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#AnotherBleedingMusicService Time for music tech innovations not iterations

Why the music business needs some fresh thinking when it comes to leveraging technology

image Oxegen 2013: it’s on

We can expect more line-up announcements soon, now that Festival Republic have lodged a planning application for a two-day event in Co Kildare

image So now you know who gets some of those excessive Ticketmaster fees….

Papers lodged in the High Court in the case over the management of the Electric Picnic have brought the issue of Ticketmaster rebates to light

Every little helps: Tesco are one of the brands advertising on piracy sites The brands and big companies flying the Jolly Roger

How big advertisers are making it lucrative for pirate sites to stay in business

Girls-Aloud-600x300 Why women don’t rule OK at music companies

The rarest sight in the music business? A female boss at a major record label or live music company.

google_logo_682_571408a For streaming, one service will soon tower above all others

How the imminent Google Music music service is going to change the goalposts on the streaming pitch

ifpi_digital_music_2013_report_650 Time for a party: global music sales are on the rise again

Yesterday’s report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry shows music sales have increased for the first time since 1999

Hats off to a second-hand single that’s far from shabby

Right now, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the brace of rappers from Seattle, are sitting pretty at the top of various charts worldwide with “Thrift Shop”. Thrift shop dudes Macklemore and Ryan Lewis We’ve heard plenty of hip-hop cuts with pop …