http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/11/digg-for-music/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/11/digg-for-music/comment-page-1/#comment-79065 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Music 2007 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:03:40 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/11/digg-for-music/#comment-79065 [...] Music 2007 It’s been a tough year to be in the music industry. Sales of the labels bread and butter products – CDs, cassettes LPs etc. – have fallen 15% in the U.S in 2007. Consumers are spending more on other forms of entertainment such as DVDs and video games. Even artists are shunning the major labels. Madonna signed a huge deal with a concert promoter, Prince gave out copies of his CD with a newspaper, Paul McCartney decided to work with Starbucks and Radiohead released “In Rainbows” for free on the internet. Other obvious pressures include file-sharing, the rise of Apple as a giant in one of the only growth segments of the industry and emerging online competitors such as Sellaband and thesixtyone. [...] [...] Music 2007 It’s been a tough year to be in the music industry. Sales of the labels bread and butter products – CDs, cassettes LPs etc. – have fallen 15% in the U.S in 2007. Consumers are spending more on other forms of entertainment such as DVDs and video games. Even artists are shunning the major labels. Madonna signed a huge deal with a concert promoter, Prince gave out copies of his CD with a newspaper, Paul McCartney decided to work with Starbucks and Radiohead released “In Rainbows” for free on the internet. Other obvious pressures include file-sharing, the rise of Apple as a giant in one of the only growth segments of the industry and emerging online competitors such as Sellaband and thesixtyone. [...]

]]> http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/11/digg-for-music/comment-page-1/#comment-72172 Ian Da Silva Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:50:35 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/11/digg-for-music/#comment-72172 An interesting partnership was announced between Sellaband and Amazon in the UK. While not yet in full operation, Amazon plans to have a dedicated store featuring the 50 top-reviewed Sellaband acts' CDs available for £8.99 and revenues will be shared equally between the artists, Sellaband and supporting fans. I'll be keeping a close watch to see how this evolution of the Sellaband concept progresses and the major labels' reactions. An interesting partnership was announced between Sellaband and Amazon in the UK. While not yet in full operation, Amazon plans to have a dedicated store featuring the 50 top-reviewed Sellaband acts’ CDs available for £8.99 and revenues will be shared equally between the artists, Sellaband and supporting fans. I’ll be keeping a close watch to see how this evolution of the Sellaband concept progresses and the major labels’ reactions.

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