UPDATE: iCloud Goes Live As Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 With Cloud Support, WiFi Sync, No iTunes Match
UPDATE: Apple's iCloud is now live. Just ahead of today's iCloud launch, last night Apple released iTunes 10.5. The upgrade includes support for iCloud storage and playback plus wireless sync. . Continue reading
Noah Wall Combines Art & Technology For Manhattan Musical Scavenger Hunt
Noah Wall celebrated the release of his album HÈLOÏSE on LP and cassette with a scavenger hunt in Manhattan. The relatively modest concept was amplified by the web and media. Continue reading
Kayne West & Russell Simmons Visit Occupy Wall Street Protest
The Occupy Wall Street protesters recieved a a little dose of celebrity on Monday with Kanye West and Russell Simmons stopped in. According to DNAinfo.com, West didn't perform, but walked. Continue reading
Live Gamer Powers EMI Music Apps On Facebook Starting With Professor Green
Live Gamer and EMI Music are working together to get EMI artists on Facebook with gamelike apps that reward participation with recognition and virtual goods. First off is UK rapper. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: UMG + EMI?, New Sony Breach, MTV O’s Take Shape, 1M Kickstarters, Grooveshark & More
Rumors have Universal Music, owned by Vivendi, as the front runner for at least EMI’s recorded music division. We should know more soon. Sony has suffered another PSN breach, This. Continue reading
FREE For Hypebot Readers: NARM & Mobile Backstage ‘Your Mobile Fan Club’ Webinar
UPDATE: SORRY. THE SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTONED UNTIL JANUARY. Thanks to our friends at NARM, Hypebot readers get free entry to the webinar with Mobile Backstage, "Your Mobile Fan Club:. Continue reading
Did Beyoncé “Borrow” Moves In New Video? You Decide With Side By Side Clips
Most "original" ideas are really "borrowed" from someone else. Even Steve Jobs admited to the iPod's roots when it launched it back in 2001. But the new Beyoncé clip "Countdown". Continue reading
30 Top Indie Labels Partner For Music Discovery Site TheNewRecord.com
Community building doesn't only happen on Facebook, and a new indie music discovery site founded by Bill Armstrong of Side One Dummy hopes to build a community of indie music. Continue reading
9 Critical Things You Should Know About Music Publicity Before You Make Your First Move
By Ariel Hyatt, a regular contributor to MusicThinkTank, whose Ariel Publicity is an indie music focused digital pr firm and educational experience wrapped up in one very cool package.. I. Continue reading
WATCH: Steve Jobs Introduce 1st iPod At Apple Music Event 2001
Steve Jobs introduced the very first iPod at this low key event in 2001. "It holds a thousand songs (at an amazing 160 mps")… a quantum leap." "The size of. Continue reading
