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News: Technology

Throwaway Culture: When the MP3 Hits the Desktop Recycle Bin

May 19, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Often times in our discussions, it's argued that a majority of the population still wants to buy music and own it. On the other hand, there's the increasingly popular notion of those whom feel its okay to steal or “share" that same music, wherein the old adage, “possession is nine-tenths of the ...

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News: Technology

Napster: $5 Monthly Streaming with 5 Downloads

May 19, 2009

Napster is adding a new hybrid tier to its music subscription service that includes unlimited computer only streaming plus 5 free downloads for $5 monthly. While compatible with most web connected music devices, there is no mobile component to the new offering. The $5 monthly tier will be promoted primarily in Best ...

News: Technology

Top 15 Most Popular Music Sites

May 18, 2009

According to a new report by Comscore Media Metrix, these are the most visited music sites on the internet measured by unigue monthly visitors in April 2009. AOL Music (28,634,778) MySpace Music (27,423,200) Yahoo Music (20,578,092) MTV Networks Music (18,543,442) ArtistDirect Network (12,193,996) MSN Music (7,352,016) Jango Music Network (6,921,809) Universal Music Group (6,240,440) Imeem (6,162,165) ...

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News: Music Industry

Changing the Economics of Music

May 15, 2009

Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Work Week blog has a chapter from Fast Company Magazine founder Alan Webber's new book Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self. Using The Grateful Dead as a transformative business model, the excerpt contains several important lessons that apply to any artist, label or tech company ...

News: Music Industry

Music Takes Center Stage in Congress

May 14, 2009

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is expected debate the newly introduced Webcaster Settlement Act today at a hearing that will also consider the Performance Rights Act that would require broadcast radio stations to pay performers royalties similar to those which songwriters receive. Digital broadcasters currently pay performance royalties and it is their overall payments that the ...

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News: Technology

Thumbplay Eases Mobile Sales for Indies

May 14, 2009

Mobile entertainment provider Thumbplay is introducing OPEN Pro, an online marketing tool that enables artists, labels, managers and media companies to sell digital content to mobile customers. From the new integrated interface, users can manage online and mobile marketing campaigns for multiple artists across multiple websites and get detailed traffic and sales ...

News: Technology

"The Death of the CD-Release Complex" (Part 2)

May 12, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor -- (Read Part One) At its peak, the CD-Release Complex drove sales and represented the symbiotic relationship between the fans and the specific mechanisms they relied upon to discover new music. Everyone involved benefited from the structure of the system that was in place and could be counted ...

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News: Music Industry

Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. is Live Music in Trouble Too?

May 9, 2009

Conventional wisdom says that live music is exempt from recessions. Even when times are tough - perhaps particularly when times are tough - people want to party. But that didn"t prevent Live Nation's first-quarter losses widened as the company saw a sharp drop in attendance for North American concerts. Live Nation's quarterly earnings report showed a ...

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News: Radio

CBS and Last.FM Consolidate Online Radio Units

May 8, 2009

The CBS Interactive Music Group has been formed to bring together various CBS digital music assets including CBS Radio's more than 100 online audio streams, various mobile applications and Last.fm. At launch, the combined assets of the newly formed CBS Interactive Music Group reach almost 40 million unique monthly users worldwide. David Goodman who has been ...

News: Technology

Imeem Lives on Thanks to Last Minute Funding

May 8, 2009

Several sources have confirmed that imeem recently received additional funding that will allow ti to stay online for at least a few more months. The company has not released an official statement, but it is clear that additional funding will be needed. Ad supported music sites like imeem have been hit particularly ...