Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Ticket Sales Slump, Virgin Closing Stores, True North Sold & More.
> Despite some major classic rock tours, the live concert industry experienced a 15% overall decline in 2007 sales. (Reuters) > Concert promoter Live Nation’s artist services division Artist Nation,. Continue reading
Jay-Z Exits Def Jam
Shawn Jay-Z Carter will step down as president of Universal’s Def Jam. The rapper, who was named Def Jam president in 2005, said in a statement that it is "time. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Radiohead FLAC, Idolator On The Block & More
While others rest Hypebot just keeps on working… > The UK’s 7digital will be selling Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ as a high-quality FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) download starting December 31st.. Continue reading
Is RIAA Writing Its Own “News” For Local TV?
The RIAA announced that it has launched a holiday season anti-piracy campaign (press release) recently and now come unconfirmed reports that the RIAA is following the lead of corporate America. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Blog Award Winners, Ticketing Shift, Universal’s Toll Booth & More
> Hypebot announced the winners of its 2007 Best Music Blogs contest. > Concert giant Live Nation shared details of its plan to move its ticketing from Ticketmaster. > Warner. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Holiday Publication Schedule
Unlike many other blogs, Hypebot WILL be publishing throughout the holiday period. Because there will be less new news, our popular daily Music 2.0 Briefing will only publish when there’s. Continue reading
WMG Settles With XM Over Inno
XM Satellite Radio and Warner Music Group today announced that they have resolved the lawsuit brought by WMG over XM’s Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with recording features. The. Continue reading
Top Ringtones Of 2007
From AT&T 1. Shop Boyz – "Party Like a Rockstar" 2. Mims – "This Is Why I’m Hot" 3. Soulja Boy – "Crank That (Soulja. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SonyBMG Flirts With DRM Free, Can Groban Save WMG? & Much More
> SonyBMG will be mp3 gift cards as part of an initial foray into selling DRM free. (Billboard) This is a major shift for the major label group. But as. Continue reading
Music Blog Awards 2007 Winners
Our readers have spoken and here are the 2007 winners of Hypebot’s Music Blog Awards: Best Music News Blog The Daily Swarm Best Music Discovery Blog The Daily Chorus Best. Continue reading
