Mark Cuban notes in an e-mail to Nancy Baym that if YouTube had sprouted up two or three years earlier, the RIAA would have toasted them for s’mores in a heartbeat. (Those are my words, not his, because it’s getting…
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links for 2006-09-18
Radio companies scramble as listeners tune out (tags: musicbusiness) The Shins want you to record a live show (tags: musicbusiness) Award Nominations Scott’s nominated for some JPF Awards! (tags: musicbusiness) Ars Technica Comments on Proposed New York Rules Which Would…
links for 2006-09-16
Deaf and dumb “I’d pay to see you face your artists â€??? 50 Cent, Eminem, Elvis Costello, BB King, LL Cool J, Chris Rock, et al â€??? and call them “softwareâ€?? to their faces.” (tags: musicbusiness)
links for 2006-09-14
Radio Airplay in 7 Days (tags: musicbusiness) Don’t confuse celebrities with heroes. (tags: musicbusiness)
Supernova has to change its band name.
It’s official. There was already a band called Supernova before Tommy Lee and his posse decided to put together a summer reality series supergroup. And tonight, after the group picks its lead singer, it’s got to pick a new band…
Online Fandom
I was going to post a link to Nancy Baym’s post about the issues that bands are facing when reaching out to under-18s, when I realized… you just need to be reading all of her blog, Online Fandom. Seriously, add…
Idea: 180-Day Music Business Success Plan
A few months ago, I asked my readers to tell me what kind of project I should take on next. I was pretty surprised by the result. An astonishing number of musicians asked me to compile all of my most…
Listeners Use Your Music in Context — How You Can Spread Your Own Music Using iMixes
Listen to this great description of how one listener uses and enjoys iMix selections from the Apple iTunes Music Store. People in America used to use radio and mixtapes for that kind of experience, but now they turn to other…
Ticketmaster and Venues Experiment with Auction Pricing
Instead of selling every seat in the house for $30, INXS recently staged an auction on Ticketmaster. The highest priced ticket sold for $500, the lowest for $3. Nine Inch Nails used a similar model, and watched online scalping drop…
links for 2006-09-12
BNL’s Steven Page weighs in on Spiral Frog (tags: musicbusiness)
CD Prank on Paris Hilton
A UK performance artist has secretly switched copies of Paris Hilton’s new CD with Folger’s Crystals his own remixes and cover art. Nobody has brought the affected discs back for refunds, since — well, has anyone not affiliated with her…
links for 2006-09-10
Former Songwriters Guild of America manager pleads guilty (tags: musicbusiness) Laissez Faire In The Studio Forget Autotune, forget multi-tracking. The very best producers in the history of recorded music identified raw talent — and got out of the way. (tags:…