Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up

In case you missed anything, here are some highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice:

Artists House Music

• Being Prepared When Opportunity Knocks http://is.gd/7qDw4
• SEA Conference Lecture: Keeping Your Creative Soul Alive in the World of Business – Full Session http://ow.ly/11PF1
• Music Industry Profile: Artist Manager Delante Murphy http://ow.ly/115zj
• Coin a Phrase: The Leveling http://is.gd/7qGbB

Music Business News:

• All Music Ally’s MIDEM coverage in one place http://ow.ly/11Pj2
• Class action vs. record labels over peer-to-peer suits hanging by a thread http://ow.ly/129ue
• Shazam Clarifies Reports On Download Figures http://ow.ly/129sE
• Merger Payday: Live Nation Shells Out Millions In Bonuses http://ow.ly/129qx Ahem. I’m sure they’ve earned it.
• AOL Tries To Seed SXSW With Coverage Of 2,000 Bands http://ow.ly/11Pkj
• Broadcasters Sue BMI For Expanded Direct Licensing, Lower License Fees and Access to Cue Sheets http://ow.ly/11w5m
• RIAA offers to settle Thomas-Rasset case for $25,000 http://ow.ly/11t32
• IFPI’s 2009 Digital Music Report http://ow.ly/114RL
• DOJ Approves Modified Ticketmaster, Live Nation Merger http://ow.ly/10O9z
• Spotify Hits 250K Paid Subscribers; U.S. Rollout Still Unknown http://ow.ly/10O9d
• MySpace teams with SoundExchange to find bands that are owed money http://is.gd/76dtw

Artist Advice:

• “At its core, innovation is applied creativity.” http://bit.ly/bCvQrd
• Building Audience Diversity Through Social Networking – Part One http://ow.ly/11PjA
• Sound Accounting - 1099 Issues for Musicians by Alyson Miller, CPA http://ow.ly/11PcK
• Jeff Jarvis says it succinctly: “Marketers’ ultimate goal should be to eliminate advertising by improving their products and relationships”
• Preparing for Tour with an Independent Musician http://ow.ly/114Qs
• This is very true! “There are always more than two options” http://sivers.org/options
• linchpin: ten questions for seth godin http://ow.ly/10hEU