VOTE: Is Spotify A Good Deal For Artists?
Over the last few week’s, three indie labels have left Spotify and a number of Hypebot readers have expressed their misgivings over the streaming music service’s payments to labels and. Continue reading
Interview: Kristen Thomas On The Important Work Of The Future Of Music Coaltion [VIDEO]
On a new episode of This Week In Music, Ian Rogers interviews Future of Music Coalition's Kristin Thomson about about their initiatives in support of indie music. The Future of. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg outlined new features designed to turn Facebook into music, media sharing powerhouse. Included are a who's who list of music services from Spoftify to Eventful using Facebook's. Continue reading
MTT Weekly Recap: Do You Have To Choose Between Being An Internet Star And A Radio Star?
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Charles Mcenerney: On the Money: Examining Musicians’ Revenue Streams in the New Digital Landscape Matt Voyno: Do You Have To Choose Between Being. Continue reading
90% Of Time Spent On Social Networks Is On Facebook
As a reminder of just how major yesterday's f8 announcements on music and media on Facebook were, comScore created this chart of time spent on various social networks. 90% of. Continue reading
Are Text Messages Part Of Your Music Marketing? They Will Be After You See These Stats
Some artists and music marketers shy away from mobile text messaging to engage fans because, done improperly, it can be intrusive and not as cost effective as virtually free email. Continue reading
Google Music Marketing: will.i.am On Hangouts, The Johnny Cash Project & Chrome
With yesterday's looming debut of new Facebook features and partnerships, it's no wonder that Google+ opened to the general public on Wednesday. That introduction included a shaky Hangouts session with. Continue reading
One Major Player Is Missing From Facebook Music
Yesterday Facebook transformed itself into music and media discovery, listening and sharing powerhouse. Via its API, Facebook welcomed some of music's hottest startups: Spotify, Rdio, Soundcloud and more than a. Continue reading
Indie Labels Join To Save Failing Distributor
From the ashes of failed distributor, The Independent Record Collective, three record labels – Frontier Records, Beer City, and Tribunal Records – have launched a new distribution operation for indie. Continue reading
Music Aggregators Move From Building Features To Growing Platforms
A number of popular music sites like Reelr.tv and Chill, that aggregate content from services such as YouTube and SoundCloud, might well be described as offering a feature rather than. Continue reading
