Music Business

Beats Music Freelancers Reveal Secrets of Playlist Curation

Some internal information leaked this week regarding the curation of playlists for Beats Music, the music service formerly known as Daisy. It's not the most gripping news and, given that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/23/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Beats Music, Daisy, Freelancer, List of online music databases, Om Malik, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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MusicThinkTank Community Manager Natalie Cheng Bids Farewell

Natalie Cheng, the dedicated longtime Community Manager of our sister publication MusicThinkTank has graduated and is moving on. I can't thank her enough for all that she's done for MTT and. Continue reading

admin on 08/23/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bruce Houghton, Community manager, digital marketing, farewell, Hypebot, Kyle Bylin, marketing, music business, music industry, Music Think Tank, MusicThinkTank, Natalie Cheng, opportunities, social media, Twitter

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How Germany Reversed Global Music’s Death Spiral To Grow Last Year

(CelebrityAccess) There has been so much written about the global decline in music sales that any good news deserves examination. The German music business finally delivered some this week. It’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2013 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Bundesverband Musikindustrie, BVMI, Central Europe, Compact disc, Deutsche Grammophon, Digital audio, Germany, music industry

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AM NEW BRIEF: $100M Lawsuit Targets Hip Hop Stars, Pandora Drops 40 Hour Cap, Local Music Service & More

FRIDAY 8.23.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Trent Reznor On Returning To A Major Label With NIN

In May Trent Reznor announced a Nine Inch Nails deal with Columbia Records for the upcoming release "Hesitation Marks." Reznor's gearing up for the release and subsequent tour with comments. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s Music Tech Meet Up Is A Huge Success

Tuesday night Hypebot hosted its first music tech meet up at the Rosewood Tavern in Los Angeles, and we're proud to say it was a huge success! Over 60 people. Continue reading

admin on 08/22/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: California, Corey Crossfield, Hypebot, Jason Spitz, Los Angeles, PledgeMusic, Rosewood Tavern, Simply Hired

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NEWS BRIEF: Gaye Family To Sue Thicke, Kickstarter Music Scam?, Yahoo Climbs Back, Orchard Promotes & More

THURSDAY 8.22.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Zoë Keating Shares Update Of Her Streaming Music Revenue

Zoë Keating returns with another episode of "show me the money" as she endeavors to lift the curtains on what one artist makes in order to advance the discussion about. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/21/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Cloud Drive, CD Baby, SoundExchange, Spotify, Xbox Music, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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Don’t Let Criticisms Of Music Crowdfunding Stand In Your Way

Though a variety of people, some of them undoubtedly well-intentioned, have criticized music crowdfunding over the last few years, their criticisms generally fall flat. Ranging from namecalling to misrepresenting financial. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/21/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Contributor Clyde Smith, Crowd funding, Flux Research, Hypebot, In Bad Taste, Indiegogo, kickstarter, PledgeMusic

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New Details Emerge On Neil Young’s Pono Ecosystem

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young thinks the sound quality of most modern devices and services is garbage, and he’s not going to take it anymore. Instead, he’s. Continue reading

admin on 08/21/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Compact disc, Hertz, Intel High Definition Audio, IPhone, iRiver, Late Night with David Letterman, Neil Young, Pono

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iTunes Radio To Launch In September, Audio And Video Ads Every 15 Minutes From Big Brands

iTunes Radio will launch next month with a small group of major brand partners that includes McDonald's, Nissan, Pepsi and Procter & Gamble, "people familiar with the negotiations" tell Ad. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/21/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising Age, Apple, IPhone, iTunes, iTunes Radio, McDonald, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble

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