Indiegogo Raises $40 Million To Expand Crowdfunding Site
San Francisco based crowdfunding site Indiegogo has raised $40 million in Series B venture funding. from IVP and Kelin Perkins. Previous funding rounds had netter the startup $16.5 million. More. Continue reading
Why Having To Constantly Hustle Is Bad For Artists
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
Grammys Grab 2nd Largest Audience In 21 Years
It's easy to criticize the Grammys as "over", but Sunday night’s 56th annual awards attracted 28.5 million viewers, according to stats released by CBS. That's a tiny uptick from last. Continue reading
Moby Continues “Innocents” Community Remixing At Blend.io After BitTorrent Success
Moby's release of an "Innocents" BitTorrent Bundle, featuring selected audio, stems for remixing and related content, was a hugely successful project for BitTorrent and resulted in lots and lots of. Continue reading
Spotify Trolls Beats Music On Twitter To Steal Unhappy Users
Last week Spotify appeared to be trolling Twitter to find and reach out to users complaining about early glitches om the just launched Beat Music service. Using the official @spotify. Continue reading
Digital Music Content Farmer Matt Farley Rises Above Spam Label
When I first read about Matt Farley, who writes huge numbers of off-the-cuff songs organized around such themes as birthday greetings to a long list of names, it seemed like. Continue reading
New On Our Music Industry Jobs Board: AdRev, Fulbright-mtvU & More
A new opening on the Hypebot Jobs Board is for a copyright manager at AdRev, the YouTube administration and monetization platform. There's also an amazing opportunity from a component of the Fulbright U.S. Student. Continue reading
Will Major Music Publishers Allow Last.fm To Go YouTube Only?
Last.fm, owned by CBS Interactive, is not looking like it's going to be a big winner in the streaming music space. It's been in geographic retreat. It's losing money. It's. Continue reading
8 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music Business In Japan
By Lee Parsons, Founder of Ditto Music. As founder of Ditto Music, an online music distribution service. I was recently asked to undertake a learning expedition to Japan and present. Continue reading
