This Week in Music Commentary
A Manifesto For The Future Of Free Music Does Music Subscriber Growth Cripple Profitability? A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted Could SXSW Be Too. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
Dear SXSW Band, You're Screwing Up Your Career With Your Profile 5 Common Gig Booking Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid Couch By Couchwest Proudly Presents The Exact Opposite Of South. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Bands Shouldn’t Practice, They Should Rehearse
Simon Tam | Bands Shouldn't Practice. They Should Rehearse Jay Cartere | Why You Need A Music Video Max Snow | How To Start My Music Career Anita Ginsburg | What Can You Do. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Minority Shareholders Shift, Approve Jay Z Acquisition Of Aspiro's Streaming Music Services South By Southwest Posts SXSW On Live Streaming Schedule Pandora Holds Lead As Top Music Streaming Service In. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot.com
"Listen To Music No More Than One Hour A Day" Advises WHO Spotify To Pay Universal Music Group $1 Billion Apple Blames Internal Server Error For Outage 5 Common Gig. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Jumps 11% On Takeover Rumors
Pandora shares rose as much a 11% Friday on rumors that the company was in sale talks. The only evidence was a series of unsubstantiated tweets, but that was enough to send the. Continue reading
Could SXSW Be Too Big To Fail?
"SXSW didn’t protect the integrity of its brand, simple as that. And now… it’s a massive free for all that feels kinda-fun (see aforementioned bands and beer) at best and obligatory. Continue reading
The Complete DIY Guide To Getting Your Music Featured On Music Blogs
"There are many facets of a successful music publicity campaign, but among the most common questions I hear from newer artists are about how they can promote their music independently. Continue reading
Sony Music CEO On Spotify, Beats, YouTube, How “Free (Music) Is Death” and More
You can tell it is contract renegotiation time for music streamers, because the chorus of major label execs expressing opinions on the evils of free music is growing. Now Sony Music's. Continue reading
A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted
According to professor Aram Sinnreich, author of the 2013 book The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry’s War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties, college students have changed significantly. Continue reading
