Britney Spears Parts With The Firm Setting New Speed Record
They’ve had her back as a management client for less than a month and today The Firm issued this statement: "It saddens us to confirm media reports that we have. Continue reading
Bronfman Claims “Awesome” Growth Ahead
WMG head Edgar Bronfman Jr. spoke on Monday at the Convergence 2.0 conference in NYC stating enthusiastically that the label was poised to rebound as it tapped new revenue streams. Continue reading
The Orchard + DMG. Can Two Losers Make A Winner?
An SEC filing related to the merger of The Orchard with Digital Music Group reveals two digital music distributors loosing money. (SEC) In 2006 The Orchard, which as a private. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Blunt Sells Via MySpace, AOL Music Relaunched, CD Baby Pays $20M & More
>>> Warner Bros Records will sell the new James Blunt album via MySpace as a $9.99 iTunes download/CD bundle. Target adds a DVD and priority ticketing to a CD for. Continue reading
P2P Foe MediaDefender Gets Hacked
MediaDefender which offers record labels and others services like spoofing to fight unauthorized file trading via P2P has been hacked by a group calling itself MediaDefender Defenders and hundreds of. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Audiobooks
eMusic is launching a separate Audiobook download subscription service. Monthly subscriptions are $9.99 for one book or $19.99 for two books and you get one book free as part of. Continue reading
Terra Firma Promises To Save Not Sell EMI
EMI’s new owner is promising not to sell the label, but rather to focus on servicing artists and developing new talent. In an interview with the UK’s Gaurdian, Terra Firma. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: SpiralFrog Launches, WinAmp Upgrades, Prince Hires A Sheriff & More
>>> Long anticipated ad supported download service SprialFrog launches publicly today. (SprialFrog) Tell us what you think. >>> Wired’s Listening Post is in love with the new 10th Anniversary WinAmp. Continue reading
New Music Business Week In Review
>>> A new survey showed that there are actually more active music buyers than there used to be; the problem is that each of them is spending a whole lot. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 3
21. Try local internet advertising via Google Adsense or local web sites22. Advertise on internet radio and blogs that serve your market.23. Create consistency by creating ad mats and radio. Continue reading
