Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 2 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the second episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y.
An Indie Label Shares What Spotify, Streaming Music Services Paid Them Seth Godin On Building Your Fanbase Indie Artists Share How They Got Radio Airplay & What It Meant For. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Why Buying Followers Is A Bad Idea & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Simon Tam: Why Buying Followers is a Bad Idea Marissa: 7 Mobile Apps Musicians Need NOW! Stephen Carmichael: How Google And Search. Continue reading
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
The Week In Music Commentary
Bryan Kim Considers the Point When iTunes Becomes Obsolete Eliot Van Buskirk Expects Streaming Music to Improve Culture Tyler Hayes Shares An Outsider's Guide To Guides For Musicians and Wonders. Continue reading