New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: Babygrande Records, PledgeMusic and Evergreene
New on Hypebot's Jobs Board is established indie boutique Babygrande Records looking for a label manager. Also PledgeMusic is hoping to hire a Marketing Manager and world music label Evergreene Music is lon the hunt for. Continue reading
A Look At The Numbers Behind Spotify Payouts
By Jason Epstein from SoundCtrl. Recently, music streaming service Spotify released data revealing that each song play nets rights holders somewhere between $0.006 and $0.0084. Yep, a fraction of a. Continue reading
New Top Level Domains Becoming Available, Prepare For .Music, .Band, .Club
If you've tried to get a decent .com web address you've probably discovered that a bunch of them are in use but even more are being held by domain speculators.. Continue reading
Plug.DJ Nabs $1.25M To Replace Turntable.fm
2 year old music discovery site Plug.DJ has received $1.25 million in funding to fill the void left by the closure of Turntable.fm. The seed funding round for the previously. Continue reading
5 Tips For Maintaining Your Sanity While Building Your Music Career
By *AUDRA* of Chaser Eight (Twitter/Facebook). I was born with a song to sing. I want thousands of people singing my lyrics back to me. It’s tough. It really is.. Continue reading
European Festival Awards Announces 2013 Nominees
The European Festival Awards has announced its latest nominees. The winners of this coveted prize will be announced during the Eurosonic Noorderslag music industry gathering in Gronigen on January 15th. This. Continue reading
Music Business Association Adds 2 To Board
The Music Business Association (formerly NARM and digitalmusic.org) has added Glenn Dicker, co-owner of Redeye Incorporated, and Dave Zierler, President of INgrooves Music Group, to its Board of Directors. These two independent distribution representatives expand. Continue reading
Many UK Music Retailers’ Holiday Sales At Risk Due To Single Distributor’s Failure
Numerous music retailers across the UK, including HMV, Amazon and indie music shops, are not getting music orders in a timely manner during the crucial holiday season. Arvato, a distributor. Continue reading
The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Recording Your Music
Jesse Cannon is a 15 year music industry veteran and founder of Musformation.com. Aside from producing music, Jesse is passionate about teaching others. His creativeLIVE course on DIY Mastering begins. Continue reading