Pirate Bay Automates File Sharing On Facebook

Swedish torrent tracker Pirate Bay has added a "Share on Facebook" link to the download page of every torrent.  If another Facebook user has a BitTorrent client installed, clicking the. Continue reading

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MusicMetric Launches MuZoid Twitter Music App

Music industry analysis firm MusicMetric has launched MuZoid, a Twitter music exploration application. Send a tweet with the name of a band or artist to twitter.com/muzoid and in seconds you. Continue reading

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“Free” Thinker: Tunecore’s Jeff Price

(UPDATED WITH STATS) As part of a week long exploration into the meaning and value of "free", Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers about the value. Continue reading

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Video: Chris Anderson On 4 Kinds Of Free

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Universal Republic Promotes Joel Klaiman

UMG's Universal Republic Records has promoted Joel Klaiman to EVP of Promotion & Artist Development. Previously, he was EVP Promotion for Epic Records and prior to that Klaiman held a. Continue reading

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Redeye To Distribute Indie Kill Rock Stars

Redeye Distribution has added independent label Kill Rock Stars to its roster. KRS will move its entire catalog, including records by Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, and The. Continue reading

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“Free” Thinker: INgroove’s Robb McDaniels

As part of a week long exploration into the meaning and value of "free", Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers the value and future of free. Continue reading

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Tuesday Music Brief: More Free, lala, RIAA Apeals Royalties. Jonas, Britney, Last.fm & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: FREE WEEK CONTINUES: "Free" Thinker: INgroove's Robb McDaniels "Free" Thinker: Tuncore's Jeff Price Video: Chris Anderson On 4 Kinds Of Free Redeye To Distribute Indie Kill Rock Stars. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s Last Free Week

No, I'm not going to start charging for Hypebot. I'm calling this The Last FREE Week On Hypebot because I want this to be the last time that we debate. Continue reading

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Kevin Kelly: “Sell things that can’t be copied.”

Like it or not, free music is here. But how does a business survive when its primary product is available for free?  In a must read post on his Technium. Continue reading

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