Useless Fact Of The Week

The Doors were the first American rock band to have eight consecutive gold records. 

As It Was Read

Here are a few stories that may have been missed or, as I usually call it… my round-up of the news.

 

Billboard is reporting a slip in digital sales…. (billboard)

 

Are we looking at the end of radio as we know it? Industry Ears examines … (IE)

 

$14million paid to WMG execs…. what? (hypebot)

 

A New Jimi Hendrix album is set for release? (nme)

I know some of this is older news but, if you didn’t know, now you do. One more for now….

Arizona Principal Suspended – seems he had poor judgement - (yahoo)

Have a great week!

Sunday Reading

Here are a few things that I have come across that I would like to share:


The Dirty Side of The Music Business -- Duff McKagan is making some good points here (dside)


Have you seen this? The Google Wave

White Men Can't Rap? That's a decision for you to make. (shockhound)

Tone Loc collapses...... I hope he is doing well. (THR)

Napster Lowers Prices

Online music service, Napster, is set to drop the price of its least-expensive subscription music plan from $12.95 down to $5.

This low-cost subscription plan will allow users access to unrestricted streaming of its 7 million-song catalog and a new offering of five DRM-free downloads per month.



This plan is currently restricted to U.S. subscribers at this time.



The premium subscription will still cost $14.95 for users who would like to take content with them on portable devices (The i-pod is still not included).



At this time it is unclear if those subscribers will have the same access to the low-cost subscribers with the five free downloads.

Congrats To Beatport

Consumed By Music And Media would like to congradulate Beatport.com on their win in the Best Dance Music Speciality Retailer Category at this years IDMA. This is their fourth time being honored.

To learn more please go here: beatportal

MusicDish and Tryxo Form Partnership

Online music retailer, Tryxo, and music media firm, MusicDish, have reached and agreement to provide strategic brand marketing as well as music new integration through MusicDish's Mi2N newswire network. Tryxo is to provide a new online retail point-of-sale for its growing roster artists.



MusicDish will provide PR and saturated marketing through its networkof websites and blogs for Tryxo as well as banner advertising through tis newswire network of nearly forty websites.



For more info:

Tryxo


MusicDish