Results for "HypeBot"

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TuneCore CEO Jeff Price Takes On Soundscan

January 18, 2010

"In 1991, Soundscan launched and shook up the music industry by electronically tracking and reporting weekly music sales based on information reported to it from music retail stores across the country..." “Labels, managers and artists used the data to leverage MTV, commercial radio, get more record into retail stores, justify marketing and tour budgets, ...

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News: Music Industry

A List of Income Streams for Musicians

January 15, 2010

This guest post by David Sherbow looks at potential artist revenue streams. David is the CEO ofLiveMusicMachine.com and blogs MusicBizGuy Speaks. The artist music business model has been in flux for years. The record deal dream that most artists sought is no longer the viable alternative that it once was. The leveling of the ...

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Will More Indie Labels Return to eMusic?

January 15, 2010

During 2007-08 several prominent indie records labels pulled their product from eMusic. Epitaph, Anti, Victory, Urge, Red House, Silva America, Tzadik and others left siting lower payouts - 30-35 cents vs. 65 cents from iTunes. When Epitaph and sister label Anti left, then eMusic CEO David Pakman felt compelled to rebut the departure on the official ...

News: Music Industry

Major Label Price Fixing Lawsuit Reinstated

January 15, 2010

(UPDATED) The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reinstated an antitrust lawsuit accusing all four major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for music downloads. The lawsuits accuse the labels of agreeing to an online wholesale price of about $.70 per song even though their cost for each sale is far ...

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Top 10 U.S. Music Sites

January 15, 2010

(Updated) A launch week filled with technical problems did not stop new video hub VEVO from becoming the most trafficked music web site music in the U.S. according to data from comScore though 90% of that traffic came via it's YouTube channel. MySpace was #2 and music lyrics hub ToneFuse came in at #8. Last.fm just ...

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Pandora Profitable, Chasing the "80% Opportunity"

January 14, 2010

Only a year ago Pandora head Tim Westergren was warning users that it was on the brink of shutting down unless Congress enacted more favorable streaming rights. Now, the company has reached the holy grail of profitability. “We became profitable for the fourth quarter of 2009, and now we're shooting for profits for the entire 2010," ...

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Forecaster Says 2010 is Digital Music Tipping Point

January 14, 2010

2010 is the year the total dollars spent on digital music will surpass the sale of physical goods according to a new forecast. Paul Verna, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the report, “Paid Music Content: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Cloud." forecasts that US consumer spending on digital music will increase at a compound ...

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Freeallmusic Nabs Universal for Ad Funded MP3's

January 14, 2010

FreeAllMusic.com has signed a deal with Universal Music Group to offer free ad supported digital music downloads. FAM will offer DRM free mp3 downloads in exchange for watching a brief video commercial. There is no software required and after the download the users' music selections and sponsoring brands are only promoted externally through an opt-in ad ...

News: Music Industry

Think About These 2009 Music Sales Figures...

January 14, 2010

2009 U.S. music purchases up 2.1% over 2008 Music sales exceeded 1.5 billion for the second consecutive year Overall music sales, digital track sales, vinyl LP sales all hit new highs Digital accounts for 40% of total U.S. music purchases More than 10 Billion music purchases in the U.S. for the decade The ...

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NARM Webinar: How to Make Money with MP3's

January 12, 2010

How can you make money in the MP3 download space when margins are slim and you have to compete with giant, well-funded online brands? NARM and Neurotic Media are sponsoring an online seminar this Thursday January 14th: Case Study - Successful Digital Deployments That Enhanced Retail Sales Growth And Marketing Strategies. Participants include Hot Topic/Shockhound.com and ...