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Social Networks and Games Dominate Time Online

August 3, 2010

VEVO by the (Big) Numbers

August 3, 2010

Since its launch just 8 months ago VEVO, the online music video partnership between the major labels (and WMG) and Google's YouTube has shown impressive growth. But this Media Beat comparison to other sites offers the clearest picture of the service's massive reach. It's not yet clear exactly how much revenue VEVO is actually returning to ...

NuMuBu: We "Empower" Indie Musicans and Stuff

August 3, 2010

If nothing else, NuMuBu, self-described as “The Music Industry Network," certainly has some very ambitious goals going for it and, in theory at least, has orchestrated a semi-elaborate system to help fulfill them. Of course, what site these days doesn't promise to “empower" artists and musicians? Oh. All of them. “NuMuBu makes me feel extra skeptical." ...

Raising Kindie: The Golden Age of Kids' Music

August 3, 2010

At a time when the record and music industries are fraught with declining record and ticket sales, kindie music, described by John Campanelli as “children's tunes by independent artists with the indie sensibility"  is booming.  Why?   It's pretty simple really: artists, parents, and kids.  Acts like Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants crossed over into ...

A Video Reminder of Why I Miss Record Stores

August 3, 2010

I used to love independent record stores. Still do. There just aren't any in my adopted home of Roanoke, Virginia.  Sure there are more great ways than ever to discover great music online, but for me none have replaced the pleasure of flipping through stacks of vinyl and CD's with something obscure playing in the background. ...

CD Baby Adds to Discussion on iTunes Live Times

August 1, 2010

Asked for his thoughts on the evolving story surrounding Ditto Music, 24-hour iTunes live times, TuneCore CEO Jeff Price's assertions, and Lee Parson's, co-founder of Ditto Music, rebuttal to Price, Tony van Veen, CEO of CD Baby had this to add to the discussion: “CD Baby has worked hard on our internal processes to get ...

Music Piracy and the End of Culture

August 1, 2010

This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events that bring together people from the technology and the music industry. The music industry seems to be bracing itself for peak-revenue in the same way the rest of the world is waiting for the oil ...

Socialmention: Like Google Alerts, for Social Media

August 1, 2010

As anyone who operates in this space knows, tracking and monitoring conversations around your business, artists, and blog is a constant must. There are many tools out there, some good, some not so much. One site I have just become familiar with is called Social Mention; it is a social media search and analysis platform that ...

What I Learned at NMS: Count Clicks to Content

August 1, 2010

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York. Mr. Owl, How many clicks does it take to get tothe rock n' roll center of a retail mp3? Let's find out.A One... A two-HOO...too many! Mr. Owl just Bit Torrented ...

Interview: Aaron Ray, Partner at the Collective PT. 1

August 1, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Aaron Ray who is a Partner at The Collective, Head of New Media. He is currently overseeing all digital initiatives and running all strategies, assets and communities worldwide for artists such as Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Enrique Iglesias, Big Boi, Staind, and Slash. In this particular interview, we will be focusing on ...