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Music Publishers Association Names New Board
The National Music Publishers' Association announced the results of its biennial election of its Board of Directors on Wednesday. The list includes many veterans of music publishing: Martin Bandier, Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Caroline Bienstock, Carlin America; Helene Blue,Helene Blue Musique Ltd.; Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music; John Eastman, MPL Communications; Roger Faxon, EMI Music Publishing; Neil ...
DIYgigs.com - Should This Site Be Saved?
I recently came across DIYgigs.com and thought it was a great idea. Basically it's a free site that allows people to list venues with contact information, update the posted info and rate the venues from the band's perspective. Something I've been thinking about but these guys actually created it. Then I realized that the listings were ...
Pandora Stock Opens Strong, then Falls Back
Pandora, which pre-traded at $16 Tuesday night soared early Wednesday during the official IPO and looked like it was head to $26. But by the close, Pandora had settled back to $17.42 That's a modest 8.9% first day gain over pre-trading and below the $20 targeted. This morning pre-market trading was lower, dropping 3.85% to $16.80. ...
5 Reasons I'd Buy Today's Pandora IPO, Even at New $16 Share and $2.5 Billion Valuation
(UPDATE: Pandora opened above expectations at $20 a share and has ranged from $23—$25 this morning.) Pandora raised the price of shares again for today's IPO to $16 giving the company a valuation just north of $2.5 billion. That's usually a sign of investor interest, despite new warnings from several major analysts. I understand the problem ...
The Next MySpace
A few years ago basically every internet-conscious band or artist had a MySpace profile. Times change and so does the internet; and MySpace has been dethroned with no other 'king' in sight. So music business folks love talking about “the next MySpace." There will be no “next MySpace." Here's why: MySpace came up in the early ...
It Costs Apple $1.3 Billion a Year to Run iTunes and Other Great iTunes Stats
An analysis based on data released recently by Apple pegs the cost of running on the iTunes store at $1.3 billion per year. “Since we know something about the average price of songs and apps, and we know the split between developers and Apple (and roughly between music labels and Apple)," according to the new Asympco ...
Pandora $1.9b IPO to Debut Wednesday. Hit or Miss?
Pandora is expected rock Wall Street on Wednesday with a $1.9 billion IPO. But will the offering soar to the top of the charts or fail to meet its target? Thanks in part to a growing awareness that internet royalty rates are eating up half or more of all Pandora revenue, a growing group of analysts ...
Do Social Networks Really Help Musicians? Revisited
Dan Morgan asks, “Do social networks really help musicians?" On Music Think Tank, Shaun Letang gives his response to the question and views on the matter of social networks. “In short, I think social networking websites can be useful if they are used right. Having said that, I don't think a lot of musicians use them ...
Quick Guide to Timing Twitter and Facebook Posts
"Social media scientist" Dan Zarrella knows a lot about social media marketing. Recently he created a 60 minute webinar, “The Science of Timing," that draws on his last couple of years of research to explain the best times to send emails, post on blogs, update your Facebook status and post new tweets on Twitter. For this ...
Share Your Best Music Marketing Ideas and Win Bob Baker's New "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online"
To celebrate the release of his eight book, and third in the Guerrilla Music Marketing series, author Bob Baker is giving Hypebot readers a chance to win free copies of “Guerrilla Music Marketing Online". Here's how you can win: In the comments section below, post your best Internet-related guerrilla music marketing idea by Midnight on ...
