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Routenote Exits Last.FM Citing Low Royalties

May 28, 2010

Digital music distributor RoutNote is pulling it's clients tracks from music site Last.fm because it says royalty payments have been too low. “The majority of our artists love to sell their music on the worlds largest stores like iTunes and Amazon, which make up the majority of their revenues," RouteNote wrote its users in a post ...

IODA Expands in Asia with Love Da Partnership

May 28, 2010

Digital distributor IODA has formed a Pan-Asian partnership with Hong Kong's Love Da Records to bring its labels to emerging markets including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. Love Da will distribute and market music from IODA's 2 million track catalog to digital music retailers as well as offering consumer marketing and ...

Twitter Explodes as Video Discovery Engine

May 28, 2010

Tweetdeck Adds Foursquare, Google Buzz, Twitvid

May 28, 2010

Twitter desktop and iPhone utility Tweetdeck, a popular time saver for managing your presence across multiple social networks, has released an upgrade which includes: Foursquare integration Google Buzz integration Maps Global Filters Custom Twitter APIs Custom URL shorteners Scheduling updates Upload to TwitVid from file or webcam Video Introduction To The ...

The Nimbit vs. Topspin Smackdown

May 28, 2010

Scott Feldman is a marketing consultant for artists and music companies including Nimbit where he serves as their Director of Marketing. So I'll admit that I was more than a little skeptical and concerned when he told me that he'd started an experiment using both Nimbit and Topspin to help market a band ...

Ohm Brings Recording Studio Collaboration Online

May 27, 2010

Ohm Studio joins Indaba Music in enabling musicians to find each other and make music online regardless of their disparate locations. It opens up the possibility of some amazing collaborations like this week's Indaba contest that offers collaboration with Peter Gabriel. Here's a sneak peak at Ohm Studio, which is currently in beta.

Amanda Palmer: "Artists Have Always Needed to Fund Themselves"

May 27, 2010

“Asking for money is generally considered shameful in the art and music world... this cultural ideal about artists and how they shouldn't touch money because it strips away the integrity of their art. But that's obviously bullshit, especially if you look throughout history and see that artists have ALWAYS needed to fund themselves and their work ...

Soundexchange Explains $200 Million Bank Balance

May 26, 2010

Digital Music News vs. SoundExchange Last week, Digital Music news reported that SoundExchange was holding $200 million in unpaid royalties due to artists. “"According to IRS returns," wrote DMN. “SoundExchange was holding the bag on a 'fund balance' of nearly $260 million by the tail end of 2008. Subsequently, SoundExchange executive Laura Williams told DMN that ...

Congress to Musicians: "Quit Your Day Job"

May 26, 2010

Your Health Care Will Be Covered In this short video, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encourages musicians and other creative types to quite their day jobs because your insurance will be paid for under the new health care bill. Now, I'm a fan of this legislation, but I suggest that you read the fine print before ...

Indie Trade Group A2IM Names New Board

May 24, 2010

A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2010 Board of Directors elections. Joining the board are: Eric Brown (VP Business Affairs, Sub Pop) Dave Hansen (General Manager, Epitaph) Tom Silverman (CEO/Founder, Tommy Boy) Silverman returns to the A2IM board after time off due to A2IM term limits, ...