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
GigsWiz Officially Lands In U.S. [LAUNCH]
This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv. GigsWiz officially launches in the U.S. today. Members of the team will be sharing details about the service with. Continue reading
Rhapsody CEO Blasts Apple: New App Store Terms “Economically Untenable”
After Apple announced new 30% commission rates that, as Kyle Bylin wrote, could kill subscription music, I wondered who would risk Apple's legendary rath and speak up. Yesterday, John Erwin,. Continue reading
