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Real Men Launch Paid-Only Apps...
The iPhone race was sewn up years ago by the likes of Pandora, Tapulous, and Shazam. And tens of thousands of apps later, it's incredibly difficult to gain meaningful mindshare. But the iPad remains a virgin platform, at least for music, and a fantastic place for experiments on the paid side. Look no further than SoundHound, ...
Indies: They Suddenly Have a Major Problem...
Indies typically have far less resources than major labels, but far better artist-to-fan bonds. A Katy Perry fan will be gone tomorrow, generally speaking, while a Belle & Sebastian fan will stick around. And that, more than anything, has offered indies some insulation from the avalanche being suffered by the majors. In previous years at Midem, ...
Midem's Reaching for the Rogaine...
Midem is definitely thinning on top, though some Rogaine is coming in the form of tech-related plays. According to more information circulating Wednesday, a number of fresh, tech-focused companies are jumping aboard and shifting the mix, though the bigger picture is problematic. Still, this was by no means an empty event, though 'Midem lifers' like to ...
Acquired Taste: Wolfgang's Vault Buys Paste Magazine...
Do you read Paste Magazine? Or, any paper magazine, for that matter? Well, there's still a crowd for this, and Paste hasa considerable online presence. Certainly, this is a tough space (trust us), though Wolfgang's Vault thinks some opportunity exists here. “The parent company of Wolfgang's Vault... has acquired all assets of Paste Magazine," confirmed Paste ...
The Bloody War with Activist Pirates...
Casual piracy is a multi-billion-dollar mess for the music industry, and an issue that may never get resolved. But major labels, Hollywood, and other major media companies have someserious enemies, often with unknown and completely untraceable identities. And, ones that are motivated to take extreme measures to disrupt, cause harm, and frustrate. That includes a splinter ...
The State of Music Monetization: January, 2011...
(#midem) Who's paying for what? We've been getting hit with a lot of subscriber updates here and there, including a few at MidemNet this weekend. So here's the latest monetization intelligence, please share if we've missed something! (1) Spotify Paying Subscribers: 750,000 (per Spotify, shared immediately after Sony Music US signing this month.) Subscriber Mix: 90% ...
#Midem: The Utter Cloudiness of Cloud Music...
Our very own Steve Mayall moderated a session at MidemNet today on cloud music, with a panel discussion featuring some of the key actors in the space. The panel featured Thomas Hesse from Sony Music Entertainment, Christophe Lange from streaming service simfy, Harry Maloney from platform provider Catch Media and Daren Tsui from music service mSpot. ...
Waiting: It's Not Something Music Fans Understand Anymore...
You'll wait for the headliner to hit the stage. But are you willing to wait for a download? Looks like the days of windowing and withholding are totally over, and the majors are sadly still getting the memo. Just recently, both Universal Music Group and Sony Music in the UK decided to release digital singles on ...
Why Labels Abandoned A&R...
The following is a guest post by Ritch Esra of the Music Business Registry. Esra attempts to answer the question: whatever happened to traditional A&R? “My take is that the traditional A&R process as we've known it is dying for a few reasons; (1) The major labels are hiring fewer and fewer A&R executives because the ...
53 Billion Visits a Year...
How many visits are pirate sites getting in a year? Well, one security firm drew a circle around 43 'pirates,' and found traffic levels of 53 billion visits a year. MarkMonitorcounted a range of upload, torrent, and P2P destinations, though actual trades were not tallied (a critical component). “Traffic to sites suspected of offering pirated content ...
