Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Grammy Noms, Radiohead Turns Dial, Net Radio Wants Royalty Parity & More
UPDATED: >>> Music Intelligence Solutions has grabbed $7 million in angel funding which "will be used to provide the companies digital music discovery solutions to record labels, consumers, online portals,. Continue reading
CIMS Top 10 Debut, Top 50 Vinyl, Indie Store Top 200
Top 10 Debuts from 12/4/071 GHOSTFACE BIG DOE REHAB2 DAFT PUNK ALIVE 20073 SCARFACE M.A.D.E.4 WAINWRIGHT,RUFUS RUFUS DOES JUDY AT CARNEGIE HA5 DRAMA GANGSTA GRILLZ6 GODSMACK GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES:. Continue reading
Top Recent Music 2.0 Stories
TODAY: 7 Digital appears ready to enter US market MySpace Transmissions offers new music marketing opportunities THIS WEEK: Don’t forget to add your nominations to Hypebot’s first annual Music Blog. Continue reading
EMI Pacts With Christian Indie Vertical Shift
EMI CMG Distribution and new indie Vertical Shift have signed a worldwide distribution agreement for Christian, general market and digital and mobile outlets. The new partnership launches with new releases. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
>>> Pimp C passed away and was found dead Tuesday morning, December 4th. >>> Numerous West Coast best of albums are due this week including The Best of 2Pac, Featuring. Continue reading
7Digital Gets Agressive With Pricing & Features. US Launch Appears Imminent
UPDATED: UK digital retailer 7Digital is pushing aggressive pricing as well as new features and alliances designed to challenge iTunes and other retailers. The online retailer smartly sells content in. Continue reading
MySpace Transmissions Offers Music Marketing Opportunities
MySpace Transmissions offers artists and labels the ability to record exclusive audio and video content linked directly to a sales platform. The new program gives MySpace a stream of original. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Indie Rock Tobacco Class Action?, Mobile May Drive Sales & Much More
>>> 8 state Attorney Generals are suing RJ Reynolds Tobacco over a Rolling Stone cartoon that featured Camel cigarettes and unwittingly involved a slew of indie rock bands. The Daily. Continue reading
Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Includes Universal But Offers Less Than “Total Music”
Yesterday’s announcement that Nokia would offer unlimited Universal downloads to cell buyers for 12 months caused rapturous applause from some analysts and music fans. But as the old adage says,. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Nokia Offers Free Universal Catalog, Agents Eye Future, Live365 Goes Mobile & More
>>> More details are emerging of Nokia’s "Comes With Music" program that thus far includes Universal. Cell buyers will be able to keep the tracks they grab for free in. Continue reading