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News: Music Industry

Rhino's Digital 45: A Format Worth Copying

July 16, 2009

In an era where getting fans to pay for music is difficult, new formats that offer extra value may offer part of the answer. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the 45 rpm single, WMG's Rhino is releasing a series of digital singles priced at $1.49 - $1.99 that include a hit, it's b-side and the ...

News: Event

Ten 2-for-1 Tickets to NYC New Music Seminar

July 16, 2009

Tom Silverman, Ian Rogers, Courtney Holt, Jeff Price, Terry McBride, Ted Cohen, Emily White, Martin Atkins and many more are will be at The New Music Seminar next Tuesday July 21st in New York City. Compared to many conferences, it's already a bargain at $125 in advance ($150 walk up), but Hypebot has ten exclusive 2-for-1 ...

News: Technology

Romplr Makes Music Interactive

July 16, 2009

In an age of interactive media, how to do same for music has become an increasing part of the music creation and marketing discussion in recent months. Online collaboration and remix sites meeting like Indaba are part of the answer. But for less tech savvy yet no less engaged fans there have been fewer options.

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News: Technology

CD Baby Grows up with New Design and Features

July 16, 2009

CD Baby, the indie music child that Derek Sivers skillfully birthed and took into its teens, is now growing up under the guiding hands of new owners Discmakers. The compeltely revamped site which went live a few days ago offers a much sleeker experience for both artists and fans of indie music. ...

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News: Technology

A New New Myspace is Coming

July 15, 2009

Following some serious staff shakeups and layoffs, comes word that MySpace is going to reposition itself yet again as an entertainment portal. In a brief interview with the Wall Street Journal, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said MySpace needs to be re-focused “as an entertainment portal." Mr. Murdoch described his vision ...

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News: Music Industry

Chris Anderson: "Labels the Least Important Part"

July 15, 2009

“We wrongly correlated, or equated, the music industry with the record labels. It now turns out in fact that the labels are now the least important part. If you look at the rest of the industry now, from the bands to the fans from Apple to tour promoters, everyone's doing OK, except ...

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News: Technology

Derek Sivers: Barking

July 14, 2009

CD Baby founder Derek Sivers has devoted his own chapter two to projects that benefit the indie music community. In this essay “Barking", Sivers shares some a bit of advice most of us involved in marketing music (and ourselves) need to pay attention to: In New York City last week, across from the library, ...

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News: Video / DVD

Two Great Michael Jackson "Beat It" Flash Mobs

July 12, 2009

Flash mobs start with a few text messages to friends to gather at a public place. Usually there's an action planned. Something simple and direct that would also draw in anyone who just happened to be around. Check out the two Sockholm flash mobs from July 8th inspired by ...

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News: Video / DVD

ASCAP Wants $ for Embedded Youtube Videos

July 11, 2009

ASCAP sent a collection letter to Jason Calacanis seeking payment for YouTube videos embedded on his Mahalo site. Based on what the group told Valleywag, many music bloggers should also be concerned: “ASCAP does not offer licenses to - or require licenses from - those who simply make their personal blogs available on purely noncommercial Web ...

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News: Recording

Rates Go up for Downloads Sold from CD Baby Site

July 11, 2009

CD Baby is upping the rate it charges artists for downloads sold direct from it's site from 9% to 25% with a 27 cent minimum. CD Baby blamed the increase in credit card fees which range from “27 (for a single) to over 50 (for an album or CD sale) per transaction". Commissions on downloads sold ...