NEWS BRIEF: HMV Closes 66 Stores, TuneIn Upgrades, Jason Bentley Speaks, Timberlake + Stripple & More

Thursday 2.7.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Click Here Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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iTunes Has Sold 25 Billion Songs, 15K Songs Per Minute

Apple today announced that it has sold 25 billion songs since launching the iTunes Store in April of 2003. The 25 billionth track, “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase. Continue reading

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Top 10 Ways to Unclutter Your Band Website

When doing website reviews at Bandzoogle, a common issue we come across are bands trying to put too much content and too many features on their websites. Because there are. Continue reading

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Spotify Listener Data Used To Predict Grammy Winners

Is Spotify about to go all Nate Silver on the Grammy Awards — by which we mean rigorously applying data to know that which would otherwise be unknowable? Well, the. Continue reading

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Mega Responds Quickly To DMCA Takedown Requests & Indexers Linking To Pirated Content

Despite expectations to the contrary, Kim Dotcom's Mega has taken self-policing of pirated content quite seriously. While responding quickly to the emergence of Mega indexing and search sites that promoted. Continue reading

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The ZOEN Provides Music Teachers With A New Platform For Online Lessons

Online music teaching via webcam is a growing phenomenon that has a lot of potential for teachers that want to reach a market far beyond their current location. The ZOEN,. Continue reading

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Music Industry Email Etiquette 101 – For/From People Who Give A Damn.

You’ve probably seen your fair share of badly written emails. People have seemed to have lost their email etiquette. You only have a few chances to get it right and. Continue reading

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Daniel Ek Expects Spotify To Pay Out $500 Million To Rights Holders in 2013

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify chief executive and co-founder Daniel Ek dropped a startling statistic at Los Angeles’ Innovation Forum event on Tuesday: that his freemium music service. Continue reading

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Deezer Scores Major Partners: Samsung, LG, Toshiba

Music streaming service Deezer has announced partnerships with 3 of the world's dominate consumer electronic manufacturers – Samsung, LG and Toshiba. Though still not in the US, Deezer has launched. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Twitter Updates Apps, Google To Invest $60M In Vevo, Shazam + Beatport, YouTube + Country & More

Wednesday 2.3.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Click Here Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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How Does Spotify Compare To Pandora? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Even thought they are very different, Spotify and Pandora are often named together as the poster children of streaming music services. They get the most press and both appear to. Continue reading

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