An Outsider’s Guide To Guides For Musicians
Seeing "How To Win At The Music Game" is pretty enticing. And these "How-To" and "3 Easy Steps" headlines are everywhere. It's a little like walking in a casino because. Continue reading
Overheard #EDMbiz in Las Vegas: Day 2
Hypebot's Hisham Dahud has been in Las Vegas all week at EDMBiz (here's yesterday's report) and is staying in town for this weekend’s massive Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). Below are just. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing 6.8.12
In the wake of last year's historic agreement between the NMPA and YouTube, the streaming video giant has now reached terms with major publishers to further monetize user-generated content featuring songs represented. Continue reading
Grammys Restore Latin Jazz Album Award, Add & Combine More Categories
One year after the Grammy's dropped 31 categories, they're making even more changes. After outcries and protests from the Latin music community the Grammys have reinstated the award for the. Continue reading
LiveMusicStage Scores New Angel Round
Finland based startup LiveMusicStage, an online service for broadcasting and monetizing interactive live music events, has added two new partners in their second investment round. UK management consultant Evgenia Domnenkova,. Continue reading
BandCamp Launches New Music Discovery Engine: The Discoverinator
Most Hypebot readers think of Bandcamp as a direct to fan platform for selling and marketing their music and merch. But with hundreds of thousanDs of independent albums on the. Continue reading
Music Is The Second Fastest Growing App Category [CHART]
If you don't have an app strategy, you run the rick of being left behind. There's been an explosion in music and bands apps in recent months, and that trend. Continue reading
Last.fm Hacked. Change Your Password Now !
Signaling a probable hack, Last.fm is imploring users to change their passwords immediately: "We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password leaks on. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Adds 35 Countries, FB App Center, Songza iPad App, Twitter + FB, EMI & More
Deezer has now launched in 35 countries including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Jamaica, Guatemala and others in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The music streamer promises. Continue reading
Can Twitter Grow Your Fanbase? Study Shows Just 8% Of U.S. Adults Use It Daily
Amanda Palmer's 550,000 Twitter followers just help her raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter. But Twitter works better for some artists than it does for others. Part of the answer why. Continue reading
Overheard @ EDMbiz in Las Vegas: Day 1
EDMbiz, the inaugural industry conference for electronic dance music and precursor to this weekend’s massive Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), is well underway at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Our. Continue reading
