Top 5 Networking ‘Strategies’ That Will Make People Hate You: CMJ Edition

By Kim Kelly on Sonicbids Blog New York City's annual CMJ Music Marathon festival is right around the corner, and I thought this year's music industry conference-slash-festival-slash-shitshow would serve as a handy setting for. Continue reading

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Apple Launched The Digital Music Revolution 13 Years Ago Today

Apple introduced the first iPod 13 years ago today on October 23, 2001. It was 8 1/2 months after the Mac only version of iTunes had been released. While there were. Continue reading

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Is Bandcamp’s “Subscribe” Feature the Answer to Sustainable Digital Music Consumption, or Has Streaming Won The Race?

By Tyler Hayes, Freelance Writer & Blogger Bandcamp is a website on a mission to provide musicians with the tools necessary to sell their recorded music–both digitally and physically. It's an. Continue reading

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Jawbone Debuts Drop – A Twitter Based Playlist App, Shutters Playgrund.fm

[UPDATED] Audio hardware maker Jawbone has debuted Drop. The app plays instant mix based on your favorite songs from Spotify or Rdio, and take song requests from your friends through Twitter.. Continue reading

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7 Quick Reminders To Improve Your CMJ Experience

CMJ is happening right now and you are all probably overwhelmed. It's ok. If you are not there or if you are, you can use these things in every day. Continue reading

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Startup Academy Adds Music Tech Elevator Pitch Shark Tank

[UPDATED] Music Biz is hosting the Music Startup Academy: Startups, Rights & Artists in New York at General Assembly on Tuesday November 4th. They've added an Elevator Pitch SharkTank which offers startups 3-5. Continue reading

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iTunes 12.woe

By Peter Getty from PeterGettyMusic.com Man, I loved iTunes (and, of course, the iPod) when it first came out. After toying with it for about two minutes, I knew I was done. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: New Rhapsody CE0, Def Jam + Playwire, Jawbone Debuts Drop, Taylor’s White Noise & More

THURSDAY 10.23.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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More Eye to Eye. Less Eye to iPhone. A Call to Change Concert Culture.

I know I'm walking on thin ice when I take a swing at technology my third day on the job, but I've never been one to tread lightly, so why. Continue reading

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Rdio Helps Create Immersive Music Marketing Breakthrough for Hendrix Film JIMI [CASE STUDY]

The Marketing team behind the new Jimi Hendrix biopic JIMI: All Is By My Side - written and directed by John Ridley and featuring Outkast’s André Benjamin - offers an interesting case study. Continue reading

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