FMQB: The Effect of American Idol on Pop Music (tags: musicbusiness americanidol) Lily Allen slates Apple’s iTunes tactics (British singer Lily Allen has accused Apple of bullying musicians into providing exclusive content for iTunes.) Um, Lily? You have a really…
Quit Yer iTunes Bellyaching
If I see anything else that tries to frame the front of the iTunes Store as a potential scandal, I’m gonna hurl. There’s nothing wrong with iTunes, as a content aggregator, choosing how to allocate its promotional inventory. Brick-and-mortar stores…
Where does college radio fit in to the streaming radio shutdown?
This is where things get very sticky. Until now, college broadcasters were able to pay a flat rate royalty based on the size of their campus and the maximum number of listeners supported by their streaming hardware. I can’t find…
Where the Internet Radio Ruling Comes From
More about the threat to internet radio from our friends at Kurt Hanson’s shop: First, the SoundExchange guys say, “don’t blame us.” And they’re right. Any time I’ve dealt with the folks there, they’ve always been kind, gracious, and really…
Streaming Radio Shutting Down in the U.S.
A few weeks back, I caught a little heat for using the phrase, “selling older music to older people.” I was actually quoting Jimmy Guterman from PaidContent, who was commenting on the aging hipster element at the Grammy Awards. While…
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Bob Baker’s Indie Music Promotion Blog: YouTube, Dating Tips, and Gym Class Heroes As long as you make great video, YouTube offers you a better shot at reaching your perfect audience than MTV. (tags: musicbusiness)
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Endemol and INgrooves Strike Partnerships With MySpace Superstar Tila Tequila (bypassing record industry traditions) We saw this starting to happen a few years ago, but watch these deals accelerate through the end of the decade… (tags: musicbusiness) Latin record shops…
Is the FCC’s Radio Payola Settlement Really a Watershed Moment for Independent Music?
Breaking news: Four very big media conglomerates are getting their hands slapped by the FCC for accepting money, gifts, trips, and promo items in exchange for adding major label songs to their playlists. (Whether or not the songs even got…
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Another Case Study: Why MySpace Should Be Your SECOND Online Home
Laura Grillo’s a model, not a musician, but the cautionary tale is still the same. MySpace pulled her profile from the site, claiming she violated terms and conditions by posting racy photos of herself. Since her own site isn’t fully…
Have Six Seasons of American Idol Reshaped Independent Music?
As always, Andy Dehnart rounds up the recaps and criticism of last night’s first studio elimination round on American Idol. Now in season six, it’s pretty interesting to see the effect that the show has had on independent musicians. Many…
American Idol Summer Camp
Although we still have no confirmation that the American Idol producers are moving forward with their songwriting contest, we now have a report that they’re opening up a summer camp for 12-15 year olds.