Month: December 2014

Benji Rogers, Founder And President Of PledgeMusic, Looks Back On 2014

Benji Rogers, Founder and President of PledgeMusic joins us today for Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. Rogers has a hopeful outlook for the collaboration between artists and music streaming. Continue reading

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20 Most Active Music Fan Armies On Twitter

Twitter is often thought of as populated by technorati, but youthful hoi palloi certainly dominated the short message social network when it came to activity by music fans.  2014 will. Continue reading

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3 Branding Lessons From Music’s Biggest Superstars

By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog They say it takes 10 years of dedication to become an overnight success. This phrase is largely due to all of the things that the public. Continue reading

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Bandcamp Launches Indie Label Portal

Direct to fan digital sales platform Bandcamp has launched an accompanying portal designed to better serve independent record labels. The new Bandcamp For Labels adds unified accounting and stats across. Continue reading

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James Donio, President Of The Music Business Association Looks Back On 2014

James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is up next on our Virtual Panel. On the subject of streaming, Donio says, "While we refrain from editorializing on. Continue reading

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27 Recordings Named To 2015 Grammy Hall Of Fame

The 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees range from gospel music to ABBA, Hank Williams, the Sex Pistols and many in between. This year's 27 inductees brings the grand total of Hall of. Continue reading

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BandPage Now Only Spotify Merch Seller As ArtistLink’s Topspin Exits

Topspin, now owned by ArtistLink, has discontinued their merchandise integration with Spotify, leaving BandPage the only option that artists and labels have to sell merchandise on the popular music streamer.. Continue reading

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Apple Prevails In $1 Billion iPod Lawsuit

After deliberating for just a few hours, a federal jury found in favor of Apple in a $1 billion class-action lawsuit brought over alleged anti-competitive behavior in relation to the. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple Wins iPod Suit, Snapchat Eyes Music, CMA Board, Spotify Merch, Bandzoogle & More

WEDNESDAY 12.17.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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SFX To Relaunch Beatport As EDM Streaming Music Service

SFX Entertainment has spent a considerable amount of time and energy focusing on the Electronic Music sector. Staking claim to hundreds of dance festivals in two years time, SFX hopes. Continue reading

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Is It Ever OK To Work For Free In The Music Industry?

The music industry is one of the few industries that most people learn all of the tricks of the trade outside of a classroom. However, most of those insider tricks. Continue reading

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