“As Things Stand Now, Digital Music Has Failed.”
That "delightful" quote comes from Forrester Research analyst Mark Mulligan. In a recent article in the New York Times, he states, "We are at one of the most worrying stages. Continue reading
Personally, I Don’t Care If There Is Another MySpace.
This is part two of my interview with Robin Davey. He is a musician, director, and producer. His bands include The Hoax and most recently the eclectic pop duo The Bastard Fairies. Davey has directed music videos and. Continue reading
How Many Facebook Credits Is Your Song Worth?
This is a question you should familiarize yourself with. On July 1st, Facebook is introducing its Facebook Credits virtual currency. First, the company will make it the main payment system. Continue reading
The First 3D 360-Degree Music Video Arrives
In 2010, we saw several highly innovative and interesting music videos debut. Some of these were worth writing about due to the sheer amount of work and timing that went. Continue reading
NMS Releases Conference Agenda, Speaker Line-Up
It's that time of year again. New Music Seminar is taking place in Los Angeles from February 14 to 16 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. The two-day, three-night conference includes a. Continue reading
Sony’s Music Unlimited’s Big Secret: It’s Powered By Gracenote & Omnifone
Gracenote and Omnifone used MIDEM to announce that their tech is driving the back-end of “Music Unlimited”, Sony’s new cloud digital music service designed to take on both iTunes and. Continue reading
#MIDEM 2011 – Music Hack Day, More Deals & News
Updated. A Music Hack Day at the music industry convention most heavily influenced by the major labels? It happened because MIDEM brought the Hack Day team to Cannes; and an. Continue reading
Don’t Miss Hypebot’s #MIDEM Conference Updates!
The past few days Bruce has been in Cannes, France covering the MIDEM conference. His reports have been flooding in at all hours. Meanwhile, I've been holding down the Hypebot. Continue reading
Digital Exodus – Record Listening Clubs Arise In UK
This post is by Alison McCarthy. She's an intern at Hypebot. Last week the BBC and Telegraph reported on groups of music fans that have formed in London, Sheffield, Scotland and Wales, meeting. Continue reading
Back-Up Needed – A Third of Leading UK Home Insurers Don’t Cover Digital Music Loss
Updated. Consumer protection advocate Which? warned UK music fans this weekend that a third of leading home insurers' standard policies don't cover the loss of digital information (e.g. music) on. Continue reading
CIMS To Shut Down ThinkIndie Digital Music Store
The Coalition of Independent Music Store's (CIMS) digital download outlet ThinkIndie.com sent an email to users that the site would be shut down. The online store had been created to. Continue reading
