Can Famous Musicians Giving Their New Album Away For Free Really Be Called Innovative?

The free release of U2's new album "Songs of Innocence" on iTunes for free may be dubbed innovative in some camps but, except for the potential reach, it's difficult to. Continue reading

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EXCLUSIVE: Onesheet / ArtistData Founder Is Secretly Building A New Service For Musicians

Serial entrepreneur Brenden Mulligan, best known for founding ArtistData (acquired in 2010 by Sonicbids) and Onesheet (acquired in 2013 by Bandzoogle), is working on a new service aimed at giving. Continue reading

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Country Music Association To Launch Music Business Incubator

The Country Music Association is teaming up with The Nashville Entrepreneur Center to create what they are billing as the first music business accelerator. The music business accelerator is a 14-week. Continue reading

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The Musician’s Guide To The Sales Funnel: 10 Steps to Selling Tons More Tickets, Music, and Merchandise

We've all been exasperatingly crunching numbers at the end of the month when you've worked tirelessly for little or no financial gain. What we haven't all done is assess where. Continue reading

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Deezer To Launch In U.S. Sept. 15th with Hi-Def Streaming Exclusively On Sonos

UPDATED: Deezer will launch in the U.S. on Monday September 15th exclusively on the Sonos in-house audio platform. The popular European based streaming music service is introducing itself to the. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches Insights Data Blog, Eliot Van Buskirk Appointed ‘Data Storyteller’

Spotify has launched a blog to parse the mountains of music data it and its Echo Nest subsidiary collect, and hired veteran tech and music journalist  Eliot Van Buskirk as "in-house. Continue reading

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Marsha Vlasic Exits ICM For AGI, Takes Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Moby & More With Her

Veteran music agent Marsha Vlasic has been named President of the agency Artist Group International. Most recently Vlasic served as the Senior Vice President of Concerts at ICM, but announced earlier. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: U2’s Apple Deal, Goodbye iPod, Spotify vs. Piracy, Zeppelin Lawyers Up & More

WEDNESDAY 9.10.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Apple Gives New U2 Album FREE To All iTunes Customers

UPDATED:  U2 used today's Apple event to debut a single "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" live on stage and announce that their  new album "Sons Of Innocence" was now available free. Continue reading

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DoclerMusic Combines Music Concerts and Lessons On New Livestreaming Platform

DoclerMusic is a new livestreaming and fan interaction platform for musicians. The basic service is free for artists and viewers with tipping plus fees for private concerts and lessons. The. Continue reading

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