Rolling Stone Plucks Artists From Obscurity, Offers Cover & Record Deal As Prize – #BigMediaFail
Rolling Stone has plucked 16 unsigned acts from obscurity and pinned them against each other in a crowdsourced contest that determines which of them will appear on the cover of. Continue reading
Sony Music Unlimited Goes Live Today In US, Australia & NZ With 30 Free Day Trial
Sony brings "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocoty" to the US (Noon ET), Australia and New Zealand today. First launched in the UK in December, the awkwardly named music service extended. Continue reading
New Stats Show Your Website Is Becoming Obsolete
Smartphones use is growing so fast, according to a Morgan Stanley report, that PC use has actually fallen 20% since 2008. With it, how people discover and experience music online. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums
For the week ending Feb. 14, 2011: Top Singles: 1. "Born This Way," Lady GaGa2. "Firework," Katy Perry3. "F**kin' Perfect," P!nk4. "The Time (Dirty Bit)," Black Eyed Peas5. "Black and. Continue reading
Topspin To Open Direct-To-Fan Platform To All
(UPDATED) Topspin CEO Ian Rogers used the New Music Seminar, to announce that their direct to fan platform will open to all musicians in March. While used by hundreds of. Continue reading
Music Biz News: Google Music Update, TuneUp Grabs $6.3M, Spotify, Net Fines, Neutrality & More
Google Music debuting via Android 3.0 (Fierce Mobile) More proof the Google Music is coming soon… TuneUp, the #1 plug-in for iTunes, which makes sense of jumbled music collections, announced. Continue reading
App Review: Rdio Gets an Update, Better Player
Rdio has released an update to their mobile app. The main additions consist of a new home screen, various discovery tools and song charts, better search, and a persistent music. Continue reading
Fast Company Names World’s 10 Most Innovative Music Companies
(Updated) Fast Company magazine's annual "World's Most Innovative Companies" list won't hit newsstands until February 22nd, but Hypebot got an advance look at their list of top 10 music companies.. Continue reading
How Music Hack Day Evolved – And Why the Music Industry Must Embrace the Chaos [INTERVIEW]
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. Fueled by caffeine and pizza, developers, designers, hackers and music geeks gathered together this past weekend at Manhattan's General Assembly. Continue reading
Sick of Sarah – The First Label Backed Band Release To Be Freely Distributed To Fans via BitTorrent
How do you reach 100 million would be fans? If you're Eminem, you star in a couple of Super Bowl ads. If you're Sick of Sarah, you release your album. Continue reading
Is mySpoonful Different from Rcrdlbl? [INTERVIEW]
Few weeks ago, I discovered mySpoonful, which is a music discovery site and newsletter. Initially, the service made me skeptical. Why send busy people more e-mail? In my mind, there. Continue reading
