Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
>>> RZA responds to Ghostface’s rage with some true Wu-Tang leadership and the solution to a release date conflict. >>> Hitwise claim to have called Soulja Boy’s success back in. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing Part 2: eMusic Wants Majors, Canda Download Tax, Low Weekly Sales & More
>>> eMusic is hoping to add some major label product to it’s offerings. (Guardian) I just don’t see how major labels can afford to pay the bills on 30 cents. Continue reading
Study Says iTunes Not P2P To Blame For Label Woes
A new study commissioned by the British recording industry has concluded that iTunes and not file sharing are to blame for the dramatic decrease in sales, reported The Register. The. Continue reading
Believe It Or Not, The Music Industry Is Growing
Chris Anderson has compiled stats showing that, if declines in CD sales are set aside, every other aspect of the music industry is growing. Concerts and merchandise +4% Digital tracks. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – The Final 10
91. Flyer someone else’s show in a related genre.92. Make sure all important info is on the front page of your site: Gigs, news, latest photos/songs/vids/contents, etc. Make it easy. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Majors Add USB, AT&T Overprices Napster Tracks, Bands Broken Via MySpace & More
>>> Universal, WMG and EMI will sell music on USB flash drives. For now their singles plus bonus content for $10. (Engadget) Interesting idea, but lousy pricing vs. value delivered.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Week In Review
>>> iTunes dropped the price of DRM free downloads from $1.29 to 99 cents and says its adding more DRM free indies. >>> Strong sales at the new Amazon MP3. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Bookstore
Check out our new Music 2.0 Resources section. For now its an Amazon powered book and DVD store with our picks to help you navigate your way through this rapidly. Continue reading
