Kanye West’s New Venture Will Fail. Here’s What We Can Learn From It.
(UPDATED) Kanye West recently announced via twitter that he is hiring for a new creative company. Named Donda after his late mother, the company will purportedly have 22 divisions and. Continue reading
David Dufresne On Spotify: Millions of DJs
Many artists have already expressed their concerns with Spotify and other streaming services. There’s concerns over the small amount of revenue, the unfairness felt by many indie artists/labels versus major. Continue reading
Is A Music Industry MBA Right For You?
The Henley School of Business in Reading, England has announced an MBA focused on the music industry. However, given its corporate focus and the fact that MBA's often move between. Continue reading
Major Labels Take HMV Equity Stake In Plan To Save Music Retailer
U.K. music retailer HMV has sold an equity stake in the company to suppliers, including Universial Music in an effort to solidify their financial position for the next three years.. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Midem, LyricFind, Google Music, Intel + RealNetworks, Reznor Interview, YouTube & More
The music industry action shifts to Cannes and MIDEM this weekend and Hypebot will have lots of coverage including via a special partnership with Stuart Drudge of MusicAlly. One of. Continue reading
Zoe Keating Shares Her YouTube “Claiming” Experience
In response to yesterday's post "Warner Music Orders YouTube Takedown Of Slow Motion Crochet Video With No Music", successful d.i.y. artist Zoe Keating shared her own experiences identifying and claiming. Continue reading
Indie Trade Group IMPALA Comes Out Swinging In EMI Sale Fight
European independent music trade group IMPALA today issued a strong statement opposing the sale of EMI to Universal and Sony. "Neither the USA nor Europe wants to see the music. Continue reading
Beyond Oblivion Files Bankrupcy, Owes Sony, WMG, Others Up To $500 Million
More details of the demise of digital music startup Beyond Oblivion were revealed in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition this week. The company had announced it would wind down operations. Continue reading
Lana Del Rey Leaves Early Adopters Behind
I have to admit, I ignored the Lana Del Rey phenomenon for a variety of reasons including the fact that great musical artists rarely look like beautiful movie stars and. Continue reading
Startup Murfie Gets $1.4 Million To Rip Used CD’s & Sell Them As Downloads
Murfie, an online marketplace that rips and sells the downloads of used music CD's, has closed a funding round of $1.4 million led by DaneVest Tech Fund along with angel. Continue reading
