Last Week’s Most Read Posts: Apple Music Reviews • Kudos For CD Baby • Networking • More
Apple Music dominated this week's news. There were good reviews and bad, but all of it is worth knowing about given Apple's game changing potential. Our friends at CD Baby got. Continue reading
Spreading Your Music Tech Startup – 2 Free Seminars
We're excited to see a cluster of music tech startups growing in Chicago. To encourage these pioneers, we're co-sponsoring "Spreading Your Music Tech Startup" on July 9th at Fort Knox. Continue reading
This Friday Join Our Free Holiday Networking Party And Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
We haven't done it in awhile, but its a tradition for Hypebot to host online networking parties. Much of the business shuts down over a holiday, but many readers use the down. Continue reading
36 Years Ago The First Sony Walkman Went On Sale, 11 Years Ago Today We Launched Hypebot
36 years ago today on July 1 1979, the original Sony Walkman went on sale. (image via Timehop) 11 years ago today in 2004, we launched Hypebot.com. Our very first post was. Continue reading
Unintended Consequences, Milestones Will Follow Apple Music Launch [Mark Mulligan]
Nothing happens in a vacuum, and that's particularly true when Apple is the one throwing a big rock into already choppy waters. Apple Music launched yesterday and with Apple's user. Continue reading
Essence Festival Expands Digital Footprint
Live has been music's slowest sector to jump on the digital bandwagon. That's finally changing with more promoters and festivals increasing their online presence before, during and after the event,. Continue reading
Apple Music Directs Independent Artists To CD Baby
While checking out Apple Music after it launched this morning, I noticed a link targeting undistributed independent artists that points straight to CD Baby. While another link below it leads to. Continue reading
SiriusXM Finally Wins A Case Over Pre-1972 Music… And Promptly Settles With Sony For $201 Million
SiriusXM has settled one of several pending lawsuits over payments for pre-1972 recordings with Sony Music for $210 million. It's unclear how much of this will trickle down to artists,. Continue reading
Apple Music, iOS8.4 Live @ 11AM ET Today, Beats 1 @ Noon ET
Today is a big day for the music industry. While there's little radically different about the core of Apple Music's streaming service, will it do what Apple usually does with. Continue reading