SoundCloud Launches ‘Collection,’ Repositions As Music Streaming Destination
SoundCloud is making strategic moves towards becoming a competitive streaming destination in 2015 with their release of Collection. Collection is a slight deviation from their previous home base setup that allows. Continue reading
2015 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
The 2015 list of inductees into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were has officially announced overnight. Lou Reed, Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Joan Jett. Continue reading
5 Quick Email Etiquette Tips for Bands (and Everyone Else)
Email is one of the most common forms of communication. Because of that, the way we communicate can often be informal. If you are, however, a musician attempting to communicate. Continue reading
Why It Is Time To Make YouTube Look Less Like Spotify And More Like Pandora
By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog 2014 has been a dramatic year for the music industry and may prove to be one of its most significant. The brief history. Continue reading
Bose Is Building Their Own Streaming Music Service
Audio manufacturer Bose is hiring staff and moving "quickly" to build and launch its own "next generation streaming music platform". While Bose could integrate their music service within their own audio products,. Continue reading
Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose And Patreon Looks Back At 2014
Jack Conte, multi-instrumentialist of Pomplamoose and co-founder of Patreon joins us today to Hypebot.com's year end virtual panel. When asked about effect of ubiquitous music online and what the "Taylor Swift Debate" means for music. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: D’Addario and Sound Rink
New on the Hypebot Music Industry Jobs Board is an opening for a social media specialist in the Percussion Business Unit at DAddario. And direct to fan ticketing platform Sound Rink is looking. Continue reading
Audiam Adds $1M Funding For Digital Music Royalty Collection From Industry Insiders
Audiam has announced $1 million in funding from a very strategic group of music industry investors. The new round puts Audiam's total funding at $3.5 million. Audiam, launched in mid-2013 by. Continue reading
Katherine McVicker Launches New Booking Agency Music Works International
Music Industry Veteran Katherine McVicker has launched a new booking agency, Music Works International. Based in Reading, Mass, the new agency represents an international roster that includes Dianne Reeves, David. Continue reading