Three Things About Streaming Music The Industry Needs To Figure Out
By Mark Mulligan from Music Industry Blog. I spent a couple of days last week in Barcelona for the annual Future Music Forum, which is developing into an important date. Continue reading
Townsquare Media Acquires XXL, King, Antenna, October XXL Is Last Print Edition
Townsquare Media is adding to its already rich digital portfolio of pop culture and music sites with the acquisition of XXL and related properties King and Antenna from Harris Publications.. Continue reading
On Our Music Industry Jobs Board: A&R at FiXT, Biz Dev at Nielson, Manager at Forty 6ix AM & More
New on the Hypebot Music Industry Jobs Board is a Label A&R/Distribution Manager position at label and publisher FiXT. You'll also find job listings from Nielsen, and Forty 6ix AM. Learn more about these. Continue reading
Goodbye June Wins 2014 Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition
The Unsigned Only Music Competition has announced its list of winners for the 2014 edition of the songwriting competition. The overall Grand Prize for 2015 goes to the up-and-coming Nashville. Continue reading
Are You As Excited As Bono About Apple’s Plans For A New Music Format?
By Peter Getty. When Apple created the iTunes Store, offering for the first time a digital way to deliver individual tracks for just 99 cents, the music industry received a. Continue reading
Tanya Tagaq Wins Polaris Music Prize, Urges Fans To “Wear And Eat Seal”
Independent artist Tanya Tagaq has won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism, beating out nine other albums on Canada's Polaris Short List. The Inuk throat singer performed her song. Continue reading
UPDATE: Apple To Rebrand Beats Music
UPDATE 3: New reports confirm our initial conclusion: Apple may be rebranding Beats Music as part of a new iTunes music service, but it is not shutting it down. In. Continue reading
53% Of US Adults Spend 39 Minutes A Day On Facebook
New Facebook user stats analyzed by eMarketer underscore just how important a tool the social network is for music marketers. 52.8% of U.S. adults 18+ – 129.5 million people –. Continue reading
Cox Enterprises Buys Ticket Upgrade Startup Experience
Late last week Cox Enterprises announced the acquisition of Experience (team pictured at left), a ticket upgrade startup that offers such features as seat upgrades at the game and fan. Continue reading
