SpiralFrog Hires Russ Rieger As VP
SpiralFrog, the free ad-supported music service, has appointed industry veteran and former Maverick and Pipeline GM Russ Rieger to the newly created position of vice president of strategic initiatives. Rieger. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Restructure Stalls, Summer Tour Glut & Much More, IAJE Shuts & Much More
> EMI’s restructuring is facing contractual obstacles including key man clauses. (Reuters UK) > SonyBMG is joining Universal on Nokia’s Comes With Music bandwagon. (Engadget) We want details! > LG. Continue reading
Earth Day ’08 – Be Part Of The Solution
We spend hours each day worrying about the minutia of the music industry, but today is a day when we need to look beyond our selfish selves and think about. Continue reading
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
