Perry Farrell Says He Can Save Music Industry With Music Tax & More Gov’t Regulation
Jane's Addition founder Perry Farrell, who along with concert promoters C3 and William Morris Endeavor, own the Lollapalooza festival have formed a partnership with the city of Chicago that he. Continue reading
Hypebot Editor Kyle Bylin Joins Billboard
Longtime Hypebot Editor Kyle Bylin put in his last day at the blog on Friday. Bylin has taken a job as Social Charts Manager at Billboard Magazine in Los Angeles.. Continue reading
Best of Bylin: 20 of His Latest & Greatest Essays
With Kyle Bylin leaving Hypebot this week, I asked him to share a list of the essays that he'd written that he was proudest of and/or that got the most. Continue reading
Warner Music Board To Review Bids This Week
Warner Music Group's board of directors will review 2nd round bids this week, a source told Reuters. 10 groups have reportedly placed bids ranging from $2.8 billion to $3 billion.. Continue reading
Labels Could Owe Artists More Than $2 Billion In Unpaid Royalties
(Updated)This guest post by Dave Kusek, a VP at Berklee College of Music and CEO of Berkleemusic was experpted with permission from his Future Of Music blog. U If you. Continue reading
Spreaker: Artist Marketing Tool Or Waste Of Time?
(UPDATED) Spreaker is a free and straightforward online radio and podcast service with resources like video tutorials to make it easy to use. Set up a show, upload media files. Continue reading
News Brief: EMI Sale Update, Orchard Finds Profit, Denis To Tag, Sony Downgrade, Kindle Price Drop & More
For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. Citi will sell EMI as a single unit, according to reports, rather than the option od dividing publishing and recording divisions as. Continue reading
News Brief: HMV Falters, Google Buys Pushlife, 7Digital Adds, YouTube Live, RIAA Follies & More
(UPDATED) We post this roundup of music business news each weekday morning and breaking stories throughout the day. For the latest also also follow @hypebot on Twitter. HMV's investors warn that. Continue reading
Google Acquires Mobile Music Sync App Pushlife [Video Demo]
Over the weekend news leaked that Google had purchased Canadian mobile music startup Pushlife for a rumored 25 million. Pushlife had developed an iTunes-like system that allows users to sync. Continue reading
Rewind – The Music Industry’s Week In Review: Facebook, Hello Music, Josh Freese, Pandora & More
Hypebot publishes a weekly roundup of music business news each Saturday. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. A guide to how artists can make the most of Facebook. Hello Music and GroopEase. Continue reading
D.I.Y. Music — When Artists Become The Product
UPDATED: This guest post is by (@wgruger) William Gruger. And read a reaction to this post from Tunce Core CEO Jeff Price here. It seems like there is an Internet outlet. Continue reading
