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Five Surprises for the Music Industry in 2009

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group is suing streaming music site Grooveshark for mass copyright violations. Last year EMI also sued Grooveshark, but later dropped the filing and began working with the site. In the filing against parent company Escape Media, the world's largest label group claims that Grooveshark “uses the lure of free access" to draw web traffic ...

David Bowie Turns 63: A Life's Study of Art and Artful Self-Promotion

January 12, 2010

Think listening to and interacting with your fans is something new - and just a bi-product of the internet? Think again. This 1967 letter from David Bowie to an early fan, shared as he turns 63, shows how he understood the importance of connecting with his fans from the very beginning. Without pandering to his audience, ...

Lundvall Steps Aside at Blue Note After 25 Years

January 11, 2010

Ian Ralfini promoted to President of Blue Note and Manhattan Bruce Lundvall, who has been at the helm of Blue Note for the past 25 years, is stepping away from day to day operations. Ian Ralfini, who has been GM and SVP of EMI's Manhattan Records since 2001, becomes President of the Blue Note and Manhattan ...

10 Digital Media Trends to Watch in 2010

January 11, 2010

The upheaval being felt in the music industry is playing out is similar ways throughout the entire entertainment and media industries. What's ahead for 2010 is anyone's guess, but that hasn't stopped consultancy Booz & Co. from releasing it's 2010 Media Industry Perspective. Whether you are a fan of predictions or not, this list of trends ...

Is iTunes Transitioning to the Cloud?

January 11, 2010

Is iTunes slowly transitioning from an application that has to be downloaded to a web based storefront? In November, iTunes launched the web based iTunes preview and now they've added song previews to the site. Apple is using Quicktime to offer song samples encoded at 44.1 AAC 300+ kbits per second. For now at least, you ...

Growth in Digital Music Sales Slows

January 11, 2010

An analysis by Billboard's Glenn Peoples of SoundScan data showed that growth in digital music sales is slowing after three years of steady gains. “From 2006 - 2008, annual sales of digital tracks rose between 225 million and 229 million units. In 2009, unit growth fell to 90 million. A similar but less drastic trend is ...

Echo Nest Raises Another $1.3 Million

January 11, 2010

Music intelligence developer Echo Nest has raised $1.3 million in venture funding. According to the SEC filing the round included 14 unnamed investors. The company previously raised a round of capital lead by Commonwealth Capital Ventures. The company's web site says that it is developing a “musical brain" to “understand the latest trends, buzz and fan ...

Normal Fans vs. Extreme Fans

January 11, 2010

Is Music Paying Too Much Attention To Uber-Fans? A new Kelly Research survey that takes a look at nermal fans vs. extreme fans of radio may also provide a glimpse at all branches of fandom including music. Based on a 300 person nationwide survey of music radio listeners, 96% are “Normal" and just 4% are “Extreme" ...

U.S. Justice Dept. Reported Close to Approving Ticketmaster and Live Nation Merger

January 11, 2010

(UPDATED) The Justice Department is poised to approve Ticketmaster's proposed $720 million purchase of Live Nation with some conditions, as early as the end of this month, sources close to the investigation told merger and acquisitions service The Deal Pipeline on Tuesday. Staff lawyers in the Department Of Justice's antitrust division were reported to be “unenthused" ...