Rebirth For Music Retail? Negotiations Begin To Charge Stores Just 80 Cents Upfront To Stock A CD
(UPDATE) UK retailer Tesco is asking record labels to accept much smaller upfront payments for CDs with an additional payout once it sells. The negotiation tests the bargaining power labels. Continue reading
Are You Past The Whole “Music Piracy” Thing?
Last week, a reader confessed in a comment that it surprises them to still read about "music piracy" on Hypebot. They think it's an issue that we should've evolved past. Continue reading
DJ Dominance of SoundCloud May Be Ending
Early this year SoundCloud embedded content ID technology into its site. Due to the predominance of DJs and remix artists on SoundCloud, Hypebot feared this move might have negative and. Continue reading
1 Simple, Yet Effective Facebook Marketing Tactic
This post is by digital music marketer Kyle Babson. Occasionally I’ll see an artist execute a simple idea or marketing effort and think “why didn’t I think of that?” Matisyahu. Continue reading
Ian Kwon On Fanatic.fm’s Platform To Monetize Music By Connecting Artists With Brands & Charities
Volumes have been written on how to monetize music in the post-Napster age. Most recently, streaming music and selling direct to fans are touted as industry saviors. But Ian Kwon,. Continue reading
1 Million Subs – Spotify Now Top Paid Music Service
It's official: Spotify now has 1 million subscribers which makes it the largest paid music service in the world. Its closest competitor is Rhapsody at 750,000-subscribers. According to Peter Kafka. Continue reading
AM News Brief: Epitonic’s Back, Grooveshark Deals, Lime Wire Settles, Topspin, SoundCloud & More
We publish a roundup of top music industry news mid-morning (ET) each weekday and when warranted add a PM update late in the afternoon. Epitonic is relaunching today after some. Continue reading
D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Rightsflow Licensing & Royalty Service [VIDEO]
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V has produced a video series that provides a tour of the tools that make a D.I.Y. music career work. Hypebot will feature one a day for the. Continue reading
PM Update: Kazaa Debuts Apple App Sub Workaround, Adele Rules, Gaga Gags Photos & More
We publish a morning roundup of music industry news every weekday mid-morning (ET) and when warranted add this PM update late in the afternoon. For breaking news follow @hypebot on. Continue reading
7 Ways Most Non-Famous Musicians Make a Living
When we think about what it means to make a living as a musician many people still conjure up ideas of selling plastic discs and endlessly touring the country. Well,. Continue reading
