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U2 Manager Calls Google "Monopoly", Spotify "Promotional Medium" #midem
From Cannes by Stuart Dredge for Midem content partner Music Ally. Find them at musically.com and @musically. Google's role in the recent campaign against the proposed SOPA anti-piracy legislation in the US came in for a sustained attack by U2's manager Paul McGuinness this morning, at the Midem conference in Cannes. “Why are they not trying ...
Sony Music Exec Says Streaming Does Not Cannibalize Sales #midem
(UPDATE) Stuart Dredge from Cannes for Midem content partner Music Ally. Find them at musically.com and @musically. The new president of Sony Music's global digital business, Denis Kooker, defended streaming music services against accusations that they are cannibalising download sales, during a Midem press conference today. “We are constantly watching our business very closely and looking ...
Tom Silverman: 1st Anniversary of the Resurrection of the Music Business
Guest post by Tom Silverman, music industry veteran, thought leader and founder of the New Music Seminar. As I sat and planned the program for the June 2012 New Music Seminar, it occurred to me that we are approaching the first anniversary of the music business resurrection. After ten years of decline, the music business hit ...
Occupy Movement Inspires New Compilation Albums and Bruce Springsteen [video]
A variety of record albums related to the Occupy Movement are set for release including “Occupy This Album" from Music For Occupy with a star-studded list of participants, “Folk the Banks" from the newly formed Occupation Records in London and media claims that Bruce Springsteen's newest work is the voice of the movement though the songs ...
Is a Music Industry MBA Right for You?
The Henley School of Business in Reading, England has announced an MBA focused on the music industry. However, given its corporate focus and the fact that MBA's often move between industries, it is clearly not a program that would suit all with music business aspirations. For some, pursuing a more general MBA while focusing their papers ...
Major Labels Take HMV Equity Stake in Plan to Save Music Retailer
U.K. music retailer HMV has sold an equity stake in the company to suppliers, including Universial Music in an effort to solidify their financial position for the next three years. According to The Guardian, HMV has sold a 2.5% stake to their suppliers in the form of warrants, but the company declined to comment on the ...
Why Fans Buy Vinyl and the Apps That Guide Them
As someone who spends lots of time thinking about the future of music as an app phenomenon, it might surprise you that I do a lot of my listening on vinyl records. I'm not alone—reports abound of vinyl's surging sales numbers over the past five or so years. Though they make up a tiny percentage of ...
Jonathan Coulton on Megaupload, SOPA and More
Uh oh, he's blogging. What happened? I wrote this thing on Twitter this morning about the MegaUpload shutdown, and it's gotten some crazy traction on the old internet. In addition, I've just done a couple of interviews for NPR on the subject, and I think I may have said some crazy, provocative things. There are many ...
New Musican Revenue Stream: Teach Music Online
Many musicians have made their bread and butter by teaching in order to support their music-making and performing habit. Teaching is not for everyone, particularly those who are rude, stressed, unfriendly, unhelpful or not very good at what they do. However, if you are an established teacher serving a local clientele or a musician who enjoys ...
NAMM 2012: The Epitome of a Confused Business
For those not familiar with NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), it is a trade show featuring everything in music, from the latest recording software to neon guitar strings. Taking place a stones throw from Disneyland, with 1000's of stalls lining the cavernous halls of Anaheim Convention Center, it is seemingly a musicians paradise. Or, ...
