Is Spotify Paying You Everything You’re Owed?
By Chris Robley of CD Baby's The DIY Musician. Are you collecting all the royalties you’re owed from Spotify? If you don’t have a publishing administrator working on your behalf,. Continue reading
Jack Johnson Announces Tour, Pledges 100% Of Profits To Charity
Hypebot is not the place to go to find out when your favorite band is going on tour. But when an artist pledges 100% of the profits of that tour. Continue reading
New Way To Sell Digital Music? Bitcoins Increase In Legitimacy And Rise In Value
When I first wrote about Bitcoin over a year ago and suggested musicians check out digital music sales for bitcoins, each individual bitcoin was worth around $10. In recent months. Continue reading
Omnifone Adds 1.2M Music Subscribers In 6 Months, TuneCore and iMusica Deals
Omnifone, a provider of B2B cloud music services, marked its 10th anniversary with an announcement that since January of this year, they've added 1.2 million new subscribers to its music. Continue reading
Dave Stewart Joins Talenthouse As Creative Director
UK musician, producer and entrepeneur Dave Stewart has signed on with artistic marketing firm Talenthouse as Creative Director of Marketing. Launched in 2009, Talenthouse connects artists with brands for creative. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Job Board: TAG Strategic & Loyola University
New on Hypebot's Music Industry Jobs Board is a opening a TAG Strategic, the top ratred digital music and entertainment consultancy. They're looking for a Director Of Sales and Marketing. You'll. Continue reading
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Vinyl At Urban Outfitters
A recent article in The Village Voice considering Urban Outfitters addition of vinyl to their inventory encourages supporters of music to "for the love of God, go buy a record. Continue reading
Intern Files Class Action Suit vs. Warner Music Group
The longtime practice of unpaid music industry internships is now under fire. Yesterday an intern filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his and other. Continue reading