Month: November 2015

What Are Your Favorite Music Industry Hashtags? We Share Ours

Way back in 2011, we recently asked Hypebot readers to share their favorite and most productive hashtags for music industry news. Their recommendations then ranged from the popular to the now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2010s in music, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Atlanta, Authors and Publishers, Bandcamp, Bando (sport), Bette Midler, CD Baby, Claque, Hypebot, independent music, iTunes, music industry, podcast, royalties, Taylor Swift, Twitter

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5 Methods For Integrating Playlisting Into Your Digital Marketing Campaign

As more and more listeners are finding new music on their streaming service of choice via playlists, how to get your music on to one such playlist is something the. Continue reading

admin on 11/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: André 3000, Android (operating system), Application software, Artist, Bela Lugosi, playlist, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.6.15: Swift Lawsuit • Pan-Euro Licensing Hub • Napster To Canada

Taylor Swift is facing a $42 million lawsuit for alleged plagiarism in her song “Shake It Off”. The lawsuit was filed by Jesse Graham, an obscure R&B singer, who alleges. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Novak, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., European Commission, European External Action Service, European Union, Google, Shishir Mehrotra, Spotify, YouTube

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Will Adele Stream New Album? • ADA Expands Label Services • RIAA Likes TPP • More

Friday 11.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web To stream or not to stream. Adele's answer could start a trend. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 11/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Artist, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Pharrell Williams, Singing, Sony

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10 Free Plugins Changing The Way Artists Make Music

For those looking to switch things up at their audio workstation, this list of plugins offers a variety of exciting effects to add to your digital music arsenal at no cost.

Guest Post on 11/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ableton, Access Virus, Additive synthesis, Adobe Illustrator, Data compression, Digital audio, Google, iTunes, Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm, Plug-in (computing)

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Sony/ATV Music Publishing Cuts “Unprecedented” Direct Deal With Pandora [NYSE: P]

Pandora (NYSE:P) and music publishing giant Sony/ATV Music today announced a multi-year catalog licensing agreement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the direct publishing deal creates business benefits. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Brooks's, Florida Georgia Line, Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks, Inc., royalties, songwriter, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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How To Successfully Crowdfund: 7 Stats from 100,000 Crowdfunding Campaigns On Indiegogo

Crowdfunding has certainly become an extremely popular means of raising money for projects, but some campaigns are more successful than others. Here we look at seven different crowdfunding stats from. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amicus, Android (operating system), ArtistShare, Berklee College of Music, Brad Damphousse, Crowd funding, Indiegogo, kickstarter, PledgeMusic, Slava Rubin

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Pre-order A New Edition Of Donald Passman’s ‘All You Need to Know About the Music Business’ – SAVE 40%

"All You Need to Know About the Music Business" by Donald S. Passman is often called “the industry bible,” and rightfully so. A new edition will be released next week and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, 6IX, Berklee College of Music, Blue Note Jazz Club, GameStop, Hypebot, IPhone, Never Miss a Beat, pre-order, Recruitment, SimplyHired.com, Sony

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Facebook Amps Up Music Discovery, Sharing With “Stories”

Facebook has tried and mostly failed at making music a part of its hugely popular platform. Acknowledging that "there are few things people love more than music, Facebook today announced. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Google Play, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, User-generated content

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Forbes’ Top Earning Women In Music 2015 [Taylor Swift Is Not #1!]

A new musicians top 10 earnings list is out, and this time its the women of music who got the once over from Forbes' army of calculator jockeys. Love 'em or. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, Axis powers, Boyz II Men, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Las Vegas, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, Planet Hollywood

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