Month: April 2014

The Most Famous Bass Player You’ve Never Heard Of [VIDEO]

Carol Kaye played bass guitar on some of the most iconic hits of the 60's and 70's: Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” The Beach Boys hits “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Sloop John B,” and. Continue reading

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In Business and In Craft: Songwriters, Composers and Publishers Unite at 9th Annual ASCAP Expo

By Diana Hereld of Pathways in Music. Photos by Tonya Wise/PictureGroup. This weekend marked ASCAP’s 9th annual “I Create Music” Expo, where over 2,500 songwriters, composers and publishers gathered in. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: F8 Today, Music Biz’s Streaming Divide, SFX To TV, XBox To China, Twitter & More

WEDNESDAY 4.30.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Exclusive: BuzzAngle Music Preparing To Pose Serious Challenge To SoundScan’s “Fuzzy Math”

A lot of folks in the music industry are somewhat underwhelmed by SoundScan's approach to reporting sales especially indie shops and small labels who feel their contributions are underreported. You. Continue reading

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Exclusive: Topspin Media Set For Renewal Under New VP of eCommerce Nic Seitz

When Transom Capital Group announced the purchase of Topspin Media and its integration with the recently combined force of BandMerch and Cinder Block, the question of what would become of. Continue reading

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Digital Music Services and The Rise Of EDM

By Grammy nominated electronic artist, songwriter, producer and DJ Ryan Farish. When I first started releasing my albums about a decade ago, I challenged myself to find my own voice,. Continue reading

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Sprint Partners With Spotify For Music

(UPDATED) Following the lead of other mobile carriers Sprint has partnered with Spotify for music. But while the partnership offers the usual discount services,  Sprint, the 3rd largest carrier in. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Adds Fan Location Analytics

My holy grail of music marketing is to know where an artist's fans are so that energy and assets ranging from marketing messages to live performances can be deployed judiciously.. Continue reading

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100 Days After Beats Music Launch: “It’s Working” says CEO Ian Rogers

Beats Music has taken a bit of a beating in recent days,with industry insiders expressing concern over early subscriber numbers and pundits pounding the startup for its bravado filled launch.. Continue reading

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Lyynks Music: Where Any Artist, Venue Or Label Can Function As A Business

By Diana Hereld of Pathways in Music. This weekend, a new digital platform was unveiled to attendees of ASCAP’s 9th annual “I Create Music” Expo. With the existing array of. Continue reading

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Spotify Brings Updates To Android

Spotify today extended the redesign and new features that it brought to iOS in early April to Android powered devices. The update will start rolling out today and reach all Android. Continue reading

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