Spitzer Takes On Labels For Download Price Fixing
As the year comes to a close, news reports confirm that NY Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed the big four record conglomerates in a new probe. Continue reading
HYPEBOT’S MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Stop blaming a lack of hit product and start nurturing new talent. Stop suing individual file sharers and drop all copy protection to regain consumer confidence. Stop blaming P2P and. Continue reading
Mon Dieu! French Lawmakers Consider Collective P2P Licensing
P2P may causing headaches in major label offices now, but the pain n may have just begun. In France"…an amendment supporting free P2P-based downloads has now passed the lower house. Continue reading
Music’s Contribution To Web Growth Continues
Music related traffic is growing on the web and represents some of it’s top traffic. Nielson has published a list of the fastest growing web sites and it includes MySpace,. Continue reading
Coalition Of Indy Music Stores Top 200 Chart For 12/21/05
Label Pos. Artist | Title ISL 1 CASH*JOHNNY|LEGEND OF JOHNNY C INT 2 EMINEM|CURTAIN CALL ATLG 3 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS WAR 4 OUR NEW ORLEANS|OUR NEW ORLEAN BNTE 5. Continue reading
eMusic Releases Critic & Fan 2005 Top Indy Music Polls
Independent digital download site eMusic just released two "Best Of" 2005 Indy music polls that prove the music diversity that the web makes possible. The first comes from their cadre. Continue reading
WEA Restructures
WEA today announced a strategic reorganization intended to better position the music giant in a rapidly evolving physical and digital retail environment. Over the past several years, WEA Corp.’s role. Continue reading
BreakThru Radio Features All New Music In Very Listenable Mix
Internet broadcaster BreakThru Radio showcases only unsigned and Indy music from a wide variety of genres. So much disparate music music can often be almost unlistenable. But thanks to seven. Continue reading
Renegades Like Chris Blackwell & Bob Lefsetz Provide Music Industry Insight With New Podcasts
In The City is a growing UK music convention that seems to still have some of the excitement and openness that is missing in so many industry gatherings. Podcasts. Continue reading
