Beastie Boys Do it “Right” Again With Star Studded “Long Ass Video Thing”
(UPDATED) The Beastie Boys got this whole online / viral / community thing long before most of us began extolling its virtues. It was till the 80's when they reached. Continue reading
Tunecore Launches Major Upgrade
(UPDATED) Flat fee digital music distributor Tunecore has just posted a video that shows a number of major upgrades which include a clearer look at artist sales data, iTunes trending. Continue reading
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
