Former Member Sues Gogol Bordello Frontman, Alleging Financial Malfeasance
How many bands operate under basic partnership agreement, if they have any formal agreement at all? The consequences of less than clear business relationships can be dire, as Gogol Bordello. Continue reading
Google Copyright Infringement Reports 4X This Year
The battle against piracy appears to have moved from the court to the search engine. The number of takedown requests that Google receives weekly has grown four times over the. Continue reading
Patreon Receives $2.1 Million In Funding, Jack Conte Currently Supported At $6,153 Per Video
Yesterday news hit that Patreon, Jack Conte's innovative and highly successful patronage platform, received a funding round of $2.1 million. It's another level of validation for the recently launched site. Continue reading
SXSW 2014 Registrations, Hotels On Sale
As of today, SXSW 2014 is open for business. Conference registrations, hotel requests, SXSW Accelerator applications, Music Festival showcase applications, and more are now all being accepted. SXSW Music, SXSW Film. Continue reading
Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous
Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading
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
