New Music Business Briefing: Samsung & MusicNet, Sales Tumble, EU Court Bites P2P & More
>>> Samsung and MusicNet are launching a mobile music store and subscription service in Europe. (DMW) >>> Just in case you missed it….Sales of digital music grew 60% to 23.5. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
From ProHipHop: >>> Outtakes from 50 Cent’s VitaminWater commercial hit the Web. >>> Rhymesayers Entertainment reissues MF Doom’s – MM..Food? with extra goodies in a limited edition version. Rhymesayers also. Continue reading
Axl Rose Of Guns ‘n Roses Tries To Explain Why He Didn’t Show Up For Live Earth
An official statement from Axl Rose: Guns N’ Roses or myself will not be performing at Rio Live Earth or Live Earth for a couple of reasons. The first is. Continue reading
New Music Business Week In Review
>>> WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman was questioned for 12 hours by the EU on possible insider trading when he was heading Universal >>> An old school publishing deal with Michael. Continue reading
AllofMp3 and Mp3Sparks Live Again At AllTunes.com
It appears that American demands to end digital piracy in Russia have turned into a gate of cat and mouse. Just a few days ago we told you that notorious. Continue reading
Help Create Hypebot’s New Music Business Awards
WE’VE BEEN GETTING SOME GREAT IDEAS VIA EMAIL AND A FEW IN COMMENTS BELOW; SO WE THOUGHT WE’D ASK FOR YOUR IDEAS ONE MORE TIME. This is just the beginning. Continue reading
iTunes Inches Towards Variable Pricing With “Next Big Thing”
Maybe it was because of pressure from the labels or perhaps its competition on the way from Amazin and others, but yesterday iTunes launched "Next Big Thing" offering full album. Continue reading
Old School Deal With Michael Jackson Leaves Sony BMG Begging For Relief
Sony is reportedly pushing Michael Jackson to renegotiate a restrictive publishing pact indicative of how the old school music industry got itself into such a mess. Apparently a clause in. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: LaLa Down, Chinese Streaming, EMI Bid Stalls & More
>>> Lala’s promised free streaming service which launched with WMG product is at least temporarily unavailable as the company retools its efforts. >>> Baidu.com, a leading Chinese language Internet search. Continue reading
Naspter Responds To Hypebot’s Criticism But Still No Mp3 Plans
Last last week we were critical of Napster’s warning to investors that incompatibility of their downloads with the iPhone would stunt sales. After all isn’t this the same battle they’ve. Continue reading
