Upward Spiral Podcast #8: Music’s Generation Gaps, Music Apps Communities & More
Hypebot presents the eighth episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, an ongoing discussion of the new music industry featuring Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
From The Beastie Boys To Bob Dylan: Video Tour Of Iconic NYC Album Cover Locations
The folks at Fuse.tv have produced a video tour of New Your City’s album cover landmarks. From a Bob Dylan street scene to LL Cool J standing on top of. Continue reading
Tunaspot App Locates Spotify Playlists Via Foursquare
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify has approved its first third-party app for the fascinating intersection of music and location: Tunaspot, which turns the sharing of location-based. Continue reading
Enig’matik Records: Life As A Bandcamp-Only Label
Enig'matik Records is a Bandcamp-only label based out of Australia with a focus on electronic music. The label puts out digital releases and organizes live events. It's a lightweight model. Continue reading
Shuffler.fm’s New iOS App Is An Awesome Music Radiozine
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Shuffler.fm, one of our favorite ways to “channel surf the music web,” has a new iOS version of its online music magazine. Continue reading
Live Nation CEO Sees Concert Sales Growth
During an interview with MSNBC, Live Nation's Michael Rapino discussed the signs of strength in this summer's concert season. Matching the tone set during the company's Q2 earnings call, Rapino. Continue reading
[UPDATED] NEWS: Sony Music Ultd Price Drop, UMG +3.2%, Spotify + Telco, TuneIn, Deezer, Saavn & More
Pandora Reports Growing Revenue, Listening & Losses
Pandora has released financial results that show strong growth failing to stem growing losses. For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, total revenue was $101.3 million, a 51% year‐over‐year increase.. Continue reading
Tunecore Co-Founder Peter Wells Speaks Out On Jeff Price Exit & Company’s Seismic Shift [EXCLUSIVE]
In May, co-founder Peter Wells exited TuneCore followed earlier this month by CEO and co-founder Jeff Price. Since then, the company has not named a successor, issued a statement or. Continue reading
Global Digital Music Market Expected To Grow 15% Annually
According to the global analyst firm Ovum, the global digital music market is expected to grow at 15% annually, reaching nearly $22.5 billion by 2017. Subscription services are said to. Continue reading
