ReverbNation Closes Reverb Store, Turns To MerchOutfitters For Artist Merch [Updated]

ReverbNation has closed its Reverb Store offering merch-on-demand. Apparently use by musicians was limited and ReverbNation will now be offering musicians a discount on merch in bulk orders through MerchOutfitters.com.. Continue reading

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OK Go, Weird Al, and the YouTube Shortcut to the Top of the Charts

(UPDATED) By John Dilley of HighSpeedInternet.com. Eight years ago, OK Go showed us that with one camera, four treadmills, and a whole lot of creativity you can use YouTube to. Continue reading

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Declaration Of A New Alternative: No Pop

​(UPDATE 2) By Toronto music blogger/reviewer The Lonely Vagabond. In the digital age, in the age of social media, in an age where the music business model has virtually disappeared, the silos. Continue reading

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MTV #LookDifferent Campaign Brings Ferguson, MO To Last Night’s VMAs [VIDEO]

MTV used the recent shooting in Freguson, MO to encourage a larger discussion on racial tolerance during last night's Video Music Awards. The network ran two related commercials before and during. Continue reading

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Major U.S. Concert Promoter Suffers Data Breach

Austin-based promoters C3 Presents, the company behind the Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals, suffered a major data breach last week. The breach appears to have occured following the physical theft. Continue reading

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Building Your Music Career While Keeping Your Day Job

By Farah Joan Fard from the Sonicbids Blog. Does going to your 9-5 and then playing a gig that night ever make you feel like a Clark Kent/Superman combo? Do. Continue reading

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Stephen Blackwell Goes 100% Digital As New SpinMedia CEO

Somebody needs to do a SpinMedia infographic. These last couple of years have been pretty complicated. New CEO Stephen Blackwell says that SpinMedia is now "100 percent focused on digital". Continue reading

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AEG Partners With CineMedia For Concert Clips

Cinema adnetwork National CineMedia has tapped AEG Live to be their music supplier, reaching moviegoers on-screen, on-site, online and on mobile. The deal kicked off in August with :10 and :20. Continue reading

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MTV Video Music Award Winners 2014 – The Full List

Beyonce was the big winner at last night's MTV Video Music Awards taking home 3 Moonmen including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. But she lost the biggest prize, Video of. Continue reading

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: VMA Review & Round Up, Surge Shot, Music On Vine, Capsule.fm, Soundcloud & More

MONDAY 8.25.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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The Week In Music Commentary

Robb McDaniels: 5 Musings From A Digital Music Exec Who's Been Doing This A Long Time And Isn’t Even That Old Philip Kaplan: An Open Letter To Robb McDaniels, Founder. Continue reading

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