Spotify’s 50 Most Played & Shared Tracks [U.S. & UK]
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" tops the Spotify US and UK play charts, but the ivral charts hold some surprises. The Spotify Top 50 is the most-streamed songs of the previous week, market-by-market.. Continue reading
Mobile Music Consumption Explodes [INFOGRAPHIC]
More and more fans are using smartphones and tablets to consume music on the go. But what have these services meant for consumers’ smartphone activities and data plans? This infographic. Continue reading
“Summer Of Hip Hop” Continues On This Week’s Sales Charts
“The ‘Summer of Hip-Hop’ continues this week with the newly hyphen-less Jay Z topping the charts for a second straight week with Magna Carta… Holy Grail," writes NARM President Jim Donio,. Continue reading
MusikFly Makes It Easy To Submit Music To Bloggers
MusikFly is a new service that facilitates music submissions to music blogs. The basic concept is simple, musicians submit music to specific blogs based on genre and bloggers unclutter their. Continue reading
Live Nation Goes Local, Humane… With Food
Starting this month, concert giant Live Nation is switching to locally grown produce and meat certified by Humane Society animal welfare programs, as well as, adding vegetarian options in its 38. Continue reading
2 Quick Music Biz Movie Reviews: 20 Feet From Stardom and Welcome To The Machine
Two new music industry documentaries grace us this summer. One, "20 Feet From Stardom," focuses on background singers for major performing acts. The other, "Welcome To The Machine," takes a. Continue reading
Band Uses Google Glass To Shoot Live Music Video On Warped Tour [WATCH]
Bay Area band Wallpaper managed to acquire Google Glass; and during a stop on the Vans Warped Tour, they used it to shoot a video a video of their song. Continue reading
All or Nothing: How to Ensure Release Campaigns Live Up to Their True Potential
When planning your marketing and release campaign for new music, a tour, etc., you need to clearly define your strategy. If you’re not committed, fans may not feel as inclined. Continue reading
Get Involved With The Hypebot and MusicThinkTank Communities
Hypebot works best as a two way conversation, and we try to make getting involved easy. Many readers connect with us on Twitter (@hypebot) where 34,000+ follow. We tweet posts, breaking. Continue reading