50 Million Digital Albums Sold In The UK
New figures released by BPI to The Telegraph indicate that the '500 millionth single download was purchased in the UK last week.' Also, UK digital album sales have topped the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Anonymous Strikes Again, Dick Griffey Dies, P2P-Settlement Factory, Tommy Mottola Writes Book, Seth Godin & More
Good morning Hypebot. As Bruce announced on Friday, he will be gone today and tomorrow at an IEBA gathering in Nashville. From 3:30 on today, he says, "Stop by Skyline Music. Continue reading
What I’m Reading: 10 Years Of Drowned In Sound, Kant on a Kindle, Why Johnny Can’t Program, & More
Here at Hypebot, we’re always on the lookout for interesting news items and things that our audience would like to read about. To make sure you’re not missing out on. Continue reading
MTT: The Stream That Snuck Up On You & Music Management Skills: You Must Network In Person Too
This week on Music Think Tank there are some great posts. Be sure to check out Joe Taylor's interesting post about the importance of networking in person and not just. Continue reading
REWIND: BitTorrent Promotes Artists, The Life Of A Tweet, Anonymous Speaks, Hype Cycles, & More
The music industry started the week out with the news that Vevo may expand their services to include a music television network. The appeal for The Pirate Bay started and. Continue reading
Forecast Predicts Strong Digital Download Growth
At present there are 105.4m paid users of digital music in North America. A new forecast predicts that number will grow to 227.2m by 2014. As well, it argues that. Continue reading
Ask The Readers: What Headphones Do You Use?
As you may have heard, Jimmy Iovine has been advocating for better headphones for MP3 players and better sounding music files in general. Thus, he's looking to put some high-end. Continue reading
Survey: 20% Listen To Pandora, Alt Rock Tumbles & Other Major Shifts In Youth Listening Patterns
Edison Researh's American Youth Study 2010 offers a significant survey of the media and technology habits of America's 12-24 year-olds. The new study reveals signifigant shifts in their musical preferences,. Continue reading
4 Reasons Why Fans Are File-Sharing Your Music (That You Can Change…)
(UPDATED) If you follow the arguments surrounding file-sharing close enough you'd assume that file-sharers are the kind of moral lacking scum of the Earth that would consider pushing their own. Continue reading
Nielson Clarifies Digital Sales Report
After a stating last week that U.S. digital sales we're flat, Nielson is now clarifying their findings. "The initial Nielsen analysis was focussed exclusively on digital single sales and did. Continue reading
