Amazon Takes On iTunes Match With Upgraded Cloud Player, Label Deals
Amazon today launched an upgraded Cloud Player along with licensing agreements with Sony, EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and more than 150 independent distributors, aggregators and music publishers. Aimed straight at. Continue reading
Indie Label Century Media Returns Catalog To Spotify
In late 2011, heavy metal and hardcore label group Century Media pulled all its labels from Spotify in order to “protect the interests of their artists". Labels include Century Media and associated labels. Continue reading
The Real Cost Of Summer Concert Tickets [INFOGRAPHIC]
Summertime is here, which brings with it a slew of summer concerts and festivals to choose from. A common dilemma among summer concertgoers is deciding on which ones to attend,. Continue reading
Who Are The Best And Brightest Music Industry Minds On Twitter?
Hypebot is looking to compile a list of music industry professionals that are “required follows” for our readers, and we'd love your input. Like how Billboard listed their top music industry personnel to. Continue reading
Music2text Provides Mobile Music Stores With No-Fee Options For Giveaways
Music2text is a fresh out of beta mobile service for music track and ringtone sales and distribution. The service is free for free content giveaways and otherwise priced at a. Continue reading
Ptch Takes A More Shareable, Music Video Approach To Instagram
Ever since Instagram made it remarkably easy for everyday users to develop a photographer’s eye and create beautiful images with just their phones, mobile social imagery has been taken to. Continue reading
Cyber PR, ReverbNation Live Digital Press Conference
THANKS FOR WATCHING! Today 3 – 8PM ET, more than 30 music journalists and bloggers will be interviewing and watching performances by 11 of Ariel Hyatt's Cyber PR and ReverbNation's. Continue reading
4 Steps To Convert Goals Into Results
It’s hard to become successful without making goals. There’s always the fear of failure when creating goals that make it even harder to achieve results. So how do you convert. Continue reading
New Social Media Marketing Features: Rdio, Facebook, Stipple, YouTube, Tumblr
Social media giants like Facebook, YouTube and Tumblr keep rolling out new features and other changes such as Facebook's new Photo Mosaic display or Tumblr's Pinned Posts. Rdio's playlist artwork. Continue reading
U.S. Indies Blast Universal EMI Divesture Plan
In Europe, there are some cracks in the independent label community's unified resistance to the Universal's proposed purchase of EMI and the divestiture package offered to EU regulators. But in. Continue reading