AIM Indie Awards Announces Nominees, 2 Winners
The Association of Independent Music has announced the 2013 nominees for it's UK based indie music awards. Along with the nominees came the announcement of two winners: Billy Bragg for. Continue reading
Hypebot Hosts Our First LA Music Tech Meetup
Hypebot is hosting our first ever Los Angeles meetup for readers to network with their peers. You are are invited to gather for drinks on August 20, 2013 from 6:30. Continue reading
SXSW 2014 Registrations, Hotels On Sale
As of today, SXSW 2014 is open for business. Conference registrations, hotel requests, SXSW Accelerator applications, Music Festival showcase applications, and more are now all being accepted. SXSW Music, SXSW Film. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify, CEO Ek Respond To Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich's Statement "New artists get paid fuck all." The Music Tech Graveyard: A Graphic Look At Music Tech Startups Circa 2007. Continue reading
Bay Area Women in Music Connect As ‘Girl Power’ Comes to San Francisco
LeRena Major reports on 'Girl Power: Women Working in the Music Industry' at the Downtown Campus of San Francisco State last Saturday 13th. The seminar is to educate, inspire and. Continue reading
2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List Nominees Announced
The Drake Hotel in Toronto was the site last night of the reveal of The 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List. Polaris is Canada's version of the UK's Mercury Prize. "This. Continue reading
Record Store Day Launches New ‘Adapter Prize’
Modeled loosely after the UK's Mercury Prize and Canada's Polaris Prize, U.S. record store owners, have launched The Record Store Day Adapter Prize, an award in four categories determined by record. Continue reading
SoundExchange Increases Quarterly Distributions
SoundExchange again broke its own record for quarterly royalty payments to musicians and record labels with a distribution of $149 million for the second quarter of 2013. This represented a. Continue reading