Teens Prefer Music To Sex And Have No Intention Of Paying For It
Forget free love. Today's teens are far more interested in free music. A new survey of 1000 UK youth showed that 70% of 16-19 year olds would rather go without. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Claims 80% Of Traffic Is Legal
During the ongoing trial in Sweden of Pirate Bay, spokesperson Peter Sunde Kolmisoppiclaimed that an internal study of 1000 torrents had show that 80% of trackers pointed to material that. Continue reading
Despite Ringtone Slide Mobile Music To Hit $14.6 Billion By 2013
A sharp fall in ringtone sales will be more than offset by growth in full track downloads, streamed music services and ringback tones, according to a new report from Juniper. Continue reading
A Free Ticket To Digital Music Forum East
If you can be in New York City this coming Wednesday and Thursday February 25-26, I've got a pass to Digital Music Forum East in exchange for some coverage of. Continue reading
Daily D.I.Y. – Local & Regional Sponsorship
Ever wonder how that new indie buzz band got a sponsorship from Red Bull? Forget about it. They had a label, agent or sponsorship guru hook them up, and that's. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: EMI, Pirate Bay, RIAA, Last.fm, Touch & Go & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Teens Prefer Music To Sex And Have No Intention Of Paying For It Could EMI Be Worth Less Than $0.00? The Digital Natives: Youth Culture (Part Three) Congress. Continue reading
REWIND: Week In Review – Touch & Go Trouble, Pirate Bay Trial, Sirius, $99 Videos & More
The economy continued to take its toll with seminal indie label Touch & Go becoming a shell of its former self. Sirius XM just avoided bankruptcy thanks to a last. Continue reading
Orchard Grabs Gold For Pitbull’s “Krazy”
Nielsen Soundscan has officially certified gold the single “Krazy” by Pitbull featuring Lil Jon. As of January digital sales for the single exceeded 500,000 units. Pitbull was originally signed to. Continue reading
U2 Album Debuts Free On MySpace Music
MySpace Music has grabbed the exclusive world premiere of "No Line On The Horizon", the new studio album from U2. Beginning today, MySpace U.S. users can stream the full album. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Fans Hack IFPI Site During Trial
Supporters of the Pirate Bay attacked the official website of top international recording industry trade group the IFPI. "The ruthless hunt conducted by the IFPI, Anti-Piracy Office, Warner Bros., and. Continue reading
