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Pop The Cork: Former WMG Tech Chief Joins BigChampagne, Ticketmaster

BY Austin Carr | 12-20-2011 | 6:06 PM | INNOVATION

On the heels of Live Nation's acquisition of BigChampagne, the consumer data analytics firm, the ticket seller is set to make yet another high-profile pickup: Ethan Kaplan, Warner Music Group's former SVP of emerging technology, will soon join the company. READ MORE›

MTV Unveils Music Meter: A Hot 100 for the Social Media Age

BY Austin Carr | 12-14-2010 | 2:32 AM | INNOVATION

MTV just launched a new artist ranking service, based on velocity rather than popularity. Its aims: to shed the shackles of the Billboard charts, and take account of blogosphere buzz. READ MORE›

How Lady Gaga's One Billion YouTube Views Changes the Music Industry

BY Austin Carr | 10-27-2010 | 5:54 PM | INNOVATION

Which metric best captures Lady Gaga's global superstardom: the 15 million albums she's sold to date, or the billion views she reached this week on YouTube? READ MORE›

Move Over Soundscan: Music's New Chart Could Measure Illegal Downloads, Too

BY Austin Carr | 07-20-2010 | 12:19 PM | INNOVATION

Unveiled today at the New Music Seminar in New York City, the Ultimate Chart aims to update ancient methods still used to track the popularity of songs and artists. Rather than basing rankings primarily on, for example, physical ...READ MORE›