Rihanna + 20 Radio Singles = Weak Concert Sales
To date, Rihanna has 20 singles; 1,056,094,048 views on YouTube; and 10 million album sales. But, at the moment, she can't sell concert tickets to save her life. Last year, her. Continue reading
Study: Don’t Expect Rapid Growth In Your Social Network Stats To Continue
Double-digit growth in social media users is over according to a new eMarketer study. Though, as investment firms remind us, individual results may vary, the days of passively watching social. Continue reading
If Cloud Music Booms, Do Musicians Lose?
Last week, Hypebot reported on a study that suggests cloud music will boom in the next five years. For consumers, this moment has be percolating for a decade and is. Continue reading
Facebook Kicks 20,000 Potential Fans Off Every Day
If kids 13 and under are a part of your fanbase then putting your efforts into Facebook to find them isn't going to net the desired results. Mozelle Thompson, the. Continue reading
Where To Gig When There Are No Venues [VIDEO]
(UPDATED) South East LA is a difficult place to gig because there aren't many venues to play at. Thus, kids create their own venues in the oddest of places. One. Continue reading
Sick of Sarah Goes ‘Platinum’ via BitTorrent
In February, it was announced that Sick of Sarah would be releasing their latest album "2205" through BitTorrent's pilot program, Featured Artists. Hypebot has since learned that Sick of Sarah's. Continue reading
Psonar to Offer ‘Pay As You Go’ Music Service
Early on, the single introduced music to kids. It was a cheap way to decide which albums to buy. Many argue that the single helped establish a record buying habit. Continue reading
AM News Brief: Jobs To Testify In iTunes Antitrust, Citi Shops EMI, MOG Money Hunt, Roqbot & More
Hypebot offers a morning roundup of music business news each weekday, and when warranted we add an update late in the afternoon. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. A federal magistrate judge. Continue reading
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Join the growing Hypebot tribe on Twitter at (@hypebot), where 12,500+ people are following us. In addition to regular posts, we also tweet to research stories, as well as, break news,. Continue reading
PM Update: #SXSW Violence, Rdio Outage
Hypebot publishes a morning roundup of industry news mid-morning (ET) every weekday and when warranted add this PM update late in the afternoon. For breaking news follow @hypebot on Twitter.. Continue reading
