Here’s another blip on the trend that shows us you’ll get compensated more in the future for access to your music than ownership. The folks at PC Magazine weigh out the total cost of ownership of a substantial music collection…
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The Rollback Happy Face is about to put the hurt on the major labels.
“You’re gonna cut wholesale prices and like it.” Wal-Mart’s notorious for squeezing their suppliers to get the lowest, lowest, lowest wholesale rates imaginable. Lesser companies have been squeezed into bankruptcy by providing those “Rollback” prices in exchange for the healthy…
Getting played on internet radio?
A good friend of mine at LaunchCast tells me all the time about the fact that so many artists are leaving money on the table. If you’ve been getting any online airplay, the folks at SoundExchange might be looking for…
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The great thing about press release services is that it’s easy for an editor like yours truly to sniff out opposing viewpoints on an issue.
CD Sales Alone Won’t Crack the Rich List
Ken Muse sent me an e-mail so juicy, I’m just gonna post it here…
Scott Muni, RIP
When I talk in seminars about the fact that radio stations have surrendered much of their power to make hits, it’s because folks like Scott Muni — who broke new singles but never “got in the way of the music”…
“Get a license or do not sample…”
Courts rule that samples officially require paid, signed licenses…
What’s the scarier story?
That Microsoft is pirating the playlists of radio stations to populate its new MSN Music service, or that radio has become so dumbed-down that it’s pretty easy for Microsoft’s servers to guess what those program directors would schedule?
Asylum Records returns from the grave to incubate hip-hop acts
Warner Music Group is starting two incubator operations — one for hip-hop and one for rock — to offer label services to baby bands on indies or within the WMG family. More coverage at BillBoard…
Blink-182’s Barker launched own label
Travis Barker of Blink-182 launched his own label, La Salle Records. In the spirit of Dave Matthews’ ATO Records, Barker stated that he’s not signing any specific genre, he just wants great music. Barker believes that artists should help other…
Don’t complain to us when the RIAA raids your dorms…
Duke is going to issue every incoming first-year student with an iPod. To… erm… download lectures. Yeah. That’s the ticket.
Want some free downloads, watch Fuse
Fuse’s new show, “Daily Download, provides viewers with a password to legally download music from the countdown show. There is a catch: you have to watch the show & download the music before the video ends.