Old School Accounting Plagues Music 2.0
BANDS & MANAGERS ASK "WHERE’S THE MONEY?" We may be in the middle of the new age of Music Business 2.0, but its still the Dark Ages when it comes. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Fye Tumbles, McBride Wants Stock, V2 Lives & Much More
> FYE’s owner Transworld posted at 23% revenue drop in Q4. (press release) > Nettwerk’s Terry McBride says "A True 360 deal should include stock options". (DMW) It worked for. Continue reading
This Week’s Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts
Top 200 for Week Ending 03-02-08 Pos. ARTIST | TITLE1 BADU*ERYKAH|NEW AMERYKAH PART2 VAMPIRE WEEKEND|VAMPIRE WEEKEN3 GOLDFRAPP|SEVENTH TREE4 JUNO|SOUNDTRACK5 JOHNSON*JACK|SLEEP THROUGH THE6 RADIOHEAD|IN RAINBOWS7 GHOSTLAND OBSER|ROBOTIQUE MAJE8 ONCE|SOUNDTRACK9 RAVEONETTES|LUST LUST. Continue reading
iLike Dashboard Used By 200K Artists. MySpace Integration Coming.
In an overwhelmingly complex marketplace, convenience is often king. iLike now claims 200,000 musicians are actively using the Universal Artist Dashboard to manage portions of their online presence syndicated across. Continue reading
Can The Crowd Choose The Hits? Slicethepie Releases First Album
"You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd – even if you want to." Based on the concept that the wisdom of the crowd is greater than that of a handful. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SonyBMG Goes Greek, Sobule Begs, Radio Falls & More
TODAY’S HYPEBOT FEATURES: iLike’s Dashboard Grabs 200K artists and MySpace integration is on the way, Can The Crowd Choose The Hits? SliceThePie release its first album, OnStage Partners With AOLMusic.. Continue reading
OurStage Partners With AOL Music
OurStage has announced a strategic partnership with top rated AOL Music. Under the agreement, OurStage, a web site that empowers fans to rate emerging artists using a tamper-proof process, will. Continue reading
Trent Reznor’s NIN Pockets An Easy Million $’s In Early Sales
2500 X $300 = $750,000 + … It took less than two days for the Nine Inch Nails to sell out 2500 copies of the Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition CD Package. Continue reading
An Open Letter To EMI – One Manager’s Plea
Last week EMI announced a major expansion of its catalog department. I was critical of the addition of another expensive Executive VP to the team and in response a manager. Continue reading
