Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Rhapsody On Facebook, Universal Licensing, MTV Discovers Music & Much More
DAILY NEW MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS & COMMENTARY – > Rhapsody on Facebook is a new app that embeds free full song playback of up to 25 tracks (more is you. Continue reading
10 Musicians I Want To Invite To My Holiday Party
Some holiday fun from our sister blog OurDigitalMusic.com Leonard Cohen – Talk about intelligent cocktail conversation Ozzy Osbourne – Is it really a party without Ozzy? Ziggy Marley – Somebody. Continue reading
Paul McCartney On His Split With EMI
“Everybody at EMI had become a part of the furniture. I’d be a couch; Coldplay are an armchair. And Robbie Williams, I dread to think what he was,” he begins.. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: WMG Falters, Zunes Shortage, Latin Digital, Worst Covers Of ’07 & More
UPDATED: > Warner Music Group stock is down another 2+% in morning trading. Is a $5 price for the major label group around the corner? Get the latest WMG stock. Continue reading
Vote In Hypebot’s Music Blog Awards
JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT. VOTING ENDS DECEMBER 19TH! The nominations are over and the voting has begun in Hypebot’s First Annual Music Blog Awards. The categories are: Best Music. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Layoffs Continue, EU Eyes Sony BMG & Much More
> Music industry layoffs continued this week at Columbia and RealNetworks. Here is a roundup of other recent job cuts. > The European Union could still deny the merger of. Continue reading
EU Could Still Split Sony BMG
An adviser to the EU’s highest court – who in the past has held great influence – has validated an early court decision to deny the Sony BMG merger. This. Continue reading
Songza Creates Viral Net Jukebox
Songza.com is a music search engine that acts as a free internet jukebox. It locates songs posted on the net and lets you listen to them in their entirety and. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Geffen Cuts, Rock Hall Inducts, Google Snubbed & More
> Geffen and Interscope cut 15 -20 jobs yesterday spread throughout the labels. Among those confirmed layed off at Geffen were veteran publicists Jim Merlis and Jycorri Robinson. Sources imply. Continue reading
Weekly Hip News From ProHipHop
> Jay-Z has booked a concert in Vegas and plans to build something in Manhattan, create a business with Steve Stoute and continue negotiating with Def Jam. > The Source. Continue reading