MySpace Music is considering some serious changes to its business model, but don’t expect to pay for profile page streams anytime soon. “Our goal is not to alter our current experience,” MySpace Music chief Courtney Holt told the audience at New Music Seminar in New York on Tuesday. (more…)
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Exclusive: MySpace Music Not Paywalling Profile Streams…
Monday, July 26th, 2010Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: MySpace Faces a Difficult Google Divorce…
Thursday, July 8th, 2010MySpace Music has always been a mandatory landing spot for bands. But its importance is getting severely eroded by growing audience problems at MySpace proper, a situation that only seems to be worsening. (more…)
RootMusic: A Good Idea Keeps Getting Better…
Monday, July 5th, 2010As MySpace Music continues to recede, bands are smartly shifting the emphasis towards Facebook. But MySpace was built on music, and it actively courts and promotes artists. Facebook does not, a situation that spells opportunity for startups and established companies alike. (more…)
Another Wonderful Longshot: MySpace Offers Opening Slot for Ozzy…
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Bands can get their breaks in the craziest ways, and that includes long-shot contests. And the latest opportunity? Over the weekend, MySpace launched a contest to fill an opening gig for Ozzy Osbourne at the iTunes Music Festival in London. (more…)
MySpace Music: Losing $10 Million a Month?
Thursday, May 27th, 2010How bad is MySpace Music bleeding? An earlier analysis by Digital Music News showed serious traffic declines, and suddenly huge contrasts to sites like YouTube. More recently, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington pegged MySpace Music losses at $10 million a month, according to conference notes from paidContent. “Your music business is losing $10 million per month – is that working for you?” Arrington jabbed MySpace co-presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones during the larger TechCrunch Disrupt in New York. (more…)
The Holt Vision: Get Ready for MySpace Music 3.0…
Friday, February 6th, 2009MySpace 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. (more…)
