Analysts Critical Of RIAA’s Continued P2P Lawsuits
Acccording to Digital Msuic News, "Common wisdom says that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Following an aggressive legal move by the RIAA against several leading P2P applications, that. Continue reading
More Flom Fallout: Lava Folded Into Atlanic
Surprise, surprise! According to Billboard.biz Lava Records, home of Simple Plan, the Click 5 and Antigone Rising, and others has been folded into Atlantic Records. Lava staffers, outside of personnel. Continue reading
Sony Struggles To Play On Shifting Digital Battlefield
There was a good overview in the Sunday LA Times of Sony Corp’s struggles to meld it’s diverse entertainment and electronics units into a competitive force in the rapidly changing. Continue reading
RIAA GOLD AND PLATINUM CERTIFICATIONS
RIAA Gold Album Certifications – 311 Greatest Hits ’93 -’03 6/04 amerie Touch 4/05 Bow Wow Wanted 7/05 Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust 4/05 Dane Cook Retaliation 7/05 Don Omar. Continue reading
KSolo, Sonicbids & Gracenote Win Popkomm Innovation Awards
Billboard.biz reports that US companies clinched the top3 spots at the second Popkomm Innovation in Music & Entertainment Awards in Germany this week. "…KSolo, the New York-based Internet-distributed karaoke service,. Continue reading
More On The Korn EMI Merger
The is an interesting analysis in HitsDailyDouble.com on the Korn/EMI "merger". It may be a great template for future deals that serve to save an ailing recording industry or it. Continue reading
Adam Curry’s PodShow Creates PodSafe Network For Musicians, Podcasters, And New Music Fans
According to CNet.com, "The PodSafe music network is designed to give podcasters access to music, other content and tools to create royalty-free podcasts, the company said Tuesday. Musicians can use. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC FAST FACTS
P2P user volume went up globally in August, but levels in the US remained mostly steady. According to BigChampagne.com, the number of average simultaneous users worldwide hit 9.62 million in. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-11-05
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Digital Music News Sector Report
Digital Music News has just published a report of recent activity in the digital music sector. Here are some highlights: August was an incredibly busy month in the online music. Continue reading