Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Lennon Video, Trans World Tanks, Vee-Jay Goes Digital & Much More
UPDATED: >>> Philadelphia gets a major new summer music festival produced by C3. (Billboard) >>> EMI to sell John Lennon video album download via Starbuck for $25. (press release) $25. Continue reading
Join The New Label Models Debate
It’s starting to get lively with some experienced professionals weighing in. We’ll create a special post with the best comments later this week. Join the discussion. New Label Models: Which. Continue reading
Exclusive Interview: 4Q4 With WE7’s Steve Purdham
We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with ad supported download service We7‘s founder and CEO Steve Purdham. Steve has built several global technology companies including such SurfControl. Continue reading
Universal CEO Doug Morris Speaks Out…A Little Too Loudly
"There was a cartoon character years ago called the Shmoo," he says in a raspy tenor. "It was in Li’l Abner. The Shmoo was a nice animal, a nice fella,. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Satellite Merger Opposition, MySpace Feeds, Classical MP3’s and Much More
>>> The Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Free Press have all come out strongly against the Sirius and XM merger. (pdf of joint letter) >>> MySpace is adding. Continue reading
New Label Models: Which Will Survive?
As CD sales and label profits tumble, a great deal of hope and excitement has been attached to a variety of new models: Music Is Free – And hope to. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: France’s P2P Attack, EMI Gets Bad Press, Pirate Bay Scoffs & Much More
UPDATED >>> Online Music licensing firm Ricall, which claims 4 million tracks from major and indie labels, expands into the US market with the appointment of former BMG publishing exec. Continue reading
ProHipHop Rounds Up Recent Hip Hop Headlines
ProHipHop returns to a weekly schedule here at Hypebot with a roundup of the last month’s highlights in hip hop business news. Kanye West’s mom Donda West passes and the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: MySpace Tries Ad Supported Music, Guitar Hero Helps Sales, 4QFor RerverbNation & More
>>> The Guitar Hero video game is leading to increased download sales for the acts featured >>> The ad supported music model is expanding and MySpace has plans to join. Continue reading
Please Date Our Sisters
OK we admit that is kind of a misleading headline and photo. But we wanted to get your attention to encourage you to visit our sister music blogs: OurDigitalMusic gives. Continue reading
