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Live Nation Jams With AdBrite
By David A. Utter - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 5:46pm.
Concert promoter Live Nation partnered with the AdBrite network on its eFan Finder to help the company track the thousands of shows it presents annually.
Metallica Changes Download Tune
By Jason Lee Miller - Thu, 05/01/2008 - 2:43pm. 4 comments
The old joke is that Metallica sold out in 45 minutes—not a concert, just sold out. The wicked bass and drums didn't score any points with purists when the band did a 180 and decided MTV was good for their career after all, nor were any points scored when they went after Napster. Those who know exactly what I'm talking about will also double-take when I tell you the band is cool with online music these days.That may be because Trent Reznor and Radiohead were able to prove the concept that downloads are good for business.
No More Rainbows: Radiohead Won't Repeat Online Stunt
By David A. Utter - Wed, 04/30/2008 - 6:50pm. 2 comments
So much for riding at the vanguard of a new wave of music distribution, as Radiohead declares its In Rainbows online experiment a one-time deal.
Pirating Kelly Clarkson
By David A. Utter - Mon, 04/07/2008 - 5:41pm. 5 comments
American Idol fave Clarkson wasn't especially pleased about four songs in the works hitting the Internet; we grabbed them during a stroll for bagels.
Streaming Media To Reach $70 Billion
By Mike Sachoff - Thu, 04/03/2008 - 3:54pm.
Streaming video and music will bring in $70 billion in revenue over the next six years according to a new study from Insight Research," Streaming Media, IPTV, and Broadband Transport: Telecommunications Carriers and Entertainment Services 2008-2013."This covers revenues generated from digital audio and video files over the Internet, an IPTV network and mobile devices. The files can be streamed on-de3mand or in real time, but cannot be stored locally.
Yahoo Music's Rogers Rocks Out To Startup
By David A. Utter - Thu, 04/03/2008 - 7:49am. 1 comment
Ian Rogers decided life at the top of a music startup called Topspin Media looked better than his gig at Yahoo Music.
Bronfman, Warner Music To Internet: Gimme
By David A. Utter - Fri, 03/28/2008 - 6:53am. 1 comment
Music tycoon Edgar Bronfman, Jr., would like to bundle a fee into your Internet access in exchange for unlimited access to music.
Who's #2 In Music Downloads?
By Bruce Houghton - Thu, 03/27/2008 - 2:23pm.
Earlier this week USA Today
R.E.M. Launching New Album On iLike
By Janet Meiners - Tue, 03/11/2008 - 1:09pm.
When someone suggested that Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M., release the band’s new album “Accelerate” on the social networking site iLike - he liked the idea. The move will make history and is another sign of the music industry’s loss of power.The entire album will be streamed on the site a week before it is released to the public on April 1st. Hopefully the servers will hold up.
Facebook Courting Major Record Labels
By Mike Sachoff - Wed, 03/05/2008 - 10:41am. 1 comment
Facebook is in discussions with major record labels to launch a music service on the site, according to sources familiar with the situation.The discussions with the record labels are being called "preliminary" but record executives said they thought a service would offer users free streams of music, supported by advertising along with the ability to pay for downloads in MP3 format.
