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• More Music Industry News: Free Gaga, Music Gaming, Shazam, MediaNet, RouteNote & More

  31Jan
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  • Lady Gaga's effective use of free music. (TechDirt)
  • Music games need to refocus, not reboot -  In his first editorial for us, columnist Joe Rybicki explores the changing dynamics of the music game genre, and examines what needs to change in order to keep things viable in the years ahead. (Gamepro)
  • Mobile music service Shazam says its mobile apps aren’t generating 300,000 full-track music purchases a day after all – instead, the company is “approaching 260,000 downloads a day”. (Music Ally)
  • MediaNet announced that Blair Schooff will rejoin the Company in London where he will introduce MediaNet's MN Open API and suite of Web Components throughout Europe.  MediaNet rolled out the MN Open platform in the US in Q3 and as a result has rapidly built a network of more than 70 customers that are delivering premium digital media to their end users. (press release)
  • Online music distribution company RouteNote has expanded the roster of music stores it distributes to. Users can now send music to Thumbplay, Deezer and Napster through the service as well as iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, Emusic, and others.
  • Music downloads 'need insurance cover' - Digital music collections may not be covered by home insurance policies, fans have been told. (Tour Dates)
  • FCC Approves FM Digital Power Increase (FMQB)
  • MIDEM 2010 live coverage roundup. (MidemNet Blog)

  
  

  

  
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• The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

  30Jan
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  I'm headed to LA for the New Music Seminar on Tuesday. Tickets will be available at the door and I hope to see you there. Please grab me in the halls for an intro.

  Much of the action in the music industry this week took place in Cannes, France at the MIDEM international music conference. Hypebot was there:

  • Attendance was down 13%, but many new features were a hit with attendees.
  • Spotify shared some serious growth stats.
  • A major global music consumption survey was released.
  • Topspin announced major partnerships and a UK office.
  • Music DNA showcased a rival to the mp3. Plus PIAS, RightsFlow and Seymour Stein all made major announcements.
  • Interviewed: Amanda Palmer,  MySpace CEO VanNatta & Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz 
  • Digital distributor IODA added partners in classical music. China and digital marketing.
  • 3 MIDEM rumors: No Spotify for the U.S.?, a Zune Phone and MOG expansion.

  Other industry news from last week:
  
  

  • Hope For Haiti benefit release became the first digital only album to hit #1 in the U.S.
  • A first look at Apple's new iPad and what it doesn't mean for the music industry ...yet.
  • A New Radio Ad Kills Lady Gaga
  • Kyle Bylin interviews Jeff Gomez - the author of Print Is Dead: Part 1 & 2
  • Content deliver provider MediaNet saw downloads soar to 200 million in December.
  • The frontman for indie rockers Blink-182 says he has a recipe to change the music industry.
  • Universal is expanding its direct sales effort via a deal with Netbisuit.
  • Quincy Jones, Bill Withers & John Mayer will headline ASCAP's 5th Expo.
  • Artist analytics tool Band Metrics underwent a major makeover.
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• Is What’s Good For Blink-182, Good For The Rest Of The Music Industry?

  29Jan
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  "We're redefining the music business."

  Blink 182's Tom DeLonge says that with the self-release of the new album  by his side project Angels & Airwaves, he can redefine the music business. His plan is to:

  1. Release the new album free online.
     
  2. Use corporate sponsorships with Live Nation and Hurley to get 20 million downloads.
     
  3. Watch the fans flock to Modlife, where they'll all sign up for $6.95 monthly memberships

  “If only 5% of that 20 million came back and interacted with the Modlife platform that powers our Web site, the revenue would far exceed anything we'd make from a major label, in any way, shape or form,”  Delonge told Billboard.  “We're redefining the music business. And I honestly think we're going to be 10 times bigger because of it."

  While DeLonge may be redefining his own business, can this be a cure for the music industry as a whole? For most artists and labels, the struggle is getting the attention of enough fans so that monetizing 5% of them yields significant revenue. 

  And do 20 million people still care about Blink 182 much less Angles & Airwaves?

  Watch the official teaser:

  
  

  

  
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• Universal’s Doug Morris Buys His Way Onto Hollywood Walk Of Fame

  29Jan
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  This week Universal Music Group Chairman Doug Morris was honored with the 2399th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Morris has had a long and illustrious career. But in becoming a part of this iconic symbol of old school Hollywood,  he reminds the world of how stuck in the past he and the other leaders of the recorded music industry are.

  And Morris was likely an active participant in having this honor bestowed.  After all, to get a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame requires an up front payment of $25,000. You don't just get a star because you deserve one. You have to buy it.

  How long will it be before a major label head is asked to speak at TED instead of honored by those who long for the return of the glory days of excessive spending and artistic slavery?

  
  

  

  
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• MediaNet’s Downloads And Streaming Soar

  29Jan
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  (Updated) MediaNet's content network delivered a record 200 million music downloads and 150 million on demand plays in December, the company's CEO Alan McGlade shared in a Thursday  afternoon call. That's a 124% increase in downloads from December 2008. 

  MediaNet powers music and media delivery via an API and web components to iLike, HMV, Tesco, MOG, Fox News, Ultimate Guitar, Intertech Media and a growing number of others. These sites use  the company's services including streaming, downloads, music search, contextual matching and other discovery tools to engage their users without having to send them off site.

  "We see the growth coming from our partners and their users," McGlade told Hypebot. "But we also see more extensive activity from existing users. Digital music has become a mainstream part of more people's lives."  He sees growth continuing in 2010, "The labels are more open and new investments are being  made." Music streaming and add-on services from ISP's will be particular areas of growth according to McGlade.

  MediaNet's 2009 Top Albums & Tracks:

  Top 10 Albums 2009:

  • Tim McGraw, “Southern Voice”
  • James Horner, “Avatar”
  • 30 Seconds to Mars, “This is War”
  • Mary J. Blige, “Stronger with Each Tear”
  • Eminem, “We Are Young Money”
  • Alicia Keys, “The Element of Freedom”
  • Young Money, “We Are Young Money”
  • Owl City, “Ocean Eyes”
  • Mudvayne, “Mudvayne”
  • Three Days of Grace, “Life Starts Now”

  Top 10 Tracks 2009:

  • Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
  • Owl Cities, “Fire Flies”
  • IYAZ, “Replay”
  • Ludacris, “How Low”
  • Jay-Z, “Empire State of Mind”
  • Jay Sean, “Down”
  • Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
  • Lady GaGa, “Bad Romance”
  • Jason Derulo, “Watcha Say”
  • Young Money, “Bedrock"

  
  

  

  
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