Weekly Wrap-Up

In case you missed it, here are some of this week’s highlights in music business news and artist advice. As always, you can join the conversation with us on twitter.

NEWS

• Warner Music Group Q1 Revenues drop 12% http://ow.ly/aqg
• Jimmy Eat World launches Twitter concert-specific forums (yeah! leverage the tech!) http://ow.ly/aqq
• YouTube Grabs 41% Share With 100M Viewers http://ow.ly/bdt
• Corey Smith’s Managers Responds To $4.2M Claim http://ow.ly/9bH
• New Digital Music Tech By Christians For Christians http://ow.ly/bdp
• Live Nation and Ticketmaster Preparing  Merger http://ow.ly/9PE
• An Angry Springsteen Opposes Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger http://ow.ly/aqk
• Nine Inch Nails case study - A video from Midem - http://ow.ly/aqi
• Bicardi discusses its relationship with band Groove Armada (what do you guys think of sponsorships like this?) http://ow.ly/aqh
• Billions for Wall Street Bonuses, Budget Cuts for the Arts http://ow.ly/b9k
• EMI Interim Report http://ow.ly/9cd
• Sony’s Financial Report http://ow.ly/8El

ADVICE, THOUGHT, OPINION

• Some Good Booking Advice (though I think you should be thinking about doing shows in alternative venues) http://ow.ly/aQx
• Artist Path to Market Post #2: Navigating the Hype Machine http://ow.ly/bbf
• Daily D.I.Y. - Create A Video Sampler http://ow.ly/bdu
• “Help! I Have 24 Hours to Save a Horrible Mix” http://ow.ly/bbv
• “Leave No Stone Unturned” - Wondering how to leverage social media? Here’s some great advice: http://ow.ly/aqm
• Musician Business Cards http://ow.ly/aqo
• If you missed our live chat this week, we’ve got it recorded for your viewing pleasure here: http://ow.ly/abA
• Best and Worst Day Jobs for Musicians http://ow.ly/9Q0
• AH Vault: Building Your Own Social Network http://ow.ly/9So
• CNET has a pretty great glossary of music and music business terms: http://ow.ly/9Qw
• Some Post-Midem Thoughts from @hypebot http://ow.ly/9PJ
• Games > Albums http://ow.ly/9c8
• How Is the Economy Affecting You? http://ow.ly/9c6
• Daily D.I.Y. - Know Where Your Fans Are http://ow.ly/9bK
• Daily D.I.Y. - Better Email Blasts http://ow.ly/8Er
• Bands in Video Games, and What I Was Doing in 1982 from @atomzooey http://ow.ly/8HP
• “Muxtape Remixed” http://ow.ly/8P8
• The Art (or Act) of Doing http://ow.ly/8Es
• The Bloomberg Music/Radio Tax http://ow.ly/8Em
• Sync Licensing versus Master Licensing http://ow.ly/8Ei
• Here’s a GREAT and comprehensive list of bands and labels on Twitter! http://ow.ly/7Mh