…and so very difficult to sell one thousand. Grant Robertson’s on fire over at the Digital Music Weblog, and he’s totally right about the pricing of online downloads. Fifteen years ago, if you had to get your hands on a…
Juliana Hatfield Lets Fans Run a Tab
She’s launching an honor system and requesting that, in exchange for the downloadable, DRM-free MP3s she’s posting to the site, that fans send in at least 50 cents for each copy they like/keep. [ via The Digital Music Weblog ]
MySpace Teams with Snocap to Help Independent Musicians Sell MP3s
I think this is an overall brilliant move. MySpace has created an audience that’s craving new music, and Snocap’s finally got a business model and a niche that it can use to succeed. However, I want to raise a note…
links for 2006-09-03
MySpace To Sell Music Through Snocap (tags: musicbusiness) Harley Quine (tags: wordpress plugin)
links for 2006-09-02
EMI says “Let it be”, The Beatles ask court for “Help” (tags: musicbusiness) SpiralFrog Misses the Point of Digital Music (tags: musicbusiness)
links for 2006-09-01
Poet’s love letter is a hoax If you ever thought musicians could be mean to each other, look at what goes on between rival poetry biographers! RIAA “Back to School” Message Attacked as Misleading …and don’t even get us started…
links for 2006-08-31
Colbert on pop culture: It’s Crumbelievable! “Why can’t awesome be what music executives say it is?” (tags: musicbusiness) What’s Next, Ramen Noodles? If guitar tab sites can be shut down, can a ramen noodle clampdown be far behind? (tags: musicbusiness)…
Music Business Q&A Live Calls for September
I just added three new “open phones” conference calls for our members — you can sign up from the “Classes” page! If you’ve never been to one of our open phones calls, here’s how it works. You dial up a…
Why Are Reality Shows So Good At Creating Hit Music?
“Sampling Creates Audience.” It’s a phrase we used to use a lot around my office when I worked in radio, and it’s true no matter what business you’re in. While radio has worked hard to weed out the unfamiliar, television…
In the Age of the Long Tail, What Does a Hit Mean?
Plenty of debate has been swirling around Chris Anderson’s notion of the “Long Tail,” including Marc Fisher’s Washington Post column. Fisher posits that audiences still crave “hits” and that musicians (like other creative people) will always strive to reach the…
What’s the Real Value of a Song? Free Downloads and Sponsored MP3s.
For years, I have written and lectured about how your songs (as downloadable MP3s) are your very best promotional vehicle. They contain value themselves, but making the process of getting them into your fans’ iPods and CD changers is where…
The University of Pennsylvania is a Libra, and Does Not Want Kids
You know the whole MySpace thing is out of hand when Ivy League universities have their own profiles.