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Musicane Sales Widgets Add Sony and EMI

December 14, 2008

In another example of ongoing efforts by record labels to find alternatives to iTunes and reach consumers wherever that might buy music, Sony and EMI have both signed on to sell via Musicane. In addition to an online store that encourages music discovery and recommendation, Musicane offers sales widgets that can be embedded on MySpace, Facebook, ...

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Freezepop: Finding an Audience Through Gaming

December 14, 2008

In this video from WePCTV, Boston based band Freezepop shares how they have been gaining fans via popular video games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Dance revolution. Originally composing their new wave rock entirely on a small portable MIDI sequencer, the band remixes new releases using computer and gaming technologies.

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EMI.com Relaunches as Music Discovery Lab

December 18, 2008

A CRITICAL FIRST LOOK (UPDATED) After several months of open rumors, EMI has relaunched its flagship web site as a music discovery destination. While direct purchase will be enabled soon, the real purpose of the site is voyeuristic. The company wants to watch and learn as consumers search for, discover, enjoy and purchase music from the ...

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Orchard Grabs Gold for Pitbull's "Krazy"

February 21, 2009

Nielsen Soundscan has officially certified gold the single “Krazy" by Pitbull featuring Lil Jon. As of January digital sales for the single exceeded 500,000 units. Pitbull was originally signed to TVT Records and his contract was acquired by The Orchard along with the label in bankruptcy proceedings in 2008. Released on ...

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Chris Cornell Gets Web Site Right

February 26, 2009

GUEST POST: This article by Scott Perry of Sperry Media was first published in the newsletter of his New Music Tipsheet. I really like the Chris Cornell website. Not only is it clean and easy to navigate, but I think it's a strong reflection of the work that goes into fleshing out an artist's image these ...

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Northern European Music Industry Blazes Trails Others Should Follow

April 22, 2009

Guest post by Mike Masnick reprinted with permission from Techdirt. I'm not entirely sure why, but it appears that a bunch of folks in the northern parts of Europe are doing some rather interesting analysis of the recording industry in that region. Perhaps it's the fact that so much attention has been ...

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Help Build a List of Music 2.0 Powered Artists

June 20, 2009

Yesterday, I started a list of artists that have built successful careers without the help of a major label. The goals are to prove that its not only possible but actually happening and to offer these artists as examples that others can learn from. The submissions so far have been great, but ...

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The Orchard Opens API to Select Artist Services

August 6, 2009

Digital distributor and marketer The Orchard is launching a groundbreaking platform, using an API, to provide its artist and label clients access to third party business solutions within their client Workstation. These companies are confirmed as Orchard API launch partners: ArtistData automates the updating of information to artist websites, social network profiles, concert databases, Twitter feeds ...

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7 Christmas Gifts for Every Musician on Your List

December 19, 2009

Give a musician a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a musician to fish; and you've fed him for a lifetime Musicians are hard not hard to buy presents for. Most need almost everything from a gift card to the supermarket to coins for the laundromat. But if you follow the ...

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Moral Panics and Music Journalism

February 22, 2010

Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor I am not a murderer. Therefore, to be accused of such an atrocity does elicit a certain degree of animosity within me. Yet, Nathan Harden has done just that. In an essay that recently appeared on The Huffington Posttitled The Generation That Killed Rock 'n Roll, he outright blames ...