creative deconstruction

Deconstructing the Week in Music August 17-23

Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by refe in MUSIC INDUSTRY, NEWS

Time for our recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Of course our coverage of music news is by no means exhaustive, so if you know something we don’t submit a story.

Most Popular:

• Imogen Heap shows us that DIY pays off – and takes a lot of work – Taking an objective look at what some are calling the ‘new music business model.’
• What the music industry and the credit crisis have in common – Greed is greed.

This Week:

• What makes a great live performance? – Guest post by Andrew McMillen.
• New Music Releases: August 18th 2009 – New music by Temper Trap, Cave Singers, and Choir of Young Believers.
• What will it take to unite artist, industry and fan? – An editorial on the future of the music business.
• Imogen Heap update, plus full streaming of new album – Check out free streaming of Imogen’s new album Ellipse.

Other News:

• MySpace buys iLike for $20 million
• iTunes captures 25% of all music sales, 69% of downloads

Music Video Picks:

No new videos this week. Check out the archives.

This Week in Music History:

1963 - Stevie Wonder became the first artist ever to score a US No.1 album and single in the same week. Wonder was at No.1 on the album chart with ‘Little Stevie Wonder / The 12 Year Old Genius’ and had the No.1 single ‘Fingertips part 2′. This was also the first ever live recording to make No.1. (This Day in Music.com)

Tags: gigging, imogen heap, marketing, music streaming, myspace, new releases