Just a few weeks after the anniversary of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint release, RocNation decides to milk the legacy even more by issuing an anniversary, blue vinyl edition in limited quantities. Read the rest of this entry »
“Along with YouTube, Vevo has proved there is huge demand for music videos online, especially when they are offered for free, supported by ads. A model that provokes some controversy for pure streaming music has been less contentious when it comes to videos – perhaps because the number of videos sold beforehand was too low to justify cannibalisation fears. Read the rest of this entry »
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Live Nation Introduces ‘Digital Wristbands’ to Replace Paper Tickets [Spinner] Read the rest of this entry »
The Scrooge McDucks @ Live Nation coughed up what looks to be a pretty sweet deal, offering buy one, get one free on ticket purchases this Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Looks like while Live Nation was busy plucking away major artists from seemingly every genre of music, they forgot one thing – they don’t know how to service and promote albums. After years of dealing strictly with promoting concerts and tours, they’ll now be faced with the task of marketing these albums as well as working singles for radio/video play. Not that it’d be hard to promote a new Madonna, Shakira, Nickelback, or Jay-Z album. You see how much Def Jam’s been involved with all The Blueprint 3 news we’ve heard within the last week. With artists like this it’s easy to get the word out about their projects. Read the rest of this entry »
Apparently, Jay-z has signed on with LiveNation for meal ticket.
Two quotes sum up this whole thing to me. Read the rest of this entry »
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