iLike, Early Digital Music Trailblazer, Officially Dead
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Entrepreneurs and investors take note: iLike went from a leadership position in social music to nothingness in less than the span between summer Olympics. iLike was a trailblazer in connecting people with music they love. It allowed music fans to follow their favorite artists\' music and tour dates a.. .. read more..
Fight Continues Over 1993 Hip-Hop Hits
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Alvertis Isbell (Al Bell, ex-Chairman of Stax Records) owned two companies in the 1990s, music publisher Alvertis Music and label Bellmark Records. Bellmark allegedly gained the rights to Tag Team\'s \'Whoomp! (There It Is)\' and Duice\'s \'Dazzey Duks,\' and DM Records licensed the recordings in 1997. Wh.. .. read more..
VEVO accused of short changing indie publishers
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Sony/Universal owned video site VEVO has been accused of unfair play in the US by Matt Pincus, the boss of indie publisher Songs Music Publishing. Pincus claims VEVO is failing to pay royalties to independent music publishers, despite recently boasting $150 million in revenues last year, and of .. .. read more..
Paul McCartney Is Now Pulling His Albums from \'All Streaming Services\'
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Paul McCartney is now pulling both solo and Wings content from \'all streaming services.,\' That of course encompasses Spotify, though a representative Wednesday morning clarified that removals on Spotify actually happened in 2010. McCartney and Wings content is getting ripped down from other streamin.. .. read more..
Universal City deletes Buddy Holly, Muddy Waters and Patsy Cline
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Fifteen or so years since Universal Music Group left for Santa Monica, the honchos at Universal City are taking down the signs on various streets and driveways that honor music legends. Going up in their place are signs naming movie figures of the past. Buddy Holly Drive has become W.C. Fields Drive.. .. read more..
Bronfman: Spotify is a real and growing revenue stream
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. is a big fan of Spotify. In what was likely his final interview before leaving Warner Music, Bronfman defended Spotify\'s ability to drive more value for artists and labels. \'Everywhere we look, Spotify is incrementally positive,\' Bronfman said. He note.. .. read more..
Web radio aggregator breaks into audience measurement turf with TuneIn Amplifier
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Streaming radio aggregator TuneIn today launched a new analytics platform intended to provide broadcasters with free detailed info about their online listening. Called TuneIn Amplifier, the service reveals how many unique listeners tuned in, how many total listens (or \'tunes,\' bascially the equivale.. .. read more..
Cricket Wireless has the music industry feeling chirpy
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
For the embattled music industry, hope lies inside a small corner store in the City Heights section of San Diego. In a neighborhood chock-full of Mexican, Vietnamese and Somalian restaurants, Larry Woelfel, a 40-year-old unemployed lab technician, waited with two dozen customers to buy cellphones an.. .. read more..
Indie Artist Outsources Music Video To Bangalore, India With Surprising Results
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Browsing the music thread on Reddit, I stumbled upon Drew Smith, an independent artist from Hamilton, Ontario. What caught my eye was the following headline, which had me incredibly intrigued: \'My brother outsourced his new music video to Bangalore, India. This is what he got back.\' Was I intrigued?.. .. read more..
Complete Historical Masters, Universal Music
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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