Music industry
We’ll Pay You to Listen to This
The music industry is dying, and the smart money says the key to success is giving music away for free.Scott Blaszakhas a better idea: he’ll pay you $10 to download his album. “Free is not enough!” Blaszak says. He has a name for his revolutionary business model: “PremiFree.” You saw it here first (Featuring Pace […]
You’ve never heard of this music service, but it knows more about you than Pandora
Next time you pass on a song in Rdio or listen to something on MTV.com, think about the digital trail you’re leaving. That trail goes to a service called The Echo Nest, and it’s helping companies from MTV to VRBO tailor the music they present to you.
Live in-Studio: Haim
The three sisters of the pop-rock band Haim have the kind of story biopic producers must dream about. Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim grew up in Southern California playing classic rock and 80s pop covers in a band called Rockinhaim with their father, a retired Israeli soccer player, and mother, a singer who once won […]
Big shift in copyright law effective in new year changes rights for artists
Way back in 1976, Congress changed the way copyright law works, but delayed the practical implementation until 2013. With 2013 just around the corner, artists are preparing to reclaim the rights to popular works that they created from 1978.
