Gangstagrass: Label-less Indie Bluegrass/Hip-Hop Band Charts On Billboard

Charting without the help of a record label is not totally unheard of, but its still enough of an event that when, Gangstagrass, one of the bands represented by Hypebot's. Continue reading

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Facebook Exec Moves To Soundcloud To Fuel International Expansion

2015 is turning out to be an important year for Soundcloud. Rightholders are pushing hard for compensation, but have been slow to sign deals; thus, thwarting a much needed effort. Continue reading

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CASE STUDY: Indie Rockers Torche Find Success With Interactive Marketing Strategy

Last year, Torche was prepping for another studio album release, their 4th to be exact. Even in the very early stages, the team at The Orchard thought that Restarter, the Florida band’s first. Continue reading

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Vans Warped Tour Teams With idobi Internet Radio

Alt internet radio broadcaster idobi Radio announced that they are partnering with the Vans Warped Tour to air Warped idobi Radio (WiR), eight weeks of exclusive programming covering performances at. Continue reading

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Why Unsigned Musicians Should Worry About Popularity, Not Money

Music is a tricky business. When you are starting out in the music business, it can be rough to not think about money. But maybe you should be… 

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Live Nation, Turner Broadcasting Partner For Concert Awards Show

Does music need another awards show?  The obvious answer is no, but it's also true that no one – except the untelevised Pollstar Awards – has done much to celebrate. Continue reading

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: UMG Revenue Up • SFX Losses Narrow • Beatport Bucks Trend • Rightscorp Ruling • More

Wednesday 5.13.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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The Streaming Maturation Effect: What It Means For The Music Industry

What do Netflix and music subscriptions have in common?  They both experienced slowing growth in 2014 in the US.  Subscriptions are the monetization focal point of streaming but there have. Continue reading

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Streaming Music Revenue Passes Downloads At Warner Music Group For 1st Time

It's generally accepted that streaming is how the majority of music will be consumed in the near future; and for the first time ever at a major label, income from. Continue reading

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Matt Farley Will Quit Making Music If He Doesn’t Earn $1 Million From Spotify By 2018

… and he plans to earn that money with an 8-hour Spotify playlist consisting of 300 of his own songs. Sound extreme? Indie Artists Matt Farley has been taking things to the extreme. Continue reading

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