What’s A Fan Worth? Topspin Shares New Data, Launches ‘Average Value Of A Fan’

(UPDATED) What is a fan worth?  It's a an increasingly complex and important question to answer; particularly with a myriad revenue streams, free or freemium the new normal and underwhelming payments from. Continue reading

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How To Promote Your Music – The Ultimate Guide

If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten. Tired of getting the same dead-end advice that sets you on a. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Fumbled Lady Gaga Release Could Cost Interscope $25 Million OP ED: Why Artists Should Not Use Tunecore Major Layoffs At Rdio World's Best Paid Musicians [Full List] The Musician As A Startup. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Between Art and Business: A Musician As A Startup When Asked To Play For Free These Musicians Had Sharp Comebacks TuneCore Partners With INDMUSIC To Monetize YouTube Videos TuneGO Building. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Musicians, Should You EVER Pay-To-Play & More

Shaun Letang | Musicians, Should You EVER Pay-To-Play? Liz Upton | The Cost of Free Ken Dardis | Indie Artists: Expectations vs. Reality

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Don’t Just Give Music Away, Amplify Your Story and Flip The Switch

Ethan Schiff is a Co-Founder & Artist Manager at New Torch Entertainment. He can be reached on Twitter @EthanSchiff or on his blog. LOSS LEADER: Definition: “a pricing strategy where. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Adds Explore With Trending Music and Lean Back Discovery

Yesterday SoundCloud introduced Explore, a discovery feature that should help connect more listeners with artists using SoundCloud though a more prominent homepage position would be a nice touch. It's available. Continue reading

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Trent Reznor Facetimes Terminally Ill Fan During Concert [VIDEO]

If you're in need a reminder of the power of technology to do good or the transformative power of simple acts of human kindness, watch this video. During a recent. Continue reading

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As NoiseTrade Plans To Add Writers, How Are The Musicians Doing?

NoiseTrade is one of the quietest of the music tech startups that I consider top of the class. But now that they're planning to add a section for writers, called. Continue reading

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FanBridge Acquires, Relaunches Tweet For Track, Captures 1M New Fans In ’13

(UPDATE 2)  Fanbridge has confirmed their acquisition of Tweet For Track.  "We've always had an interest, but now have folded it in entirely," Fanbridge founder Spencer Richardson tells Hypebot. FanBridge has. Continue reading

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