GarageBand’s iOS App Is Going Freemium
GarageBand for the iOS is one of the all time paid app success stories. However Apple accidentally revealed going into tomorrow's big show that the GarageBand iOS 7 app will. Continue reading
Music Blogs: Cultural Voices Take On New Mediums
(UPDATED) There is no question music blogs have a strong presence in today's music business. Serving as a primary source of inspiration, material, and the information you need to be. Continue reading
HMV Takes Steve Jobs’ Advice, Cannibalizes Self
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will,” said the late Steve Jobs. He meant that rather than wait for a disruptor to change. Continue reading
Twitter #Music App Likely Being Pulled, But What’s Next For Music At Twitter?
Twitter #Music launched with great fanfare given that one of the major web companies of our time is behind it. But, just as Microsoft learned, being big doesn't always lead. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
It Takes More Than Metrics To Understand A Musician's Audience David Byrne Takes A Sharp Yet Despairing Look At Spotify, Streaming Music and Musicians Pinterest Drives More Site Traffic Than. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
3 Critical Steps For Musicians To Build Fan Engagement Squarespace Adds Audio Collections For Musicians To Its Full-Featured Site Platform 4 Tips For Music Marketing With Email Newsletters Yes, You. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Why It's Not A Bad Thing That SFX Entertainment Didn't Blow Through The Roof People Consume More Music So Why Do Sports Get More Money? Upward Spiral Podcast #30: What. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
It Takes More Than Metrics To Understand Your Fans David Byrne On Streaming 4M Spotify Trax Never Played SFX Stumbles, EDM Wins Bob Lefsetz & The Long Tail Google+ Musicians. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Future of Music Marketing is Direct to Device
Corey Crossfield | The Future of Music Marketing: Direct-to-Device Lukas Camenzind | How to Score the Next BIG Hit: 5 Marketing Tips From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” Phosphene. Continue reading
Marc Ecko’s 10 Rules For Building A Swag Bomb
Marc Ecko recently released a new book called Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out.Oddly enough, while it's full of awesome Marc Ecko stories, its organizing concept of the Authenticity Formula. Continue reading