How to Score the Next BIG Hit: 5 Marketing Tips From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”

Paying attention to the success of hit songs is in your best interest. Whether you like the song or not, if it's climbing the charts, somebody somewhere did something right.. Continue reading

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THURSDAY’S NEWS BRIEF: HMV Goes Digital, Twitter Troubles, VH1 Moves Outside Paywall, CMJ Sued & More

THURSDAY 10.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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SXSW Music Announces First Round Of Showcases

South by Southwest Music has announced its first round of official showcases for the 28th edition of the SXSW Music Festival taking place March 11 – 16, 2014 in Austin,. Continue reading

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Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal

(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading

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Tunecore Announces $330M In Artists Payments

TuneCore has paid out more than $330 million to artists since the company launched the business in 2006, according to stats shared by the digital music distributor. TuneCore Artist earnings. Continue reading

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3 Critical Steps For Musicians To Build Fan Engagement

C. Vincent Plummer ( @cvpmusic ) is a Musician, Co-Founder, & Social Strategist for Bedloo. Over the years, I've sat at a lot of breakfast tables with local musicians recapping. Continue reading

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Tom Waits, Derek Trucks, Sinead O’Conner, Others To Record Kickstarter Funded Blind Willie Johnson Album

A Kickstarter to fund a tribute album to Blind Wille Johnson launched yesterday. Tom Waits, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, Cowboy Junkies, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Blind Boys of. Continue reading

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European Border Breakers Awards Announces 2014 Winners

Each year the European Border Breakers Awards honors the success of 10emerging artists who reached broad audiences outside of their own countries with their first album in the past year. Each winner is presented. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: XBox Music Readies Relaunch, Clipcam, Yahoo, Metallica Film Flops & More

WEDNESDAY 10.16.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Hypebot Hosts Our Second LA Music Tech Meetup

Hypebot presents our second Los Angeles meetup for readers to network with their peers. You are are invited to gather for drinks on October 23, 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Continue reading

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