Last.fm Adds Videos: Last.fm just added 12,000 music videos to its site today following a deal with Universal Music. The deal is funded through advertising. Warner just pulled its catalog off of Last.fm finding it not profitable.
New Study/ Thieves Pay For Music? Eighty percent of illegal file-swappers would be interested in a paying for a legal file-sharing service that gave them universal access to digital music, according to a new study. We think the study is full of it. I think someone just wants buffet of music for a monthly cost..
Court Allows Transfer of Promotional CDs: Troy Augusto who regularly sells promo CD’s on ebay was sued by Universal Music for copyright infringement. The court ruled against Universal.
Climbing: Carolina Liar is climbing up fast on the alternative rock charts. Check out the track I’m Not Over.
Recommended Listening: Take Me by Kingsley
Orphans Works Update: Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Congressman John Hall (D-NY) (formerly of Orleans and the only professional musician in Congress) will host a town hall meeting on the controversial “orphan works” legislation on Saturday, June 21, at 2pm at the Sunset Grill in Nashville. The event is free and open to the public.
ISP’s Embracing Music Biz: Read the article ‘Cash, not idealism, behind ISP embrace of music biz‘ that talks about ISPs wanting a piece of the fat ad/content pie.
Breakout Artists: Who are the breakout artists this year? can you name them?
Saving Abel is definitely a breakout new artist this year.
Breakout artists so far:
Katy Perry
Flobots
Ludo – is a maybe
leona lewis
and I guess Saving abel…
Bands that should do the same later this year:
Innerpartysystem
Thriving Ivory
Ryan Star
The Spill Canvas – “All Over You” is still going strong
Carolina Liar could crossover to Hot AC easily.
Low Vs Diamond – love “Heart Attack”
& I really hope – Anberlin
o, and Vampire Weekend?
Lotsa ladies doing well this year…
Katy Perry will have at least one more single…
Ingrid Michaelson as well…
Duffy and Adele will be around a bit longer….
Up-and-comers include Meiko and Priscilla Ahn…
New Bands that could breakout. Keep in mind it usually takes about 6 months after a cd release before a band is embraced by the mainstream. So an album released now probably won’t be talked about by the average listener until December. This happened with Paramore, and The Fray among others. :
Carolina Liar
Baumer (great new album)
Flobots
Forever The Sickest Kids
Anberlin
Meese (once they get their debut album finished)
The Music (3rd album “Strength In Numbers” released in the UK today.)
The Spill Canvas
Rehab (not really a breakout band since they’ve been around for 8 years.)
Overrated Bands:
Safetysuit (they sound like a less talented switchfoot)
Saving Abel (another nickelback clone)
Top 5 Breakthrough Artists of 2008
Sara Bareilles
Leona Lewis
Katy Perry
Jon Robert
Ingrid Michaelson
The Maine (www.myspace.com/themaine), hands down. With big tours with All Time Low and Boys Like Girls/Good Charlotte already on schedule, this band could do 100,000 copies by years end. New album drops on July 8th.
Meese will probably break out in 2009.
Saving Abel keeps selling consistently so they will probably break.
Another Black Day is a good breakout band. Song is #20 on the rock charts, tours w/ Drowning Pool and Candlebox, great sound range from alt rock to heavy metal – can appeal to the whole market
Plus the singer’s got pipes.