Moment.me Gathers Event Pics, Videos & Tweets From All Over
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. At first blush, Moment.me struck us as one of those startups we’re not supposed to cry for. People already spend seemingly every waking minute. Continue reading
CD Baby Milestone: $250M Paid To Indie Musicians
CD Baby, founded as a backroom enterprise by Derek Sivers and sold to DiscMakers in 2008, announced that it has paid out over $250 million to artists for digital download. Continue reading
Live Nation Labs: One Year Later [Interview with Co-Founder Eric Garland]
In the wake of LiveNation.com’s recent relaunch and the coming of a new year, Hypebot felt it was important to check up with one of the most innovative and potentially. Continue reading
A D.I.Y. Artist’s Successful $30 Download Experiment
By Laurence Trifon, manager for indie electronic act Trifonic (@ltrifon). Will fans pay $30 for a digital download of a band’s new album? In Trifonic’s case, the answer is yes.. Continue reading
New Strategies For Optimizing Your Facebook Posts
Guest post by Valeria Bornstein of Fame House A new research project by social media analytics and software company Buddy Media analyzing brand interactions for Facebook’s Timeline for Pages reveals that the interactions. Continue reading
New Social Networks: Microsoft Launches Socl, Pheed Gathers Celebrities
Social networks continue to roll out for consideration. Obviously musicians and music marketers have to decide where to draw the line on involvement but, if you're hitting the wall on. Continue reading
What If iTunes Were An API?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The internets are abuzz once again with news that Apple will release a new version of iTunes today, after Apple senior vice president of. Continue reading
Music Journalist Larry LeBlanc Honored By Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced that Canadian music journalist Larry LeBlanc will be the recipient of the 2013 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. The award recognizes. Continue reading
A Lesson In Humility, Compliments Of Jay Z [VIDEO]
Nearly every music artist strives for recognition of some sort, whether that be owning a modest fan base of loyal supporters or striving to become an internationally known megastar. Hip-hop. Continue reading
Spotify Takes On Music Discovery
At a press event in London today, Spotify announced some major upgrades that take aim at what many users see as the music streamer's greatest weaknesses – music discovery and. Continue reading
