Tuncecore Poll Shows 44% Of Musicians Don’t Copyright Their Music
A new Tunecore Soundcheck poll shows that a surprising 44% of musicians do not protect their work by copyrighting it. Reasons varied from "I don't know how. to "cost ($35. Continue reading
YouTube Says Free Music Now Pays As Well As Paid Music plus What That Means For Music Streaming
Citing growing traffic, a 200-300% jump in advertising revenue over the last year and an imporved Content ID system that allows music rightsholders to profit from infringing content (like videos. Continue reading
Where Local Music Ecology Goes When It Dies
The record industry is dying. That's what we're told. The corporate behemoths have for too long gouged music fans and screwed over artists. Thus, the digital revolution is equal parts. Continue reading
HOW TO: Invest Tax Return Into Your Music Career
This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Those who watched the State of the Union may have caught wind of the President's plan to help small businesses with. Continue reading
Defining Success: What It Means To “Make It”
This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. Throughout my young music career, I've encountered far too many people obsessed with this idea of "making it big" –. Continue reading
Why Hyperlocal Music Blogs Matter [INTERVIEW]
Recently, I spoke with Jordan Stepp, Editor in Chief of Athens Music Junkie. Stepp started writing about the music scene in Athens, GA in 2008. Since she has interviewed and. Continue reading
Are Free-Trials On Subscription Services Too Short?
I've been doing lots of thinking about cloud-based music services lately. One of the things that I'm undecided on is whether or not their free-trials are long enough. Right now,. Continue reading
MySpace Begs Users To Come Back
Earlier this week MySpace sent an email to lapsed which offers a hint of how desperately they're fighing for survival. The letter came on top of an earnings report from. Continue reading
Music Biz News: News Corp To Dump MySpace, Sony Falls, Rdio Grabs $17.5M, Amos Lee #1 & More
News Corp Says It’s (Really, Really) Ready To Sell MySpace (Mashable) Not a real surpise, but its rare that a company is so vocal in their disdain. And then there's:. Continue reading
Fans Band Together Online to Help Kool Herc, Founder of Hip-Hop, with Medical Bills
This post is by Alison McCarthy. She's an intern at Hypebot. When the man who is credited with originating hip-hop can't afford to pay his medical bills for a kidney stone. Continue reading
