Has Amazon bought eMusic? What Announcement Does EMI & Apple Have Planned For Monday Morning?
The chatter is hot and heavy again that #2 digital download site eMusic is very close to being sold. Speculation is flying hotter than ever before that a sale is. Continue reading
EMI’s Nicoli Speaks Out
In a wide ranging keynote speech at the CITA mobile conference, EMI head Eric Nicoli spoke about the state of the music industry and EMI’s plans to overcome the current. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – iTunes Credits Albums, Napster Settlement Tag $100M & More
>>> In a effort to boost complete album sales and calm label concerns that individual track sales are hurting profit margins, a new iTunes feature gives credits for tracks bought. Continue reading
New Music Tipsheet’s Perry Chronicles Industry Woes
"… CD sales are down. WAY down, 20% so far this year alone — that translates into at least $300 MILLION dollars in gross revenues lost… I’ve been hearing it. Continue reading
Guest Commentary: How To Save Internet Radio
COMMENTARY FROM FROM GUEST BLOGGER ATTORNEY BENNETT LINOCFF – Consumers and webcasters are outraged at the license fees that the Copyright Royalty Board (the CRB) has determined will be charged. Continue reading
Marketing Guru Seth Godin Says Embrace Music Industry’s “Dip”
Marketing guru Seth Godin has new new book coming in May called "The Dip". On his blog recently he used the music industry as an example of how "The Dip". Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – MySpace Files Lawsuits & More
>>> Modest Mouse debuts at #1. >>> MySpace marketers beware. They’ve brought new lawsuits to fight phishing, spam and bots. >>> House of Blues Concerts veteran Alex Hodges has joined. Continue reading
7 Digital Grabs Access To Bebos 31 Million Users
7digital and Bebo have announced a partnership which will allow Bebo’s 31 million users worldwide to download music directly from the social networking site. Bebo currently has over 450,000 registered. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 03-25-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 MODEST MOUSE|WE WERE DEAD BEFO 2 ARCADE FIRE|NEON BIBLE 3 WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLACK 4 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM|SOUND OF SILVE 5 YOUNG*NEIL|LIVE AT MASSEY HALL. Continue reading
EMI Cuts Exclusive Nokia Cross-Promo Pact
The announcement action in the music space this week is in Florida at the CITA mobile phone conference. During a keynote speech there today, EMI CEO Eric Nicoli announced a. Continue reading
