Late To The Party, Iovine In Talks To Launch Beats Daisy Music Service With AT&T
It's not often that Interscope head and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine is late an important party. But when it comes to streaming music, Iovine and Beats' yet to launch Daisy subscription. Continue reading
Promo Hutt Launches Pre-release Music Download Subscription Service
Earlier this month Promo Hutt launched a pre-release subscription service that allows music fans to gain early access to music by label. The project has its roots in the electronic. Continue reading
We Dare CMT & Radio To Make This A Hit: Gay-Themed Country Song Finds YouTube Success [VIDEO]
Given it's reliance on love of Mom, apple pie and conservative values, it's hard to imagine country radio or CMT embracing a gay themed love song. But thanks to YouTube,. Continue reading
12 Ways Bands & Brands Are Standing Out On @vanswarpedtour [Kosha Dillz]
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). It's Warped Tour season again, which means your favorite band you never heard of will be hustling amongst over 100 other bands in parking. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Job Board: Virtual Label, reKiosk & More
New on the Music Industry Jobs Board are openings for a Digital Distribution & Marketing Manager at Brooklyn based label services company Virtual Label and an Online Marketing Manager to specialize. Continue reading
Free $20 Traktor DJ App & More Ahead of Apple App Store’s 5th Anniversary
The popular Traktor DJ app for the iPad and iPhone, is one of many paid apps and game that are suddenly free on the iTune's app store today. No official word yet. Continue reading
RIAA Demands 5 Million Takedowns In Last 6 Weeks [CHART]
Last year the RIAA requested that Google romove from its index 20 million urls to infringers. But more recently the speed of RIAA takedowns has accelerated to 5 million takedowns. Continue reading
Holy Magna Carta, Jay-Z! Samsung Album App Crashes, Gets Leaked, Hacked and Way Too Personal
Jay-Z's exclusive app release has gotten a lot of news as a marketing move. As an actual app it hasn't fared as well. The overreaching app permissions have been widely. Continue reading
Shazam Gets $40 Million From Carlos Slim’s America Movil
Shazam has received $40 million in new funding from billionaire Carlos Slim's America Mobile SAB. Shazam specializes in song and sound recognition app. America Movil is Latin America's largest mobile carrier. Continue reading