As a child of the nineties, I could imagine nothing more exciting than one day seeing my name at the top of the Billboard 200.…
Coming out of the shadows of Western Santa Monica, California is small company looking to revolutionize the digital market for artists. Topspin Media is set…
In the last decade FM radio has declined dramatically, creating a void that promoters, producers, and artists struggled to fill. That is until the inception…
The symbol of the secondary ticket market is that umbrageous character standing outside Gillette stadium in a dark overcoat offering tickets for a less-then-modest profit.…
On July 1st of this year the United States Copyright office, a division of the Library of Congress, introduced two new forms to be used…
In the middle of October, courtesy of The MBJ, I traveled to New York City for a special event, the 2008 Media and Money Conference.…
In the music industry, there is a fine line between artistry and a solid business sense. In order to preserve artistry in today’s industry, a…
It’s been a long road for Lala.com. The website, which initially started in 2006 as a CD swap-by-mail company, has switched focus a number of…
The current financial crisis is proving to make credit markets very scarce throughout the United States. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find loans to…
A new Beatles release is coming! Only this time it’s coming to a gaming console, rather than a record player. In late October, it was…
Since its formation, MySpace has continued to be profoundly influential in the music industry. Millions of people flock to the networking website daily to listen…
Entertainment retailer Best Buy has announced a plan to buy online music service Napster for $121 million dollars. Napster, which is now a subscription service…
Traditionally royalties are paid to composers, labels, and publishers through music societies like BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC for the public performance of their music on…
The music industry has been moving away from CD’s for some time now, and digital music has moved right into the forefront. For a long…