Mamet Sisters’ Failing Kickstarter: Celebrity Crowdfunding Backlash Or Fan-Connection Failure?

Mamet half-sisters, Zosia and Clara, have a musical act called The Cabin Sisters. The Cabin Sisters are raising money via Kickstarter for a music video and it's not going so. Continue reading

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What Books Should Every DIY Musician & New Music Industry Pro Read?

We're updating our music industry and musician's book store, and want your suggestions.  We've got a pretty strong list, but who better to add to it than Hypebot and MusicThinkTank. Continue reading

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A2IM Announces New Board

A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2013 Board of Directors elections as voted by the A2IM label membership. The new A2IM board includes:

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Music Tech Exec Roundtable: Who Does Music Discovery Appeal To?

By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Twitter #Music is a music discovery tool. You can lean back and listen to each music chart like a radio station, but you often need to pull out. Continue reading

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Unauthorized Google Music App Now Available On iTunes

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Well, it happened — Apple has approved an iOS app called gMusic that has long allowed the iPhone crowd to access their Google Music. Continue reading

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Religiously Recorded: Why The Studio Is Still Relevant

With various musicians moving to home recording, Dillon Roulet makes a case for why music studios are still relevant. Even though recording in a studio can be more expensive than. Continue reading

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Pandora Listener Caps Driving New Subscriptions [Study]

Pandora revenue from subscriptions has been climbing steadily since it implemented user caps of forty hours a month on their mobile devices, according to research by ammp analytics firm Appie Annie.. Continue reading

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Spotify Discovers Music Discovery With Discover! [plus 3 Reviews]

Spotify launched its much-awaited "Discover" feed yesterday. First announced in December, Discover is a scrolling grid of suggestions for music you might find of interest. It looks great and it's. Continue reading

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Ticketmaster Hires New Head Of Technology

Live Nation has tapped veteran technologist Jody Mulkey to serve as their Executive Vice President of Platform Engineering and Global Technical Operations at their Ticketmaster division.  Prior to joining Live. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Tube Mogul Adds $10M, Spin Editor Axed, Jones Beach Recovers, New Ipod & More

THURSDAY 5.30.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above

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