- Chris Bolton: 10 Free Google Tools to Manage Your Music Career.
- Jesse Cannon: How To Turn A Record Leak Into A Good Thing.
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
- The Hypebot Hit Song Contest: Enter Now.
- Music piracy and the end of culture.
- Topspin Media now sells tickets.
- SocialMention: like Google Alerts, for social media.
- ReverbNation and Ernie Ball co-Sponser CMJ Music Showcase.
- Album Re-issues: Exploiting our cultural heritage.
- The Orchard aquired by Dimensional Associates.
- Spotify restarts U.S. label negotiations, or not.
- SoundOut releases semantic music search technology.
- Bandwidth Conference adds on additional speakers.
- RIAA fails to freeze LimeWire assets.
- The Winner: a new Skyline Music logo.
- Why data is the future of the music business.
- Amazon connects with Facebook for social music & media shopping.
- What radio stations don't get about social media.
- Music Xray: matching your songs to opportunities.
- Interview: Aaron Ray, Partner At The Collective Pt. 1. Pt. 2.
- Hugh MacLeod: "Treat it like an adventure."
- What record and comic stores have in common.
- Music publishers are demanding 360 rights from artists.
- Suddenly, I don't think I want to own music anymore.
- iSound: discovering up-and-coming artists now.
- NBN + LMDS announce initial line-up of speakers.
Summer Reading Lists:
iTunes Live Times Discussion:
- Ditto Music: get your music on iTunes in 24 Hours.
- Interview: Jeff Price, TuneCore's Outspoken CEO.
- Ditto Music responds to TuneCore CEO Jeff Price.
- CD Baby adds to discussion on iTunes live times.
What Ryan Learned At New Music Seminar:
- You have 10 seconds.
- One call to action.
- Count clicks to content.
Spotify Restarts U.S. Label Negotiations, Or Not…
(UPDATED) For almost two years, Spotify has been trying to launch in the US, having hoped to go live back in 2009. Sources now report that their licensing negotiations with the major record labels have been restarted entirely. Thus far,... Continue Reading »
RIAA Fails To Freeze LimeWire Assets
Back in June, the 13 record companies sought to freeze assets of LimeWire, "accusing its founder of fraudulently trying to evade hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over copyright infringement."1 Since then, the judge has denied the RIAA's motion... Continue Reading »
Bandwidth Conference Adds On Additional Speakers
The Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference, a gathering that explores the evolving musical experience -- how people discover, purchase, interact with, and are exposed to new music -- with a focus on marketing, fan behavior, current trends, and future forecasts,... Continue Reading »
The Orchard Aquired By Dimensional Associates
The Orchard has completed its acquisition by Dimensional Associates, private equity arm of JDS Capital Management; they are now the majority owner of the company. At an afternoon meeting in New York, Orchard shareholders approved the proposal. Under the terms... Continue Reading »
The Orchard Aquired By Dimensional Associates
The Orchard has completed its acquisition by Dimensional Associates, private equity arm of JDS Capital Management; they are now the majority owner of the company. At an afternoon meeting in New York, Orchard shareholders approved the proposal. Under the terms... Continue Reading »