Dotcom’s Baboom Nears Launch Of FLAC Music Service, “New Beginning For Music Industry”
After a January soft launch, Kim Dotcomm's Baboom streaming music service is close to launching publicly. Baboom promises higher payouts to artists along with FLAC high quality streaming and downloads.. Continue reading
Patreon Announces $15 Million Series A Round Led By Index Ventures’ Danny Rimer
Big news today from Patreon, the arts patronage platform, and founder Jack Conte with the announcement of a $15 million Series A round of investment. Patreon has an impressive list. Continue reading
Breaking Into The Music Industry: Free Creative Live Online Class with Incubus Manager Steve Rennie
Incubus manager Steve Rennie is holding his second Creative Live class. The format is pretty interesting with a one-day livestream July 2nd that's free. The full day's course is then. Continue reading
How To Create A Great Band Photo That Delights Press and Fans
By Jason Baxter, the in-house publicist for Seattle's Hardly Art Records, and performer in the electronic duo USF, for the Sonicbids Blog. Band photos can be tricky, but even if. Continue reading
Google Search Adds Direct Links To Music Apps
Google Search has added direct links to select music apps. When users ask Google Search about a musician, the results now include a link to play their music within an installed. Continue reading
Amazon Prime Music Claims Strong First Week
An always stats-adverse Amazon released some vague numbers this morning designed to show a strong first week for its Amazon Music service. Offered free with an Amazon Prime subscription that. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
6 Essential Music Contracts Beats Has Been Banned From The World Cup T-Mobile Thumbs Nose At Net Neutrality, FCC with "Music Freedom" Plan Rhapsody's New UnRadio YouTube To Gross $7.2B. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
YouTube's Ultimatum and The Economic Survival Of Musicians YouTube's Attack On Indies Gets Strong Response From WIN,But It's Time For Artists To Take Action POLL: Would You Pay For Ad. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
How An Unsigned Artist Used iTunes Instant Gratification To Get A Top 10 Hit On iTunes Could "Just The Right Amount" Of Fake Twitter Followers Be Just What You Need?. Continue reading
