Push aside your complicated, interlocking 360-degree marketing strategy for one moment. Because the simple photo is one of the most critically important assets for an artist today. “On artist websites, our number one section is usually photos,” said Warner Bros. Records SVP of New Media Jeremy Welt, speaking to a small breakout session at the Bandwidth Conference in San Francisco on Thursday. (more…)
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Picture This: Why a Simple Snapshot Makes All the Difference for an Artist…
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Don’t Worry. EMI Only Lost $801 Million Last Year…
Monday, August 23rd, 2010If everything is relative, then EMI Group did great during the last fiscal year. After all, total losses only topped 512 million pounds ($801 million) during the recent 12-month cycle (running through March), an improvement over year-ago losses of 1.57 billion pounds ($2.46 billion). (more…)
Thaw Emerges In UMG vs. MTV Licensing Standoff…
Friday, August 20th, 2010Universal Music Group spent last week yanking videos from various MTV sites. But it now appears that the mega-label has forged an agreement to allow clips from the upcoming VMAs to be broadcast online. (more…)
Is Topspin Too Difficult? Ian Rogers Weighs In…
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Is Topspin too difficult to use? Or, is Topspin simply a more advanced platform that opens a broader range of sophisticated possibilities – as executed by marketing experts instead of amateurs?
Soundtrack biz altered by alternative acts
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Sales may have sunk like the Titanic since the success of that 1997 movie’s phenomenal, 11-time platinum soundtrack, but film music supervisors and executives have come up with a number of ways to try to keep the genre afloat. (more…)
Elektra Turns 60. And Launches a Website to Celebrate…
Monday, August 16th, 2010Major labels may be history – at least as recording houses – but big-label subdivisions often have very rich histories indeed. That includes Elektra, the house that Jac Holzman built a short 60 years ago. Actually, Holzman is still in the kitchen – you can catch him at Bandwidth next week in San Francisco. He also serves as senior advisor to WMG Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr., and most recently hatched Elektra60.com, a trip down memory lane. (more…)
This Is an Album. This Is an Album With Synchronized Lyrics & Artwork…
Friday, August 13th, 2010The beauty of audio is that it can drift into the background – during sleep, a workout, or a drive. But lean-forward experiences are also important, and Arcade Fire recently cooked an impressive iTunes synchronization involving artwork, lyrics, and other related media. (more…)
Close Your Eyes, and Imagine a Comprehensive Global Rights Database…
Thursday, August 12th, 2010So, who benefits from a complicated, fractured rights database that takes years to effectively license? The answer is any company that helps its clients navigate the mess! For everyone else, the byzantine map of overlapping rights is just bad news. (more…)
CD Baby Hits $150 Million In Artist Payouts. Is That Good?
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Here’s another DIY fact, for what it’s worth. According to details shared Monday morning, CD Baby has now paid $150 million to artists since its inception in the late 90s (through July, 2010). The figure includes both CDs and downloads, and CD Baby expects to pay roughly $40 million in payouts this year alone. (more…)
@kanyewest: The Kanye Ego, In 140 Characters or Less…
Monday, August 9th, 2010Why do so many artists decry technology, only to submit moments later? (more…)
