How Pentatonix Built a Social Media Powerhouse
By Dave Kusek on Sonicbids Blog For many musicians, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are just different places to post the same thing. This approach can work, but if you really want to grow your fanbase and attract a. Continue reading
Russell Simmons Discusses New Era of Music Industry
In a recent interview with Grammy U and All Def Digital, Def Jams' Russell Simmons spoke about the recent shift in the music industry – a shift he believes has taken. Continue reading
Hip Hop Hall Of Fame And Museum Find Permanent Home
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum (HHHOF) announced that it has a permanent location for its Harlem Pop-Up Hip Hop Museum and its Youth Media Education Academy &. Continue reading
Indies Deliver Limited Edition Music Just In Time For Black Friday
UPDATED: Record Store Day is holding its fifth annual Black Friday event today (Friday November 28th). There is not an incomprehensible list of sale items being broadcasted as you've likely. Continue reading
One Direction Breaks More Spotify Records
Take that Taylor Swift! One Direction's new "Four" continues to break records on Spotify. "Four" had the biggest first-week in the U.S. for 2014, which also sets a record for. Continue reading
Fon’s Martin Varsavsky To Keynote Midem 2015
Martin Varsavsky, Founder & CEO of community WiFi network Fon has been named a keynote speaker at next year's Midem conference, where he will offer his views on the future. Continue reading
THURS. NEWS BRIEF: Vinyl Sales Soar, Facebook Fatigue, Next Big Labs, Take That Google Exclusive & More
THURSDAY 11.26.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Happy Thanksgiving from the team @ Hypebot, MusicThinkTank and Skyline Music. We have much to be thankful for, and. Continue reading
More Than Royalties – It’s Time We Bring the Open Web to Music
By Jesse von Doom on Medium.com We talk endlessly about royalties, which is really a way of talking about centralization — giving power to a service or organization and asking them to. Continue reading
Prince’s Facebook And Twitter Accounts Go Dark
Just when we thought he'd joined the 21st century, Prince has pulled his profiles off both Twitter and Facebook. Sometime between Monday and Tuesday, Prince's @3rdEyeGirl Twitter account and his Facebook pages. Continue reading
