Interscope Joins $25M Buzznet Investment Round
UPDATED: Venture capitalists have been very active in the online music space in recent months and now record labels are jumping into the fray. This week music-focused social networker Buzznet . Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Tour Sponsors Hit $1B, Grand Theft Adds MP3’s, SoundExchange Audits Last.fm & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Last week’s Music 2.0 Week In Review U2 has made a 12 year deal with Live Nation that stops short of a full 360. Interscope made a multi-million. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: Who’s # 2?, WMG ISP Tax, DRM Stalls & Much More
> Universal’s Interscope has invested in social music site Buzznet. > Who is the #2 download store after iTunes, Amazon or eMusic? > The adoption of DRM free music has. Continue reading
WMG Backs ISP Music Tax With Griffin Hire
INDUSTRY VETERAN JIM GRIFFIN WILL SPEARHEAD CAMPAIGN The idea of a $5 of so fee tacked onto ISP bills to pay for unlimited downloads is gathering momentum worldwide. Now Warner. Continue reading
Santana’s Shoes vs. Axl & Dr. Pepper: How Marketers Use Music
Two press releases crossed my desk yesterday. Here are excerpts: "…‘Carlos and Mariah’…Highlighting Carlos Santana and his "Carlos by Carlos Santana" line of fashion-forward women’s shoes, which is sold at. Continue reading
Where Do You Spend Your Ad Dollars?
Stats for overall media buys in 2007 NATIONAL TV 32.0% MAGAZINES 20.4% NEWSPAPERS 17.7% LOCAL TV 11.3% INTERNET 7.6% RADIO . Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SprialFrog Claims #3, TorrentSpy Dies, Limewire Grows & More
> SpiralFrog, the free, ad-supported download service, is claiming almost 850,000 registered users. Based on reported user numbers, SpiralFrog says it is is now the third largest legal music. Continue reading
Sadly Ministry Thinks 30 Sec. Samples Sell
I’ve always admired Ministry’s music even when I didn’t quite "get" it; and a new covers album showed real promise. But it’s now painfully obvious that being a forward thinking. Continue reading
