Mathematicians Discover Secret Formula For Writing A Hit Song

Though math is usually used to tell you if a song was a hit based on sales, scientists from the University of Bristol believe they have "The Hit Equation." A. Continue reading

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Permission Marketing Vs. Self-Entitled Marketing for Musicians

Marketing guru, Seth Godin, popularized the concept of permission marketing versus interruption marketing. Permission marketing is where marketers ask for permission before going onto other parts of the purchasing process. Continue reading

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45Sound Boosts Audio Quality Of Live, Fan Videos

45Sound is one of the more unique participants in January's midemlab music tech events. 45Sound addresses the opportunity for matching high quality audio recordings of live events with fan-made videos.. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Names Best Campaigns Of 2011

It has been a year of impressive growth for SoundCloud, and while their range of audio sources served expanded exponentially, music is still its heart and soul. In this guest. Continue reading

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This Week’s iTunes Top 10 Songs, Albums & Apps

For week ending 12/19 Top Songs1. "Sexy and I Know It," LMFAO2. "We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)," Rihanna3. "Good Feeling," Flo Rida4. "It Will Rain," Bruno Mars5. "Ni***as in. Continue reading

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Hypebot Job Board: Tunesat Seeks VP Of Business Development

There are always new listings in Hypebot's Music Industry Job Board located in our center column. It is a regularly updated listing of music and music tech related job availabilities. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Baidu Gets OK, UMG Loses To Veoh, VEVO Stats, RIAA vs. Google, Discovr & More

Chinese Internet Giant Baidu Removed From U.S. ‘Notorious Markets’ Piracy List After Music Pact. (Bloomberg) Ninth Circuit Puts Lump of Coal in UMG's Stocking, Affirms DMCA Safe Harbors for Video. Continue reading

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Holiday Price Wars: Google Music Offers 500,000 $4.99 Albums, 10 Million $.49 Tracks

Let the holiday (and beyond) digital music price wars begin! Just a few weeks after launching, Google Music is offering a limited time sale of half a million albums for. Continue reading

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Former Warner Bros. Tech SVP Ethan Kaplan Joins Big Champagne Ticketmaster

Just days after music and media data firm Big Champagne announced its acquisition by Live Nation's Ticketmaster, the company has announced that former Warner Brothers Records SVP of Technology Ethan. Continue reading

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U2 Pledges To Support Next Generation Of Musicians

U2 and The Ireland Funds are going in for a 7 million pound donation, the largest such gift to music ed in Ireland, to support Music Generation, a growing music. Continue reading

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