Poll Results: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify?
Today we learned that Spotify's revenue doubled to $577 million last year. Before that story broke, we asked the Hypebot community, "If you care about music should you ditch Spotify?".. Continue reading
Spotify Revenue Doubled Last Year To $577 Million
(UPDATED) Documents filed by holding company Spotify Technology show that revenue more than doubled in 2012. The music streamer's revenue took in $577 million USD, as it doubled it's user. Continue reading
How Journalist Steve Knopper Landed His Rolling Stone Job And Book Deal — Interview Series #4
Hear the story of journalist Steve Knopper's career — from writing obituaries in the local paper to covering festivals for Rolling Stone and publishing a book on the history of. Continue reading
7 Second ‘Twerk Team’ Vine Video Delivers 750% Sales Increase To Year Old Song
It's easy to dismiss Vine as just another fad, and it may be, But this month Vine delivered viral hit status and real sales to Hip-hop group FiNaTTicZ’s song "Don’t. Continue reading
What Can Spotify Learn From Netflix and Hulu?
Spotify has been taking a few hits lately. From Thom Yorke to Pink Floyd, a small but growing list of significant artists and smaller labels are speaking out about what. Continue reading
Music Ad Watch: Snoop & Family Get Busy At Overstock.com Snoopermarket [VIDEO]
In a new tv spot, Snoop Lion (aka Snoop Dogg) and his wife Shante, daughter Cori and sons, Corde and Cordel use Overstock.com to find products "that solve his wife and. Continue reading
Univision Takes On Pandora, iHeart Radio With A Little Help From The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest's music intelligence platform will be powering Hispanic Media giant Univision’s new Uforia music app for iOS, catering to one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population. The. Continue reading
7 Excellent Tips On Dealing With Bad Music Reviews (Even Though They Don’t Matter)
Music reviews are one of those mixed blessings that musicians have to deal with. It's hard to appreciate the reviewers who dislike your work and easy to celebrate those that. Continue reading
Re:Discover: A Digital Label For Cover Song Artists Emerges From A Stealthy Network
Re:Discover is both an interesting new label and the center of a group of labels and services including Bundle Dragon which I wrote about yesterday. Re:Discover describes itself as offering. Continue reading
