More Reasons To Distrust The Music Industry
If file sharing is destroying the music industry, then how did Warner Music Group increase its sales in the first quarter 7 per cent to $989 million? This despite the. Continue reading
Music Sites Choosing Amazon Over iTunes
Revenue Hunt & Major Label Demands Drive Partnerships Yesterday Emmis announced a pact with iTunes for downloads from its radio station web sites. The deal is part of a growing. Continue reading
Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0
WHAT ISSUES NEED TO BE CONFRONTED? Here, in no particular order, are what I believe to be the Top 10 issues shaping Music 2.0. How they develop will determine what. Continue reading
EMI To Cut 1000 More Jobs
Yes, that’s on top of the 2000 or so already scheduled. This would reduce the total number of employees to about 2000 from a recent total of 4500 according to. Continue reading
Venture Capital Talks Music @ MusicTech Summit
Late Last week in San Francisco, the MusicTech Summit sought to bring together music and the tech industry. This panel asked what VC’s think about the digital music business. From. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: ADA, XM Sirius, Jeff Leeds & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES – Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0 Music sites choosing to partner with Amazon over iTunes EMI to cut 1000 more jobs than planned From SanFran MusicTech Summit:. Continue reading
Can You Digg It?
Help us spread the word about Hypebot. If you like what you read, please help us out with a Digg, Stumble or both. Our readership is growing rapidly and more. Continue reading
MusicTech Summit: Digital Thought Leaders
Late Last week in San Francisco the MusicTech Summit sought to bring together music and the tech industry. The "Digital Thought Leaders" panelists discussed challenges in the digital music space. Continue reading
Nate “Danja” Hill Dominates SESAC Awards
Songwriter/producer Nate “Danja” Hills took home top honors as Songwriter of the Year at SESAC’s 12th annual New York Music Awards last week in NYC. Hill had an impressive array. Continue reading
UMG Ramps Up Bravado Merch.
As part of an ongoing effort to diversify beyond recorded music sales, UMG has promoted Tom Bennett to global Chief Executive Officer of Bravado, its global merchandising division. Bennett had. Continue reading
Coldplay vs. Radiohead vs. NIN
DOES FREE MUSIC = MORE POPULAR? How does "free music" effect a band’s popularity? An analysis by Hitwise (via DMW) showed that Radiohead’s release was much more popular than either. Continue reading