Weak Mobile Strategy? You’re Missing 10-17% Of Possible Fan Interactions
An artist without a mobile strategy that includes a mobile friendly site and an app, is increasingly missing out on chances to interact with what are likely some of their. Continue reading
Livewire Mobile To Power Music Services For Two Major US Carriers
Livewire Mobile announced this morning that it will be powering digital music download services for two major U.S. mobile carriers: Sprint and Metro-PCA. Livewire Mobile expects the new deals to. Continue reading
UPDATE: Pandora Stock Fell 17% Friday In Wake Of Apple’s Reported Music Streaming Service
(UPDATE 2) With word of Apple’s development of a Pandora-like music service out, Pandora’s stock began to feel the aftershocks. As of 9:40am PST Friday morning, Pandora stock fell 2.37%. Continue reading
TechCrunch Disrupt Invades San Francisco Next Week
TechCrunch will be holding their yearly Disrupt event in San Francisco next week, bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors and hackers for in depth interviews and panels, product demos, and the. Continue reading
Apple Developing Pandora Competitor, Could Launch This Year
Apple is developing a Pandora-like music streaming service that could launch in a "matter of months", according to both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The ad supported. Continue reading
Gaga Gets It: New Release “Not Just An Album”
Single track downloads dealt a lethal blow to albums – unless artists find ways to reinvent them. Talking a page from the Bjork playbook, the Lady Gaga told her fans. Continue reading
Grooveshark Bypasses App Stores With Mobile Site, Promises International Launch
After being kicked off the Google Play app marketplace for the second time last week, Grooveshark has launched a mobile HTML5 based mobile site that makes music-on-demand from the controversial. Continue reading
The 10 Most Read Hypebot Stories Last Month
Did you miss anything? From finding out who the world's top paid DJs and drummers are, to learning from artists who are being taken to new heights through the digital. Continue reading
Universal Music’s Top Exec Declares Proudly: “We’re Not In The Art Business”
Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group's C.E.O, heads the world's largest music group. And if, as expected, UMG's merger with EMI goes through this week, his power to influence music and. Continue reading
Presskit.to: A Musician’s Mobile Business Card
Considering how heavily saturated today’s music space is these days, just getting people’s time of day is, needless to say, challenging. While earning the attention of potential fans is tough. Continue reading