What Happened In Canada Last Year…
Like many of its global peers, Canada is working through its own issues of piracy and cultural preservation. That picture also includes a downturn in recorded music sales.
Exclusive: iLike Matching $8 Million for SoundExchange…
SoundExchange is making allies, and finding more money in the process.
Why Publishers Are Suddenly Facing the Heat…
Think that publishing is the ‘rock’ of the music industry? A steadfast generator of copyright annuities? Think again. According to several sources inside and outside the publishing world, this business is now facing serious pressures in 2009, and 2010 could be quite messy. “This year, publishers are feeling their own recession,” commented Nettwerk Music Group chief executive Terry McBride at [...]
TopSpin’s Self-Serve Platform Scheduled for ‘Early 2010′…
So far, TopSpin has been focused on boutique solutions for mostly established artists. That makes it difficult to determine whether the TopSpin special sauce is something that can work for more obscure acts, or whether the TopSpin model itself is scalable.
DIY 2.0: The More Mature Discussion Arrives…
The do-it-yourself, direct-to-fan honeymoon is over, thanks to the arrival of some complex issues. Against the backdrop of an energized audience at the New Music Seminar in New York on Tuesday, some battle-weary executives reexamined a space that was once filled with disruptive euphoria.
The Game of Getting Onto Rock Band…
Ready to upload your music onto Rock Band? The process will be more complicated than just uploading a file, and some training is required to create a game-ready song. But for those willing to make some financial and time commitments, the payoff is pretty cool.
The Holt Vision: Get Ready for MySpace Music 3.0…
MySpace Music features virtually every band in existence, yet it also features a cluttered interface, bottom-scraping CPMs, and an uncertain monetization path. Sound like a site worth heading? A number of prominent executives turned the offer down, based on a confusing success path, divisional reporting structure, and other negatives.
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