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NEWS BRIEF: Hole Upped @UMG, Twitter Adds Video Vine, Lowery vs Amazon, Dedigi to EU, Dhingaga & More

Friday 1.25.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: Inside Chief Keef's $6M Deal, Twitter+Video, YouTube vs Mega, Rolling Stone Layoffs & More

Thursday 1.24.2013

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UPDATED NEWS BRIEF: Billboard's Makeover, Inaugural Music + Ke$ha, Dotcom's Mega & More

Tuesday 1.22.2013

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UPDATED NEWS BRIEF: Majors Save HMV, Lupe's Inaugural Fiasco, Merlin vs MySpace, Coulton vs Glee & More

Monday 1.21.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: YouTube's Smart VEVO Play, ReDigi To EU, Fair To Helm Virgin, iTunes Yanks KLF & More

Friday 1.18.2013

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UPDATED NEWS BRIEF: HMV Clerks Sit-In, Pandora Sony/ATV Deal, YouTube Vevo Investment & More

Thursday 1.17.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: Facebook Adds Social Search, MySpace Opens, Slacker Makeover, Christgau & More

Tuesday 1.16.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: Rhapsody To EU, Spotify & Rdio To Japan, Wired Profiles Ian Rogers, Jack White Blues Archives & More

Monday 1.14.2013

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Mali Musicians Fight Censorhsip. Labels vs. Vimeo, 13 To Watch, Live Music Act & More

Wednesday 1.9.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: EMI Layoffs, Amazon Soars, Dylan Release Skirts EU Copyright, Bowie's Back & More

Tuesday 1.8.2013

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NEWS BRIEF: Sony Joins BMG For Parlaphone Bid, Big Labels Chase Vimeo, VH1 Makeover & More

Monday 1.7.2013

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REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review

• Gangnam Style: Analysis Of A Viral Video
• Did Psy Leave Gangnam Style Money On The Table?
• 5 Top Emerging Music Tech Trends For 2013
• Irving Azoff Resigns As Live Nation Chairman & Front Line CEO
• Why Azoff Left Live Nation, Front Line & What's Next
• 15 Top Music Apps Of 2012

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The Week In Music Commentary

• VOTE: Should Spotify & Other Streaming Music Services Also Sell Downloads?
• Tyler Hayes Considers iTunes As A Music Discovery Service
• Richard Pulvino Asks Is the Music Industry Ripe for Gamification?

 

Best Of Hypebot 2012

• 10 Music Business Fundamentals Inspired By Gandhi
• Musicians: Learn The Power Of The Pivot
• How I Earned My Place in the Music Business: 6 Insights For Breaking In
• Hub & Spokes: Driving Fans To Your Band Website
• Instead Of Building A Fake Following On Twitter, Why Not Build A Fanbase?

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NEWS BRIEF: New Sales #'s, Startups Need Rick Rubin, @CES, FB Adds Voice Mail, Twitter IPO & More

Friday 1.4.2013

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Just 4 Music Sites Make Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites Of 2012

Time Magazine's 2012  annual list of 50 sites and services "that keep you entertained and informed, save you time and money - and maybe even change your life" includes 4 music sites. VEVO, Rolling Stone and many of music's most trafficked sites did not make Time's list. The 4 music sites on Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites Of 2012 are:

NEWS BRIEF: Rapino On Azoff Exit, White Tops Vinyl Sales, Springsteen Tribute, Grohl Debut & More

Thursday 1.3.2013

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[UPDATED] NEWS BRIEF: UK Album Sales Drop, Azoff Exits, 'Lost' YouTube Plays, Reddit Soars & More

Wednesday 1.2.2013

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Vinyl News: 3D Printed Record, Turnplay Vinyl iPad App, Blue Note Reproductions

Simulations and reproductions are the order of the day for this vinyl news update. A 3D printed record exists and is sounds pretty bad. An iPad app that recreates the turntable experience may or may not appeal to vinyl enthusiasts. And Japanese collectors are going for contemporary reproductions of classic albums from the 50s and 60s.

The Week In Music Commentary

• Emily White Calls for Professionalism In 2013
• Frank Liwall Wonders Will the Internet Radio Fairness Act Drive a Stake in the Creative Process?
• Alex May Describes A Better Social Music Experience
• Will Mills Asks Is Big Data The New Oil or the New Snake Oil?

 

REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review

• Pitchfork's Top 10 Songs Of 2012
• iTunes Top Selling Songs & Albums Of 2012
• MTV Names 5 Top Music Memes Of 2012
• Diana Hereld on The State of Music Psychology
• Why Google Music's New 'Scan And Match' Is Not Enough

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NEWS BRIEF: BMG Wins Rosetta Catalog, Twitter Rules Music, Roku: Spotify + Vevo, Radio + EDM & More

Friday 12.21.2012

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The State of Music Psychology

Guest post by Diana Hereld (@christypaffgen) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. 

The psychological conversation surrounding music has boomed.

In a few short years, the studies of music therapy and the applied neuroscience of music have hugely invaded the mainstream — the question is, why? As many publications have noted, the initiative that music may be used in rehabilitation has been around for a century or more. What then has catalyzed the influx of media coverage in the last few years? One reason may simply be that as the success of these techniques become popularized via persons in the public eye, many of us are beginning to understand that music may be used for far more than we had ever imagined.

Fan Landers Advises Musicians With Kids, DIY Pop Stars And Working Class Heroes

Music critic Jessica Hopper writes an advice column for indie musicians under the guise of Fan Landers. The column is a mix of tongue-in-cheek riffs and practical advice for musicians from those struggling with identities that conflict with their genre, such as being a closeted rapper, to more mundane concerns, like whether or not to play Spokane. Along the way she unravels numerous sticky situations

NEW BRIEF: Kraftwerk Wins Key Sampling Case, Glassnote Courted, Rhapsody, Top Startups & More

Thursday 12.20.2012

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