Music & Recording
How the Internet is reinventing music
Category: Music & Recording Written by Molly McHugh @ DigitalTrends.com
Paying for music isn't dead: The Web is giving it new life. We've compiled some ways that the Internet is changing music for the better.
The music industry has been in a state of flux for awhile now. It feels like the moment Napster debuted, the entire market turned on a dime and has been grappling with the constant change every since. P2P download sites, iTunes, and the near-death of CDs has not been kind to music’s profitability – but there is hope.
The Internet may have been too big a game-changer for the industry to immediately adapt to, but now it’s shaping and creating new avenues for music to explore. And better yet – new ways to profit.
Music discovery applications
One of the best parts of the changing state of music is that music discovery sites have become hugely popular. We can remember the frustration of buying an entire CD only to be stuck with 10 songs you have no intention of listening to (and which the artists knew full well wouldn’t see the light of day). You would just get stuck in a rut, listening to the same artists churn out the same music, only a fraction of which you liked.
And then sites like Pandora came along, and in its wake sites like MOG, Last.fm, and Grooveshark. They aren’t catch-alls, and every so often you’re bound to be annoyed by the ratio of hits to misses. But they could replace radio (which is losing listeners) as a jumping off point for new artists, and an introduction to new hits for more veteran acts. All while including advertising possibilities and pricing options.
Last Updated on Saturday - 02.18.12 @ 1:20 AM
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Google Sticks It To Record Labels
Category: Music & Recording Written by Wayne Rosso
Billboard Magazine reported last night that Google would be finally be launching its long anticipated music locker service today—without major label licenses.
As you probably know, the news of Google’s intentions to follow Amazon’s lead and bypass the typical music industry tsuris was first reported here a few weeks ago.
The Billboard story cites sources that say Sony and Universal were the problem children whose demands pushed Google down this path. In my previous story, I identified Sony as the sticking point for Google’s plans and I am slightly surprised to hear that Universal was that problematic as well. I’ve always been very candid in my opinion that UMG’s digital maven Rob Wells is the best in the business, but I’m starting to hear rumblings that UMG CEO Lucian Grainge is starting to gum up the works on some important digital deals. Google just may have been one of them. There’s a feeling out there that Steve Jobs may have gotten to Grainge in much the same way he got to Doug Morris and has “impressed” upon him the importance that iTunes get favored nations–plus one.
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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Record Store Day
Category: Music & Recording Written by RecordStoreDay.com
The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally.
This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April.
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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