DOOMED? As the fans move online, ad revenue at the top three music magazines slid 28% in the first quarter of 2008. Blender $11 million (down 9%. Continue reading
Nokia Denies High Payments To Labels
Last week it was widely reported that Nokia was paying Universal in the $35 range for use of its catalog in the cell phone giant’s proposed Comes With Music service,. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing:
UPDATED HYPEBOT FEATURES: Make sure you didn’t miss anything important with Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review Nokia denies high payments to labels for Comes With Music Are you ready. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: Clive Put Out To Pasture, EMI Rumors, Music Press For Sale, MySpace Music & More
> Clive Davis has been demoted and Jive’s Barry Weiss promoted to run Sony BMG > Nokia’s Comes With Music could mean a huge cash windfall for major record labels.. Continue reading
Today Is Record Store Day
GET OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDIE RECORD STORE Today, Saturday April 19th, hundreds of U.S. independent record stores will join together on for National Record Store Day. The Coalition. Continue reading
Is 2.0 Music Editorial For Sale? Universal Buys Into Buzznet
It’s official. Universal has made a major investment in Buzznet. The music centered social networking site also owns music blogs Stereogum and Idolator. Here’s part of the press release: "This. Continue reading
MySpace Shares Some Equity Plans. Bands Beware…
Co-founder Chris DeWolfe shared some details of MySpace’s move into music in a Wired interview, but failed to reveal exactly how revenues will be shared with indie labels and offered. Continue reading
Clive Down, Jive’s Weiss Up At SonyBMG
PLUS A COMMENTARY The legendary Clive Davis has been replaced by Zomba/Jive’s Barry Weiss as Chairman and CEO of the BMG Label Group. Davis, who is 74, has been named. Continue reading
