Anonymous Hacks Warner Music Int’l Site
Infamous hacker cooperative Anonymous hacked the site of Warner Music Group in Argentine yesterday. The move came as part of a protest of Argentina's recent blocking of the Pirate Bay.. Continue reading
SoundCloud Responds To Wave Of Criticism
Until recently, SoundCloud had an almost flawless reputation within the independent music community. But that changed in the last week after SoundCloud released an app "upgrade" that eliminated many of. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Breaks Spotify Streaming Records Held By Daft Punk, Eminem, Lana Del Ray
The new Ed Sheeran album X, is debuting at the top of the US and UK sales charts. But perhaps the greatest proof its strength is the records its setting on. Continue reading
Can LANDR Replace Your Mastering Engineer?
Times are definitely changing. With the rise of techno-everything, more and more tasks are being moved to automated systems. Data entry, assessment, and export can all be done at a. Continue reading
Radical.FM Launching New App But Can Their Donation-Based Business Model Work?
Radical.FM, a free, ad-free streaming music service claiming 25 million tracks, launched their first Android app today. A new iOS app is also expected and a desktop version is said. Continue reading
Curation Is King: Google Acquires Songza For $39M
(UPDATED) Google has acquired mood and activity based streaming music service Songza. Original reports put the price tag at $15 million, but several rumored suitors likely pushed the deal to. Continue reading
It’s Hypebot’s 10th Anniversary
Today mark's the 10th anniversary of my first posts on Hypebot.com. What began as an exploration of the seismic changes overtaking the music industry to share with the artists represented. Continue reading
NeonGrid Debuts Database For Crediting All Your Musical Work Across The Web
While some musicians primarily appear in their own media works and can therefore offer what they do via their own channels, other musicians appear in a wide range of creations. Continue reading
Bandsintown’s New Manager App Adds Artist Marketing Tools For The Road
Back in February concert listing service Bandsintown launched Bandsintown For Promoters with concert marketing tools. Today they announced the official launch of Bandsintown Manager, a mobile app for iOS and. Continue reading