International Cassette Store Day Announced, Cassette Documentary Trailer Released

Yesterday news began to spread of the announcement of International Cassette Store Day planned for September 7th. Set to be a modest version of Record Store Day, this event will. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: UMG Crowdfunds Vinyl, Sub Pop Gives Great Party, 1st Vine Album, K-Pop, Bop.fm & More

TUESDAY 7.16.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above

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Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share

According to Billboard SoundScan mid-year numbers provided by A2IM, report, indie labels hit a record high with 34.4% of the overall market share based on master ownership (not distribution). That's. Continue reading

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5 Worst Pieces Of Social Media Advice Musicians Should Ignore

Earlier this year Ellie Mirman wrote a great post for HubSpot on "30 Terrible Pieces of Social Media Advice You Should Ignore." The post takes somewhat of a corporate focus. Continue reading

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10 Do’s So You Don’t Fall Into The Tour Blues

By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). After coming back from a European tour with the Matisyahu camp, performing at 4 festivals and one solo show for nearly 50,000 people, I. Continue reading

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How I Listen: Fame House’s Hisham Dahud

As part of Hypebot's 9th Anniversary celebration, we're featuring some old friends and familiar names. In this ongoing series, How I Listen, we ask industry leaders and artists to share. Continue reading

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Celebrating Hypebot’s 9th Anniversary!

(UPDATED) Way back in July of 2004,  I wrote Hypebot's first post –  Affordable Emailable Electronic Press Kits.  In the early days, it didn't matter that almost no one was. Continue reading

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Spotify, CEO Ek Respond To Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich’s Noisey Streaming Exit

(UPDATED) "So far I've not seen any cannibalisation," Spotify CEO Daniel EK tweeted this morning in response the noisey exit of Atoms for Peace  -  the band anchored by Thom. Continue reading

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Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich Exit Spotify In Protest: “New artists get paid fuck all.”

"We're off Spotify", Nigel Godrich tweeted on Sunday, referring to his Atom For Peace project with Radihead's Thom Yorke and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Someone gotta say something. It's bad for new music.." For some artists and. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Pirate Radio NYC, Amazon’s $2.4M CD Battle, Audium, Science Of YouTube, Strange Merch & More

MONDAY 7.15.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above

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