What Indie Bands Can Learn From Rebecca Black: Ignore The Masses
By now, most people know of Rebecca Black and her viral song, Friday. The music video has allowed her to appear on major shows like Good Morning America and led. Continue reading
Pretty Boy Gangsters Member Sues iTunes for Copyright Violations
[Updated] Korvel Sutton, a former member of now defunct rap group Pretty Boy Gangsters, has filed a lawsuit against iTunes for selling what he maintains are unlicensed tracks from their. Continue reading
Inspiration From Jani Lane: “No one needs to be a superman, just your biggest fan.”
This personal story comes from music marketer Anne Leighton. (Jani Lane, 2/1/64 – 8/11/11) Warrant original lead singer's Jani Lane's passing caught me at a time when I felt condemned. Continue reading
AM NEWS: VEVO + RCRD LABL, Google + Motorola Good For Music, MySpace Rises?, Bandwidth & More
VEVO and RCRD LBL have launch free mp3's next to featured videos. (Mashable) Watch for more co-branding as even the biggest online music services like VEVO understand that they can't. Continue reading
Help Us Build A Better Booking Agency
As regular readers know, Hypebot and MusicThinkTank are sister companies to booking agency Skyline Music. The agency represents more than 60 great nationally touring artists across a broad range of. Continue reading
SoundExchange Signals Rate Increase Fight Ahead. Digital Music Royalty Battle Reignites
The battle over digital music royalties has begun again. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges have opened a new proceeding to set the statutory rates for 2013-2017 with a decision expected. Continue reading
Ian Rogers: “Something massive (is) going on… a power shift from manufacturer to publisher.”
Dmitri Vietze believes that there is something massive going on in all content creation. Customers are relying more on trusted sources and publishers that connect content to an audience. On. Continue reading
VibeDeck Adds Direct-To-Fan Music Sales On YouTube
VibeDeck, a direct-to-fan ecommerce platform for music, has added a YouTube integration to go along with its SoundCloud and Facebook integrations. This is a nice extension of a service that. Continue reading
Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah Sues Universal Music For Royalties
Ghostface Killah, aka Dennis Coles, has filed a lawsuit to collect royalties for his work with hip hop legends Wu Tang Clan. The suit, filed August 10 against Universal Music. Continue reading
UK Vinyl Record Sales Jump 55% So Far This Year, U.S. Vinyl Sales Up 37%
(UPDATED) Sales of vinyl records totalled 168,296 units for the first half of 2011, according to new data released today by Retail Gazette. That's a 55% rise compared to the. Continue reading
