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The Long Tail Myth: The Long Tail suggests that blockbusters will be less lucrative because of competition and more options. Anita Elberse, a Harvard Business School associate professor suggests new evidence tells a different story. Based on Rhapsody music data and DVD rental data from an Australian Netflix clone called Quickflix, she concludes that the blockbusters are not losing share to the long tail of niche products in those markets; indeed, they’re gaining it. Read the full article here.

Tickmaster Wins Against Automated Bots: Ticketmaster has been awarded more than $18 million in its case against RMG Technologies. RMG Technologies were “bombarding Ticketmaster’s Web site with millions of automated ticket requests denying “the public access to tens of thousands of tickets.

Fantasia dropped by 19 Management? Fantasia has been dropped by 19 Management, yet she still has her contract with J Records. Fantasia record sales have been decent compared to other idols.

Unoriginal: The Wall Street Journal has an article titled ‘Musician Makes Tunes By Borrowing Others‘ that talks about a musician, Gregg Gillis, who dissects hit songs by other artists and stitches the bits together to make his own propulsive dance music. Is it worth suing?

Joss Stone on piracy – “I love it, music should be shared”: The only part about music that I dislike is the business attached to it. Now, if music is free then there is no business, there is just music” says Stone. Personally, I think live shows should be free, especially with gas prices rising. I would rather pay .99 cents for a track then spend 60 bucks to fill up my gas tank. If fans are willing to drive to a show, they should be entitled for a free performance. Also, after Stone’s last record failed to resonate with the public, she decided to launch a legal battle in a bid to leave EMI and free her of her current three-album deal with the record label.

Kate Perry Makes History: Katy Perry hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “I Kissed A Girl”. Perry also makes history with the 1000th #1 single of the Rock era on the Billboard chart, which began in 1955 with Bill Haley & The Comets’ “Rock Around The Clock” according to FMQB. We knew that song was a hit, we finally got something right…

Clive Interview: Check out this interview with Clive Davis. He discusses the strength of A&R and other strategies he has adopted during these rough times. This is an older interview..

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