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The Eagles' Don Henley Declares "Time Has Come" to Prepare for Battle with Record Labels
"The time has come" for artist to prepare for a potential battle with the record labels, warns The Eagles' Don Henley. While Henley certainly could recite a litany of grievances, the battle he's warning about is the provision in U.S. Copyright Law that could allow musicians to gain control of their masters 35 years after they ...
A Trip to Target: How Digital is Changing Music Retail
As music sales go further from physical CD's and become all digital, many mass merchandise stores have been cutting down on shelf space and changing their marketing strategies in their music sections. Big stores like Target and Walmart have continued to sell music by partnering with artists and selling exclusive albums with more content or incentives ...
Rockstar Motel Set to Unveil Social Platform for Promoting Artists and Fans
Rockstar Motel is a social networking site focused on building a platform for publicizing both artists and fans emphasizing indie and unsigned musicians. Its initial version, set for public unveiling on October 4, is somewhat like a sports fantasy league with player participation. But the longterm vision is quite a bit larger. I spoke this week ...
Study: Youtube Links Have Much Longer Impact Than Facebook, Twitter [chart]
We already know that different kinds of posts drive different levels of activity. But do the dynamics of link traffic also depend on where the link is posted? It would seem that it does according to a new study by link-shortening service bit.ly that shows that links have an impact for far longer when posted on ...
IndieGogo Raises $1.5m for Fan Funding
Dealing with major labels and publishers may be scaring many investors away from music tech. But for those startups that don't need to license music, angel and venture capital dollars are continuing to flow freely. During August more than $39 million dollars was invested in music startups; and today artist fan funding site IndieGoGo announced it had ...
Eventbrite's Summer of Disruptive Innovation Extends into Fall as Ashley Capps Joins Board
A number of Eventbrite announcements over the summer, including an integration with ThingLink and the introduction of Eventbrite At The Door, have been keeping this disruptive innovator in the news. With the recent addition of Ashley Capps to the board, beefing up their music expertise, Eventbrite continues to dominate the alternatives to Ticketmaster even as they ...
The Echo Nest to Help Power Clear Channel's Pandora-Like iHeartRadio
In what may be the music intelligence platform biggest deal to date, The Echo Nest today announced an agreement with Clear Channel Radio to help power their iHeartRadio digital music platform. Some in the industry believe that iHeartRadio—which allows listeners to build custom radio stations—is the biggest threat yet to slow or even reverse Pandora's meteoric ...
Dropkick Murphys, Dangerbird Records Talk D.I.Y. and Fan Engagement with Ian Rogers [video]
(UPDATED) Ken Casey of The Dropkick Murphys and their new manager Jeff Castelaz, the CEO Dangerbird Records join Topspin Record's Ian Rogers on This Week In Music to talk about the band's success, most of which has been self-created outside of the mainstream music industry. Roger's daughter Zoe, who is a dj and GM of Boston's ...
Freddie Mercury's Birthday Celebrated with Google Doodle and Freddie for a Day
Today is Freddie Mercury's birthday and Google is celebrating it with the second longest Google Doodle animation they've ever done. The homage pays tribute to a man who is also celebrated by the now annual fundraising event, Freddie For A Day! DETAILS & VIDEO: Freddie Mercury Google Doodle Google celebrates Freddie Mercury's birthday with an elaborate ...
Hypebot Interviews Kevin Lee: CEO of SOL Republic
Former Monster VP of Marketing and Product Development, Kevin Lee, is the visionary mind behind SOL Republic, a new audio company that seeks to bring high-quality sound to the masses by innovating in sound, style, and durability while keeping their product affordable to consumers. Hypebot's Hisham Dahud caught up with Lee in San Francisco, where the ...
