Kyle Bylin: 4 Things I Hope For The New Music Industry In 2011

Ready or not, 2011 is upon us. The new music industry has traveled down a long and winding road. It's not over yet. As 2010 passes by, many predictions are. Continue reading

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Music Biz News: Facebook Overtakes Google, Radiohead Pay-What-You-Want, & Marketing Trends

4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011. (Mashable)  Facebook Overtakes Google As Most Visited Website In 2010. (TC) 65% of internet users have bought content online. (Ars)  Radiohead Charity Pay-What-You-Want. Continue reading

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Music Industry Tops Worldwide Digital Cease & Desist Orders In 2010

Clearinghouse ChillingEffects logged 12,000 DMCA cease and desist notices, some for a single URL and others like for The Pirate Bay containing hundreds.  Across all categories and territories, the music. Continue reading

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Echo Nest To Power New BBC Music Channels

Music intelligence platform The Echo Nest has announced a deal with the British Broadcasting Corporation to power the clip-to-clip recommendations in the BBC's nw Music Showcase – a media aggregation. Continue reading

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Music Biz News: Samsung’s iPod Touch, Music Apps Sued, Leaky Labels, Is Twitter Liable?, Rovi & More

Galaxy Player: Samsung’s iPod Touch Clone to Debut at CES 2011 (Wired) Apple, Pandora, Others Sued for Transmitting User Information (Evolver) In 2010, record labels got leaky (NPR) More Music. Continue reading

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Shameless Plugs & Strong Opinions Encouraged At Our Holiday Week Online Networking Party

It's a holiday tradition for Hypebot to host an online networking party.  So on Christmas eve we sent out the invitations and so far the response has been great.  Stop. Continue reading

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We’ve Hit The Concert Price Ceiling

On Music Think Tank, Brian Carpizo posts about how concert ticket prices have changed and increased since 1966. One factor that affected ticket prices was the decline in recorded music. Continue reading

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Bandcamp Partners With Songkick

Rather than create yet another place that artists have to post their live performance listings, music sales and marketing platform Bandcamp has partnered with Songkick.

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Leaked Video Of Google’s New Android Music App

There have been rumors of a new Android music app from Google for weeks. Now a leaked 50 sec. video gives a detailed demo of the new features of Android’s. Continue reading

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Combining Email Marketing With Social Media Rises

Email marketers for music and other media are increasingly adding social media using elements like “share with your network” and buttons to connect with brands on Twitter and Facebook in. Continue reading

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