Crowdfunding For Musicians Relaunched, Music Biz Blogs Updated
While wrapping up my final week at Hypebot I've been preparing Crowdfunding For Musicians for a return to action. The music crowdfunding landscape has gotten a lot more interesting and. Continue reading
Clyde Smith Exits Hypebot.com
"The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change” – Heraclitus After hundreds of important posts, Clyde Smith is leaving Hypebot. Clyde quite wonderfully helped me to guide Hypebot during three years. Continue reading
Smule Demonstrates The Power Of Building A Community For Lovers Of Music
Smule appears to be going from success to success with its roster of karaoke and music apps designed for participation as well as listening. Over the last year they've turned. Continue reading
Apple Unveils iTunes 12: Major Redesign, New Features
It's been almost 2 years since Apple released iTunes 11, so expectations were high for the unveiling of iTunes 12. While there are some major changes, users won't find anything. Continue reading
AT&T Drops Beats Music Subscriptions Sales
Much was made when Beats Music announced a deal with AT&T for the telecom giant to market and bill the then fledgling music subscription service. Fast forward about 10 months. Continue reading
Twitter Adds iTunes Audio Cards with Buy Option
Just hours after we learned that Twitter had partnered with SoundCloud to enable music and audio sharing within time lines in their iOS and Android apps, Apple's iTunes joined the party.. Continue reading
Twitter Partners with Soundcloud To Add Music, Audio To Tweets
Starting today, select SoundCloud creators can use Twitter audio cards to share music and audio right in their followers’ Twitter timelines on iOS and Android by hitting a play button. Continue reading
New Music Tech For Artists: Bandcamp, Blend, Simplecrew, Digital White Label
A lot of music tech doesn't exist for the benefit of musicians. But neither do a lot of music companies. Bandcamp is strongly focused on musicians' needs but Tyler Hayes. Continue reading
Will.i.am Debuts PULS Smartcuff Paired With A Backpack, Jacket and Shoes
Last night Will.i.am introduced the debut products from his new company i.am+. Catching the most attention is the PULS smartband (I'm calling it a smartcuff) based on the concept of. Continue reading
Bono Tells Facebook Fans “A Drop Of Megalomania” Motivated Free iTunes Album Release
Bono has admitted that the band's free iTunes album release was motivated in part by "a drop of megalomania." His response came in reply to a question from a Facebook fan. Continue reading
