Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Chris Bolton: 10 Free Google Tools to Manage Your Music Career. Jesse Cannon: How To Turn A Record Leak Into A Good Thing. Read more »

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.... Read more »

(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,... Read more »

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... Read more »

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,... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »