Deezer Raises $130 Million Round Led By Warner Music Owner Access Industries
(UPDATED) Deezer, the French based digital music service that promised to expand to 200 countries this year, but avoiding the U.S., has reportedly raised $130 million. Leading this fourth funding. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Life as a Grammy-Nominated Independent Artist: Interview with Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange ASCAP OnStage Launches to Deliver Live Performance Royalties to All Musicians How Taking Everybody On Tour Via. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Why Albums Make Little Sense For New Artists & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Leena Sowambur: A Little Music Industry Career Advice Mark Knight: Where Is Everyone? Why Albums Make Little Sense For New Artists Music. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Top Musicians Threaten Strike Over EMI Sale To UMG Modernizing the Merchandise Madness Video: Irving Azoff Calls Pandora "Horseshit" Online Fandom: Is A New Music Community Emerging? Round Table: How. Continue reading
Will Run For Work: A Creative Way to Land a Job in the Music Business
Here on Hypebot you can read countless stories of musicians who have used out-of-the-box ideas to stand out and boost their music careers. But it’s rare to hear about people. Continue reading
Top Analyst Reviews Spotify’s Financials, Declares Business “Unsustainable” [CHART]
PrivCo, a financial analysis firm focusing on private companies, got a look at Spotify's just closed full year financials and declared the music streamer's business model "alarming" and "unsustainable". While. Continue reading
Overheard At Digital Music Forum West In Los Angeles
(UPDATED) The Digital Music Forum West conference concluded yesterday from the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, offering two days worth of discussions revolving around how digital media and technology continue to. Continue reading
Future Of Neil Young’s Pono Up For Debate
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Since the dawn of the digital age, some audiophiles have maintained that new formats from the CD to the MP3 and beyond. Continue reading
Are Music Fanatics A Dying Breed?
Guest post by Alex May of sidewinder.fm A recent video of an album teaser by Muse quickly separated the fans from the critics. The hatred expressed toward the band erupted over. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Bryan Kim Advocates Crowd Patronage Alex May Wonders Are Music Fanatics a Dying Breed? Zach Rota Considers Lean Thinking in the Music Industry