Month: July 2009

Wednesday’s Music Brief: Digital 45’s, CD Baby, EMI, Song Adoption, NZ 3 Strikes & More

I'm feeling much better (thanks for your well wishes), back at it full force, and a looking forward to next Tuesday at the New Music Seminar in NYC. HYPEBOT FEATURES:. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2009 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Chris Anderson: “Labels The Least Important Part”

"We wrongly correlated, or equated, the music industry with the record labels. It now turns out in fact that the labels are now the least important part. If you look. Continue reading

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I’ll Be At The New Music Seminar In NYC Next Week. Will You?

It's shaping up to be quite a day with Tom Silverman, Ian Rogers, Courtney Holt, Jeff Price, Terry McBride, and many more. More info here.

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2009 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (5)
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A New New MySpace Is Coming

Following some serious staff shakeups and layoffs, comes word that MySpace is going to reposition itself yet again as an entertainment portal. In a brief interview with the Wall Street. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2009 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (24)
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TechCrunch Dominates New Hype Machine Chart With A Single Tweet

Chart Troubles Continue At The Hype Machine Top tech blog TechCrunch thought that the methodology behind the new Hype Machine Twitter music chart was a bit simplistic; so it decided. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2009 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Hypebot Readers Don’t Think Much Of Perez Hilton’s New WMG Label

As of Tuesday morning, only 12% thought that Perez might have a ear for hits. Online Surveys & Market Research

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One Reason U2 Moved From Apple To Blackberry

The net was buzzing when U2 moved from beloved Apple to utilitarian Blackberry.  Why? How could it happen? Well, can you imagine Apple giving the band this much face time. Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Music Brief: WMG & YouTube, Microsoft Takes On Spotify, EMI, Pandora, OurStage & More

Sorry for somewhat abbreviated editions of Hypebot the last two days.  I'm both battling a bug and traveling.  A truly fun combination.  I promise to cover (or at least point. Continue reading

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Survey Say Streaming Music Cutting Piracy

UK Music fans are turning their backs file-sharing in favor of streaming and other ways of sharing music, especially amongst teens, according to the latest survey by The Leading Question. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2009 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Is EMI’s Fate In The Hands Of Troubled Citibank?

Terra Firma Prepares Another $486M Injection, If… (UPDATED) Publicly EMI is touting its success with Lily Allen, Coldplay and Akon  They are also reportedly sitting on a treasure trove of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2009 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Perez Hilton Prances Into Warners As Predicted

What has been common gossip column gossip knowledge for months has come true.  Hollywood gossip whore Perez Hilton has been given his own record label by Warner Music. Showing his. Continue reading

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