Edgar Buys $28.5M House. Marci Gets 214K Options

Who needs to make money in music when can make it in real estate and the stock market?Just week’s after Lyor Cohen sold a bunch of WMG stock in part. Continue reading

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Part 3 With Tunecore’s Jeff Price: Open API & More

In Part 3 of the conversation between Ethan Bauley and Tunecore CEO Jeff Price, they explore the company’s API which turns anyone into a digital distributor.  Tuesday’s final installment shares. Continue reading

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Is An Antitrust Lawsuit In MySpace Music’s Future?

MySpace music is now scheduled to launch this week, but an antitrust lawsuit may be in the making as indie labels in the EU and US complain they are being. Continue reading

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Monday’s Music Briefing: Ellis, RIAA, Nokia & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: SanDisk & Major Labels Introduce SD Card Format Is An Antitrust Lawsuit In MySpace Music’s Future? Edgar Buys $28.5M House. Marci Gets 214K Options ASCAP Seeks $’s For. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s Music Industry Week In Review

Top Music Industry Stories From Last Week Next week should see the launch of MySpace Music. Here is our update and rumors of an antitrust lawsuit brought by indie labels. Continue reading

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ASCAP Seeks $’s For 30 Second Song Clips

DiMA & NARM SAYS CLIPS ARE FAIR USE Just as more and more sites are adding full song streams, ASCAP and BMI are trying to get paid for 30 second. Continue reading

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60 Second Pitch: Songza

TechCrunch has a fascinating community video project that allows startup CEO’s to pitch their idea in a 60 second video. From time to time we’ll share some of the best. Continue reading

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Part 2 With Tunecore’s Jeff Price: Marketing

In Part 2 of the conversation between Ethan Bauley and Tunecore CEO Jeff Price, they talk marketing. Monday they’ll take a look at Tunecore’s new API which opens the site. Continue reading

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Yahoo! Search Adds Rhapsody Full Song Playback

Yahoo! users who search for an artist will now find a play button at the top of the search results and can stream full songs via a Rhapsody powered FoxyTunes. Continue reading

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UK Gets The MP3: 7Digital, Amazon & MySpace

UK’s 7Digital went all MP3 earlier this week. Amazon MP3 will launch in the UK "within weeks".  Of course the Amazon crew hates deadlines, so we may see delays. But. Continue reading

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Friday’s Music Briefing: Mudvayne, Wii, Bug & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: A conversation with Tunecore’s Jeff Price: Part 1 & Part 2 Yahoo! Search Adds Rhapsody Full Song Playback UK Gets The MP3: 7Digital, Amazon & MySpace Add Hypebot. Continue reading

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