Mobile Music Consumption Explodes [INFOGRAPHIC]
More and more fans are using smartphones and tablets to consume music on the go. But what have these services meant for consumers’ smartphone activities and data plans? This infographic. Continue reading
“Summer Of Hip Hop” Continues On This Week’s Sales Charts
“The ‘Summer of Hip-Hop’ continues this week with the newly hyphen-less Jay Z topping the charts for a second straight week with Magna Carta… Holy Grail," writes NARM President Jim Donio,. Continue reading
Live Nation Goes Local, Humane… With Food
Starting this month, concert giant Live Nation is switching to locally grown produce and meat certified by Humane Society animal welfare programs, as well as, adding vegetarian options in its 38. Continue reading
2 Quick Music Biz Movie Reviews: 20 Feet From Stardom and Welcome To The Machine
Two new music industry documentaries grace us this summer. One, "20 Feet From Stardom," focuses on background singers for major performing acts. The other, "Welcome To The Machine," takes a. Continue reading
Rdio Partners With Live Nation
Music streamer Rdio has signed on as an official sponsor on LiveNation.com and will serve as the streaming music sponsor at Live Nation's 2013 country music festivals. Under the deal, Rdio. Continue reading
Adele, U2, Yoko Ono, 100+ Musicians Sign Amnesty Int’l Letter Urging Pussy Riot Release
Amnesty International has organized more than 100 top musicians to call for the release of the two jailed members of Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot ahead of their parole appeal. Continue reading
Redefining ‘Live’ Concerts, KPop Stars To Tour Globally Via Holograms [VIDEO]
Move over Tupac (or at least that 3D image of you…). Two of South Korea's top agencies, Success Museum Entertainment and Yang Goon Entertainment, are hoping to globalize KPop and Korean. Continue reading
Grooveshark Added To Google Search Blacklist
Controversial music streaming service Grooveshark has been added to Google Search's autocomplete blacklist. This dubious distinction has previously been reserved for high profile copyright offenders like The Pirate Bay. As you. Continue reading
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Hypebot works best as a two way conversation, and we try to make getting involved easy. Many readers connect with us on Twitter (@hypebot) where 34,000+ follow. We tweet posts, breaking. Continue reading