Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SpiralFrog Looses $3M , Sony Pays $5M, Pandora Goes Classical & More
>>> The British Entertainment Retailers Association says DRM is hurting music sales and urges labels to drop it "by Christmas". (FT) OK…maybe by next Christmas. >>> Ad supported music download. Continue reading
Some Thanksgiving Musical Fun
Courtesy of Our Digital Music here are 10 Songs For A Modern Thanksgiving. In no particular order… "Alice’s Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" –. Continue reading
MySpace Experiments With Ad Supported Music As Model Expands
MySpace will be testing the ad supported music waters this March with punk band Pennywise. Fans will be able to go to the MySpace profile of Textango, an mobile indie. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: NIN Un-Mixed, Net Overload, TuneCore Adds Video & More
>>> Because of copyright concerns, UMG pulled the plug on a new offering by Nine Inch Nails, which let fans create and post remixes from the master tracks used to. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Resources
Change is happening so rapidly in the new music industry that its hard just to keep up much less profit from the chaos. To help you stay ahead of the. Continue reading
Exclusive Interview: 4QFor ReverbNation’s Michael Dorenberg
We continue our 4QFor (Four Questions For) Series with Micheal Dorenberg, the CEO of music community and artist services site ReverbNation. Also, check out recent 4Q4’s with imeem’s Dalton Caldwell. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Digital Won’t Save Us, AT&T + Napster, Diddy On 360 & More
>>> A new Jupiter Research study shows that while digital music will account for more than 1/3 of US consumer music purchases by 2012, it will not compensate for lost. Continue reading
Is The March To DRM Free Stalled?
The last year has been filled with announcement after announcement marking the end of DRM. DRM-free pioneer eMusic was thriving. EMI dropped DRM across its entire catalog. Indie after indie. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Merlin’s Web, Live Nation 360, Cortney Considers & More
>>> International indie music trade group Merlin has launched its web site (here) I really want these guys to succeed. The concept is solid – unit indies as a negotiating force. Continue reading
