Month: March 2013

Should Pirate Site Advertisers Be Punished? Spain Eyes Crackdown

Should company's that advertise on pirate sites be punished as supporting piracy? It's a debate that's raged in the music community in recent weeks fueled in part by Cracker's David. Continue reading

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NEW BRIEF: MOX Launches EDM TV, Spotify CEO Responds, Lively.fm, Ultra Fest, Blockbuster & More

Thursday 3.28.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  Click Here Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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Who Are Hip Hop’s Richest Artists 2013?

Forbes has just released it's Forbes 5 list of Hip Hop's Richest Artists based on net worth. Many of those on the list are not new to the hip hop. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Who Needs Ticketmaster? Eventbrite Just Sold Its 100 Millionth Ticket, $1.5B In Sales

Self-service online event ticketing platform Eventbrite, today announced that it has sold 100 million tickets and process $1.5 billion in gross ticket sales since the founding of the company in. Continue reading

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Social Media Impact For Musicians: How Conan O’Brien Beats Out Other Late Night Shows

By Liv Buli (@lbuli)), Resident Data Journalist for music analytics company Next Big Sound. Last March, jazz-funk jam band Galactic took to Conan O’Brien’s stage and performed the track “Hey. Continue reading

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Record Store Day Guide: Full List Of Vinyl Releases, Mobile App, DVDs, Books & Contests

The 6th Annual Record Store Day is just a few weeks away on April 20th and anticipation is rising with news of the full list of upcoming exclusive vinyl releases.. Continue reading

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Music Dominates Top 10 Entertainment Sites In U.S.

Music driven sites dominated the top 10 entertainment web sites in the United States in early 2013, according to Nielson. Top ranked YouTube's website had 124 million unique U.S. visitors. Continue reading

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DIY Lessons For Musicians From A DIY Author

By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). A few weeks ago I went to a seminar by best-selling author and public speaker Patrick Snow on creating a successful career. Continue reading

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Robby Towns Joins NARM’s digitalmusic.org, Antony Bruno Exits

Robby Towns, founder of the NestaMusic consultancy, has been named hte new Community Manager of NARM's digitalmusic.org. Towns, who is based in Nashville, will replace former Billboard Magazine music tech. Continue reading

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BitTorrent’s Legitimacy Offensive: Media Appearances, Patent, Alex Day’s Million Downloads

BitTorrent continues making strong moves to support legitimate uses of their service while extending the potential of their technology. Such efforts include multiple media appearances as well as the recent. Continue reading

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ASCAP Elects New Board

(UPDATED) ASCAP announced the results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors. Twelve writer and twelve publisher members have been elected to serve on the Board for a. Continue reading

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