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The Orchard to Release Sesame Street Songs, Performances

New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of music and video content, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Sesame Workshop to make Sesame...

Survey: 76% Would Pay Small Fee for Local Radio on Cell...

New York - A new survey commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), a radio industry trade group, found that 76% of U.S. cell phone...

Report: U.S. Ad Spending Up 5.7% in First Half of 2010

New York - U.S. ad spending was up 5.7% in the first half of 2010, to $63.57 billion, according to a report from Kantar Media. ...

Fan-Financed Recordings Site Slicethepie Rejiggers Platform

London - Slicethepie, a fan-financed recordings service, on Monday announced wide-ranging changes to its platform, which among other things will now provide all artists with 100%...

Sony's Gracenote Processes 200 Billionth Media ID Lookup

Emeryville, Calif. - Gracenote, a provider of music identification and mobile music services acquired two years ago by Sony Corp. of America, said that its media...

Bandcamp Adds Fees for Bands Offering Free Downloads

Los Angeles - Bandcamp, a publishing platform for musicians that lets them upload and sell or give away their tracks, has announced that bands using the...

IODA to Add Next Big Sound's Music Social Media Analytics

Berlin - IODA, a digital distributor of independent music said on Thursday that it has partnered with Next Big Sound, a provider of social media analytics...

Aussie Music Promo Site Posse.com Secures Funding

Los Angeles - Posse.com, an Australia-based service that lets users operate music and concert ticket stores that earn them commissions, has raised an undisclosed amount of...

Report: 3% of Twitter Servers Dedicated to Justin Bieber

San Francisco - A full 3% of Twitter's server infrastructure is dedicated to pop singer Justin Bieber, according to a tweet from a Web designer citing...

TuneCore Offers Distribution Discount for ASCAP Members

New York - Performing rights organization ASCAP on Wednesday announced a partnership with TuneCore, a service that helps artists distribute their works through digital retailers like...