Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Free Label Launch, Net Radio Jumps, Neil Young & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Microsoft Zune has sent indies unexpected bonus checks WMG has dropped its stock dividend as it reports mounting losses Coverage from Digital NARM Day 2: A Panel Round-Up. Continue reading
WalMart Adds WMG MP3’s. Napster Next?
The Warner Music Group family of labels has widened its full catalog mp3 offering to include WalMart.com. Previously Amazon was the only North American based download provider with the catalog.. Continue reading
Peter Gabriel’s Server Stolen
Music and music 2.o impresario Peter Gabriel didn’t just have the servers that host several of his ventures hacked; he had them stolen. From his web site: The majority of. Continue reading
Qtrax Inks Universal…It’s Real This Time
Months after a flashy announcement at MIDEM that Qtrax had deals with all four major labels, they have finally inked Universal. Details of the deal were not announced, but given. Continue reading
Digital NARM – Day #1 Overview
As you might expect, yesterday’s panelists at Digital NARM expressed concerns about the present and future state of digital music. But despite these challenges, there seemed to be quite a. Continue reading
Digital NARM – Panel Highlights And Commentary
Digital NARM Day 1: Facts, Figures and Food For Thought A few tidbits from the first day’s panels: According to Brad Duea, 40% of the songs that subscribers stream on. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Zune Updates, EMI Psychometrics, IRIS & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES – WMG is now selling mp3’s via WalMart.com and Napter appears poised to finally jump on the DRM bandwagon. Peter Gabriel’s servers were stolen pulling down several of. Continue reading
Some Small Hypebot Changes
EASIER COMMENTS – We’ve turned off CAPTCHA which means that you don’t have to type in those annoying little letters to get your comments posted. Hopefully you guys will comment. Continue reading
eMusic Yanks Rolling Stones ABKCO Catalog
Just week’s after trumpeting the addition of early Rolling Stone’s catalog titles to its subsription service, eMusic is being forced to take the titles down. From the eMusic forums: ". Continue reading
