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Apple Opens iTunes LP and Extras to Developers

November 28, 2009

iTunes has opened its iTunes LP and Extras platforms to indie artists, labels and developers with a new set of instructions posted on their web site. Automated electronic submission to iTunes LP and Extra will be added in the first quarter of 2010. Until then, the process is manual and limited. An existing iTunes contract is ...

Last.FM Adds 1m Listeners in a Week Via Xbox Live

November 26, 2009

Just a week ago the Xbox Live announced they were integrating Zune, Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm into its gaming platform. One million fans responded by creating custom radio stations on Last.fm. That's a million new users for Last.fm, and as Mashable points out it's almost 300 new users a minute during last week; which is according ...

Music Festivals Offer Unique Marketing Opportunity

November 26, 2009

How to get part of that crowd to join your team. This guest post comes from Scott Perry. With his great free email newsletter and web site, the New Music Tipsheet keeps the industry informed of new releases as well as commenting on trends and sharing industry news. While all you managers (and artists) out there ...

Finally a Use for All Those Old Albums

November 26, 2009

U.S. Visa Restrictions Could Hurt Touring Acts

November 26, 2009

(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Members of the touring industry warn that stricter enforcement of U.S. immigration regulations could interfere with the U.S. touring plans of international artists. According to Billboard, no new regulations have been enacted, but the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service has begun using a much more restrictive reading of current regulations in approving ...

Live Nation and iTunes to Offer Concert Downloads

November 25, 2009

In a smart piece of brand extension, concert promoters Live Nation has joined forces with iTunes for live music and video offering debuting today. A new section of iTunes dedicated to live recordings will offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts from Live Nation's network of wired concert venues. Exclusive live recordings from OK Go, Jesse McCartney, ...

MOG $5 Music Subscriptions to Launch Dec 2

November 25, 2009

MOG's premium music service, MOG All Access, will go live at 7 AM PST December 2nd. MOG promises a deep on-demand library for $5 a month with free trials offered at launch. Having grown skeptical that real revenue can be generated by free ad supported music services like Spotify, all four major label groups have signed ...

Video Viewing on Social Networks Doubles

November 24, 2009

Is Facebook The Next You Tube? Facebook was the dominate force once again, as the time spent viewing video on social networking sites increased 98% over the last year from 503.8M minutes to 999.4M minutes. According to Nielsen, the number of online video streams viewed on social networks and blogs jumped 45% during the same period. ...

Interchangeable Identities: The Collision of Culture, Technology, and Self

November 24, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor For those who came of age just before the rise and fall of Napster, what music they listened to depended greatly on where they were from, who their friends were, what their parents listened to, and, above all, it was primarily determined by the “tyranny of geography."1 Such tyranny, Chris Anderson ...

Is Twitter Use in Decline?

November 24, 2009

Traffic to Twitter was down a dramatic 27.8% between September and October, according Nielson and eMarketer. ComScore showed Twitter's unique visitors were down 8.1% in October and Compete reported a 2.1% decline. But wide swings in Twitter use are common and any trend downward could also be attributed to increased use of third party apps and ...