Two sites in particular help fans fund albums, the hope is to have the fanbase generate revenue and pay for production costs, something that in the past the Labels used to do.
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Put Your Money Where Your Indie Rock Is
March 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
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The Secret Life of a Serial CEO: Nimbit
March 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Discovered this in the print version a few days ago, its from January but an interesting look at Nimbit and VC funding.
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Only Wal-Mart sells more music than iTunes
February 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Apple’s music store moves past Best Buy to capture the second spot behind Wal-Mart stores. This is less then a year since the company overtook Amazon as the nation’s third-largest retailer.
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Half of Music Sales in US Will be Digital by 2011
February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Fabchannel Scores Major-Label Live Concert Streaming Deal
February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off
A new pact means anyone with a broadband connection can watch live shows by Universal Music artists like DJ Shadow and Feist for free, straight from a pair of high-tech Amsterdam clubs.
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Music 2.0 – new book from Gerd Leonhard
February 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Fed Up With MySpace? Join the Club and Delete Your Account
January 30th, 2008 · Comments Off
Are the days of MySpace numbered or is Wired off on another wild tangent?
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imeem Buys Anywhere.FM Because They’re Everywhere imeem Wants to Be
January 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Social media network (and all around player, in all meanings of the word) Imeem has announced that it will buy Anywhere.FM, a San Francisco-based Internet media service.
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Yahoo! Looks to Revive Flatlining Music Service
January 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Social site imeem will play free Universal Music songs
December 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment
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The article goes into very specific detail and is a worthy read for any musician that wants to make better...