Month: April 2014

Record Store Day Fallout: Even Its UK Coordinator Is Questioning The Event

If you're interested in limited-edition vinyl released on Record Store Day eBay has a nice dedicated section that includes RSD by year. Such resales shouldn't surprise anyone but multiple musicians. Continue reading

admin on 04/28/2014 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Music’s Webby Awards 2014 Winners: Pandora, De La Soul, Jay Z, Dylan, Pharrell and More

The Webby Awards announced today that Pandora and musicians De La Soul, Jay Z, Pharrel, Bob Dylan and Arcade Fire were among the 2014 winners. Hosted by Patton Oswalt, this year's awards. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Rdio Catches Up With 320KbPS Streaming, Joins Bob Weir’s New “Artists For Quality” Initiative

Music streamer Rdio has upgraded it's streaming quality to 320KpBS and joined Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead's new "Artists For Quality" initiative to improve streaming audio quality. The upgrade,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AM NEWS BRIEF: Bowie’s Stringer Tribute, Pono Update, Spotify Connects @Coachella, R.I.P. DJ Rashad & More

MONDAY 4.28.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

7 Top Google Apps For Musicians Are You Psychologically Suited For Success In The Music Industry? Spark Run: Kaskade's 5K, Glow Necklaces + Concert Prince's WMG Deal Stems From Laws. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Week In Music Commentary

OpEd On Bad Band Behavior: Why Do Rich Kids & Successful Bands Ripoff Other Artists? Boring Sounding Things Like Net Neutrality Matter To All Musicians Using The Web

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Record Store Day 2014's Outstanding Indie Shop Sales Revealed By New Stats Company Preparing A Professional Music Crowdfunding Budget DistroKid Added Beats Music & More Single Fee Distro Outlets, But. Continue reading

admin on 04/26/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Get Gigs That Make You Money

Shaun Letang | How To Get Gigs That Make You Money Dylan Lott | 5 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being A Booking Agent

Guest Post on 04/26/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

7 Top Google Apps For Musicians YouTube Accidentally Reveals Top 1% Of Music Channels In New Google Preferred Lineup Are You Psychologically Suited For Success In The Music Industry? The. Continue reading

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Tango Adds News Feed Opening Messaging App To Music Marketing

Messaging is growing in importance with a variety of apps being used for the jobs more traditional social networks used to do. Though WhatsApp limits itself to messaging alone, Tango,. Continue reading

admin on 04/25/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Boring Sounding Things Like Net Neutrality Matter To All Musicians Using The Web

If you're not on the web, if it's all face to face, then issues like net neutrality may not be that big a deal to you. But it is a. Continue reading

admin on 04/25/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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