REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Beats Banned From World Cup T-Mobile Thumbs Nose At Net Neutrality and FCC with "Music Freedom" Plan UnRadio: Rhapsody Unwraps New Pandora Meets Spotify + Shazam Service YouTube To Gross. Continue reading
Viagogo To Provide Secondary Ticketing Services For All SFX Entertainment Events
Yesterday SFX Entertainment and Viagogo announced a 5 year, $75 million agreement for Viagogo to provide exclusive and official ticketing services for all SFX Entertainment events. Described as a "sponsorship. Continue reading
Turn Your YouTube Videos Into Online Billboards
By Mike Baldo, Senior Account Manager, Video Services for The Orchard. Have a new album or film coming out soon? Of course you do! But do your fans know about. Continue reading
Earbits Rises From The Deadpool, Is Back Online
As of Monday, Earbits was toast. The four year old independent music service which had raised $1.7 million, enabled artists and labels to "buy" plays, promote and connect with fans. By. Continue reading
T-Mobile Thumbs Nose At Net Neutrality and FCC with “Music Freedom” Plan
T-Mobile has launched Music Freedom, a no charge add-on to the mobile carrier's Simple Choice Plan, that eliminates the data cap for select music streaming services. While likely to be a. Continue reading
Hi-Art’s Messaging Stickers Give Musicians A Unique Digital Presence
The rise of messaging apps and associated stickers that go beyond emoji has opened up new territory for art and marketing. While stickers have been associated most closely with specific. Continue reading
Advertising Tips For DIY Musicians
DIY musicians using advertising to promote their work is rarely discussed on Hypebot though we do cover a wide range of marketing approaches including other forms of advertising. But given. Continue reading
VOTE: Would You Pay For Ad Free YouTube?
As the launch of YouTube's paid subscription music service nears and the battle between Google and independent labels rages on, we ask the question: Would You Pay For Ad Free. Continue reading
SoundExchange Pays Artists and Labels $162.4M, Biggest Q1 Ever
SoundExchange paid $162.4 million in royalties to artists and record labels in the first three months of 2014, according to figures released today. To date, they have paid out more than $2 billion in. Continue reading
YouTube’s Ultimatum and The Economic Survival Of Musicians
By copyright and intellectual property attorney Wallace E. J. Collins III, Esq.. YouTube announced that in a matter of days it may begin blocking the videos of some independent record. Continue reading
