Browsing all posts in January, 2009.
MuxTape Re-emergence
MuxTape, who shut down under pressure from the RIAA late last year, has re-emerged in a “legal” format. MuxTape hit the industry by storm by offering the ability to create “mixed tapes” online and share them with friends. The site would gather songs located around the internet to supply content for these mixed online playlists. [...]
My Record Label is National Geographic?
As the music industry travels through unprecedented waters, new opportunities are being opened up to companies that would not be expected to join the industry. The latest example is the recent news that National Geographic has just launched a music label, Nat Geo Music. They already exist as a music division, but will now promote [...]
Oasis in China
The British rock band Oasis has quite the international music tour in process for 2009. Oasis will be touring extensively in Western Europe for the first few months of the year. Towards the end of March / beginning of April, Oasis will head to the Far East for shows in Japan, South Korea, and China. [...]
Resort Tours
What is a good way for a hotel resort to rev up some business during these tough economic times? How about hire a band for the weekend. That’s exactly what the Atlantis Paradise Island hotel in the Bahamas is doing. The Atlantis is hosting the Jonas Brothers for dates in March, April, & May. The [...]
Radiohead Experiment
At the recent Midem music conference in Cannes, Brian Message, co-manager of Radiohead, revealed a little of the successes he had with the “pay-what-you-want” business model for Radiohead’s last album release. Without providing exact numbers, Message said that the band had received revenue well above the cost of album production. But an even more important [...]
Bacardi Groove
Bacardi, the famous rum producer, has initiated a novel approach to sharing music. Bacardi has partnered with the band Groove Armada, a big beat duo out of England, to be one of the online distributors of the band’s new EP. The idea is for users to promote Groove Armada through Bacardi’s B-Live site. Users can [...]
3G in India
An industry report released yesterday predicted that India will have 90 million 3G users by the year 2013. 3G service allows for fast downloads and relatively fast internet speeds for mobile devices. These 90 million users are expected to form 12% of the total wireless user base. This has major implications for anyone with a [...]
Artist Communication
Kanye West was recently described as one of the industry’s best communicators in terms of connecting with fans. At the recent MidemNet conference in Cannes, Billboard moderated a panel discussion that highlighted ways artists could connect with their fan base. Kanye was referenced as an example of an artist actively adding content, especially with his [...]
Universal & Kyte
Universal continues to make headlines with some innovative new approaches for the music industry. These include initiatives both in the international realm and in the digital realm. Their most recent announcement is a deal signed with the media platform company Kyte. Kyte allows companies (and in this case artists) to upload content in real time [...]
Coldplay Income
Coldplay brought in a total $81.6 million dollars in 2008. The breakdown is as follows: – $40.8 million in concert revenue- $35 million in cd sales- $6 million in individual track downloads Their average concert ticket price was $79.87. Coldplay came in 6th on the list of total income. Madonna came in first place with [...]
