Anonymous Wishes The RIAA Would ‘Go The Fuck Away Altogether’ And ‘Remove The Barbaric Laws’
In an interview with Panda Labs, a member from Anonymous, the group behind the attacks that forced the RIAA and MPAA sites offine, clarified their position in the file-sharing debates.. Continue reading
Unprofitable VEVO Has “10’s Of Millions” In Revenue
Vevo's revenue is in the "tens of millions," collected through sponsorships and advertising, but the site is still not profitable, CEO Rio Caraeff told an audience at TechCrunch Disrupt yesterday.. Continue reading
The First iPad Street Musician?
Well, this is a case of ‘it was bound to happen.’ Yet the idea of a street musician playing a sitar on an iPad is still very intriguing. According to. Continue reading
A New Age Of Extremes: How The Social Media Hype Machine Kills What It Creates
Are file-sharers killing the careers of artists that the record and music industries create? Or, are we? We—broadly defined as the social media hype machine that we've played our part. Continue reading
Giga Tools Launches, A New Event Management Tool; 25 Free Accounts Offered To Hypebot Readers
GigaTools is a promotional tool for DJ's, musicians, record labels and booking agents to manage, promote and share their event schedules online. Artists can integrate their events schedule with any. Continue reading
Justin Timberlake Says He Would’ve File-Shared Too
At a time when the RIAA and other trade organizations are trying their damnedest to disrupt the culture of file-sharing and persuade teenagers and college students alike to feel guilty. Continue reading
The Fleeting Value Of A Tweet: Statistics & Graphics
(UPDATED) While sharing with your Twitter followers is useful; the real hope of most tweeters is that their 140 characters go viral. But how often does that happen? And how. Continue reading
ReverbNation Partners With APM Music, Aims To Help Artists Find More Licensing Opportunities
Indie music marketing hub ReverbNation and APM Music have partnered to launch a “ReverbNation Music” library. The publishing company will assist in licensing this set of music into TV, movies,. Continue reading
Music Industry News: France Says Yes To YouTube, RIAA Pushes, Musician + Author = Crap & More
(UPDATED) Despite the RIAA's best efforts, as of today Mulve is still online. To be clear, I'm not a supporter of unauthorized file-sharing; and though I understand the desire to. Continue reading
Overheard @ Day 1 Of ADWEEK In NYC: “Widgets Have Inherited The Earth,” Argues Marc Ecko.
This guest post is by Max Willens, editor of We All Make Music, a website dedicated to helping musicians thrive in a post-label world. "As brands become more human [in. Continue reading
