Live Coverage Of Spotify Event @ 10AM ET Wednesday, Led Zeppelin Exclusive Expected
UPDATE 2: Read full coverage of the event here. Spotify is promising a big announcement today, Wednesday Decemmber 11th at 10 AM ET; and Hypebot will be covering it live.. Continue reading
Warner/Chappell Music Names Jon Platt President
Jon Platt has been promoted to President, North America, Warner/Chappell Music. He will take on any expanded leadership role, overseeing teams across WCM’s offices. Platt most recently served as Warner/Chappell’s President,. Continue reading
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
