2011 Was A Great Year For Spotify [By The Numbers]
Despite some legitimate concerns over the amount of revenue returned to artists and streaming music's impact on sales, Spotify had a breakthrough year. Here's it looked like based on official. Continue reading
5 Top Music Tech Trends For 2012: Augmented Reality Remixes, Mainstream Hack Days, Live Shows
It seems obvious that music tech in 2012 will be a growing field of activity with more investment and business attention. Trends will center around the implications of ubiquitous music. Continue reading
Is Rolling Stone Dead? A Cover Story Nets Just 2000 New Fans [Best Of Hypebot]
All week we'll be featuring the best and most popular articles that appeared on Hypebot in 2011. This one is by regular contributor Robin Davey. The cover of a recent. Continue reading
What Cities Produced “The Best Music” In 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Does where music is made matter? A study by Patrick Adler, a doctoral student in urban planning at UCLA, appears to prove that it does. Adler used allmusic.com’s database and. Continue reading
Is Music Piracy The Problem… Or The Solution?
Yesterday in a comment left on one of Hypebot's Best of 2011 articles, one reader expressed a viewpoint that ending piracy is the #1 route to a professional career in. Continue reading
Pandora Launches Web Hub For Live Concert Series
Pandora has announced an online extension of the free, live concert series that the company debuted earlier in the month. The Pandora live concert series hub is currently sponsored by. Continue reading
15 Indie Artist Revenue Opportunities For 2012
[BEST OF HYPEBOT] Indie artists are making money in all sorts of ways, often by combining a variety of small revenue streams and one-off deals into significant income. Here are. Continue reading
Active vs. Passive Fans: Why Radio & TV Still Rank Tops For Music Discovery [Best Of Hypebot]
All week we'll be featuring the best and most popular articles that appeared on Hypebot in 2011. This one is by regular contributor Hisham Dahud. The data presented in a. Continue reading
The Importance Of Good Email Standards
The majority of people still use email to communicate with others. Email can be used to get a point across, but if written poorly, confusion and bad etiquette can occur.. Continue reading
Alleged Threats From Live Nation Lead To Lawsuit By NJ Promoters
Live Nation is facing a lawsuit from two local New Jersey concert promoters after they claimed Live Nation used threats and coercion to prevent the promoters from booking acts for. Continue reading