Hot Chip Fans Take Charge Of Marketing Crowdfunded Shows On Songkick Detour
Repost from Mike Masnick of TechDirt. We recently wrote about a new feature from Songkick, called Detour, that can be used to crowdsource a concert to guarantee for a performer. Continue reading
“Data Is The New Hustle” – Is The Music Business Getting Any Fairer?
During last Tuesday’s SF MusicTech Summit, I had the privilege of moderating a panel alongside several top minds within music and technology, where a short, yet powerful quote was said. Continue reading
CMJ Music Marathon Kicks Off This Week In New York City
The 32nd annual CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today in New York City with over 120,000 fans, entertainment industry professionals, college radio tastemakers, bloggers, press and musicians set to arrive.. Continue reading
Billboard FutureSound Conference Next Month In San Francisco
Billboard is set to put on its second annual FutureSound conference in San Francisco next month, taking place November 15th and 16th from the Terra event center. FutureSound focuses on. Continue reading
Coca-Cola Eyes $10 Million Spotify Invesment
Coca-Cola is in serious discussions to invest $10 million in Spotify, according to both Bloomberg Business and Sky News, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the talks. The deal, while. Continue reading
Overheard At SF MusicTech Summit XI & Watch The “Artist Tools” Panel
Yesterday’s eleventh SF MusicTech Summit in San Francisco continued in its tradition of gathering some of the brightest minds at the convergence of music and technology for a full day’s. Continue reading
Bypassing Twitter’s iTunes Link Jacking & Other Affiliate Revenue Tricks For Musicians
Recently an extensive series of posts from Eliot Van Buskirk revealed that Twitter was replacing iTunes links with affiliate links in their preview panel. In the course of figuring out. Continue reading
Social Media Tool Updates: Twitter, Followgram, Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest x Vimeo, RebelMouse, SoundCloud
A variety of tweaks and updates to social media services are worth noting for musicians and music marketers. Twitter has new profile options so be sure to update your profile.. Continue reading
The 10 Most Read Hypebot Stories Last Month
Did you miss anything? We’ve compiled the top 10 most read posts for the month of September. Among the top stories include Dan Deacon’s innovative app for a fan-generated light. Continue reading
Top Tips For Entertaining Your Music Fans With Creative Email Content
Email lists are still a powerful means of permission marketing. They give you a great opportunity to stay in touch with your fans and to let them know when you're. Continue reading
Musicians & Marketers: Identify Your Hidden Army Of Angels With guestHub
guestHub is a new service that identifies the hidden influencers that spread the word about your events or products and whose influence leads to actual sales. If you check out. Continue reading
