Distributor Navarre Reports 2.1% Sales Drop
Music and video distributor Navarre reported fiscal year 2007 third quarter results for the period ending December 31, 2006. The Company reported net sales of $210.2 million for the third. Continue reading
UK Site Aims To Give Neglected Singles Their Day At Top Of The Charts
New website itshouldhavebeennumber1.co.uk launched today with the goal of giving singles that missed #1 in the UK a second chance to find their place at the top of the charts.. Continue reading
Teen Online Video Viewing Soars
Who says music videos don’t matter? It’s MTV that doesn’t matter. JupiterResearch reports that 53% of online teens watch video on the Internet occasionally and 22% view video weekly or. Continue reading
Mecora & PopMatters Partner To Promote Indie Play
UPDATED: PopMatters, a web based cultural criticism magazine and social radio network Mercora have launched of Listen Up! to offer labels increased promotion and publicity for their artists on both. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday February 6th, 2007
>>> Yahoo! Music grabs the official online Grammy coverage featuring Justin Timberlake. But that doesn’t stop AOL from jumping in on the action. And Amp’d Mobile grabs Jack Black for. Continue reading
Apple News: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
THE GOOD – The settlement of a longstsanding lawsuit over the use of the Apple name, claimed by both the Beatles record label and the computer and iPod manufacturer, could. Continue reading
The Re-Centralization Of Indie Music
Indie labels are increasingly banding together in organizations like Merlin and A2IM to counter-act the clout that major labels have when cutting deals for their massive catalogs with the likes. Continue reading
Rick Rubin In Talks To Co-Chair Columbia
Producer and American Recordings head Rick Rubin is considering an offer to become co-chairman ofColumbia Records. He would run the label alongside current chairman Steve Barnett. Last year Rubin produced. Continue reading
The Orchard Bloomed At MIDEM
Digital distributor The Orchard held its fourth international sales conference in Cannes on the eve of MIDEM last month. At the session The Orchard’s global leadership team reviewed 2006 and. Continue reading
Fan Cruises Take Off
Hitting the open seas with your favorite musical group is becoming extrememly popular. From JamCruise to several smooth jazz cruises and from Dave Mathews to Kenny Chesney this niche marketing. Continue reading
