Posts Tagged: record labels

RIP Main Street Records

iTunes now accounts for 28 percent of all music sales in the US, up from 4 percent from last year according to NPD Group. Amazon and Walmart are now tied for second at 12 percent apiece.

RIP Main Street Records

iTunes now accounts for 28 percent of all music sales in the US, up from 4 percent from last year according to NPD Group. Amazon and Walmart are now tied for second at 12 percent apiece.

A YouTube Star Makes It Big

Susan Boyle is an example to file away for every conversation you have to have with clients about whether or not clicks online can actually turn into dollars somewhere down the line. The answer is most definitely yes. The show

A YouTube Star Makes It Big

Susan Boyle is an example to file away for every conversation you have to have with clients about whether or not clicks online can actually turn into dollars somewhere down the line. The answer is most definitely yes. The show

Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music

A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to

Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music

A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to

Mariah On Fi-yah

As music sales continue to drop like they’re not so hot throughout the industry, Island Def Jam Music Group is jamming on a new business model: integrating brands into artists’ CD booklets. The first deal, created for the Mariah Carey

Mariah On Fi-yah

As music sales continue to drop like they’re not so hot throughout the industry, Island Def Jam Music Group is jamming on a new business model: integrating brands into artists’ CD booklets. The first deal, created for the Mariah Carey

That Wedding Video

Chris Brown’s people couldn’t have asked for better PR. Here’s hoping it doesn’t make people forget why he’s been shunned in the first place. Over the last ten days (July 30, 2009), 12 million people have watched Jill Peterson and

That Wedding Video

Chris Brown’s people couldn’t have asked for better PR. Here’s hoping it doesn’t make people forget why he’s been shunned in the first place. Over the last ten days (July 30, 2009), 12 million people have watched Jill Peterson and

Follow Up: Musicians Going It Alone

From the kids at NPR… The Posies: How Do Bands Make Money Now? July 29, 2009 – The Posies’ members were barely out of their teens when they got a major-label record deal and saw their power-pop records storm commercial

Follow Up: Musicians Going It Alone

From the kids at NPR… The Posies: How Do Bands Make Money Now? July 29, 2009 – The Posies’ members were barely out of their teens when they got a major-label record deal and saw their power-pop records storm commercial

Musicians Going It (Mostly) Alone

From the NYT: There was a time when most aspiring musicians had the same dream: to sign a deal with a major record label. Now, with the structure of the music business shifting radically, some industry iconoclasts are sidestepping the

Musicians Going It (Mostly) Alone

From the NYT: There was a time when most aspiring musicians had the same dream: to sign a deal with a major record label. Now, with the structure of the music business shifting radically, some industry iconoclasts are sidestepping the