New On Hypebot’s Job Board: TAG Strategic & Loyola University
New on Hypebot's Music Industry Jobs Board is a opening a TAG Strategic, the top ratred digital music and entertainment consultancy. They're looking for a Director Of Sales and Marketing. You'll. Continue reading
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Vinyl At Urban Outfitters
A recent article in The Village Voice considering Urban Outfitters addition of vinyl to their inventory encourages supporters of music to "for the love of God, go buy a record. Continue reading
Intern Files Class Action Suit vs. Warner Music Group
The longtime practice of unpaid music industry internships is now under fire. Yesterday an intern filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his and other. Continue reading
How I Listen: Bandzoogle’s David Dufresne
Debut Of An Ongoing Series Hypebot has always been about the business of music. But in this new series, How I Listen, we're asking industry leaders and artists to share. Continue reading
Let’s Recover The Lost Half Decade Of Music Recorded After Napster [ANDREW DUBBER]
Andrew Dubber is Professor of Music Industries Innovation at Birmingham City University. And other stuff.. Let’s rewind… In September 1995, the first consumer mp3 encoding software was released, allowing computer. Continue reading
Pandora Goes For The Artist Jugular, How To Fight Back [JEFF PRICE]
By Jeff Price (@TuneCoreJeff), Co-Founder of Audiam and Founder and Former CEO of TuneCore. For those artists not aware, Pandora has taken the gloves off completely and is out to. Continue reading
Jacobs Media’s Tech Survey Shows Annual Slip For AM/FM Radio And TV [INFOGRAPHIC]
Jacobs Media's annual Tech Survey, described as the "largest radio tech survey ever conducted," also gives insight into self-reported media usage across a range of devices, digital options and broadcast. Continue reading
Samsung Buys 1 Million Copies Of Jay-Z New Album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” [VIDEO]
UPDATED: Billboard has decided that these downloads don't count as sales for thier charts, but the Samsung app for "Magna Carta Holy Grail" is available now here. In a deal. Continue reading
Warner Music Buys Russia’s Gala Records
(UPDATED) Warner Music Group extended it's global presence today with the acquisition the Gala Records Group, Russia's first privately own label and leading independent music group. The country has been a hotbed. Continue reading
