Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Market Share

He not busy being born is busy dying "It’s Alright Ma, (I’m Only Bleeding)"Bob Dylan I’m reading the new "BusinessWeek".  Or as it now says on the front page, "Bloomberg BusinessWeek".  And that makes all the difference. I noticed it last week.  The usual tech suspect was gone.  The guy who was a mealy-mouthed me-too […]

Sales-Week Ending-1/3/10

1. Susan Boyle "I Dreamed A Dream" Sales this week: 136,566Weeks on: 6Cume: 3,103,828 TV didn’t sell this album, the narrative did. My point is, just because you’re on television, that doesn’t mean anybody will want to buy your music.  Otherwise, Snooki would be number one! But here we have a story.  Unattractive wannabe makes […]

TM/LN

Ticketmaster and Live Nation need to merge for their bottom lines, not to screw you. Let me tell you how this works.  TM has been spun off from IAC, its stock stands (or falls) on its own.  What’s going to make the stock go up? Is TM suddenly going to sell many more tickets?  Is […]

RZA Responds

From: RZA (Wu-Tang Clan)Re: World Domination Not a bad view. Yet don’t overlook that all the above could be by design. Music cost to makes so it should have a turn around. Even a corner beggar with a guitar or voice makes coins and dollars with his music. Music being free on the internet is […]