Ximalaya Receives $11.5 Million VC Funding For China’s Version Of SoundCloud
Described by different writers as a "podcast sharing service" and "Soundcloud-esque," Ximalaya seems to be a Chinese "personal radio" site that includes a great deal of music. Ximalaya recently received. Continue reading
Next Big Sound Adds Analytics For Books
The ability to expand tools and services built for the music industry to other sectors is often a key part of the pitches that music tech startups maketo investors, Music. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
How To Get Your Music On College Radio Successful Musicians Share Simple Wisdom For Rising Artists Anatomy of a Number One Debut on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart 5 Reasons An Interband. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify Starts Telling Fans Why Their Favorite Music Is Missing 10 Most Shazamed Rock And Indie Songs Of 2014 Music Publishers File Lawsuits Against Top Lyric Sites, Release New Unlicensed. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Can Eminem's Total Slaughter Battle League Reach Mainstream? Spotify Starts Telling Fans Why Their Favorite Music Is Missing Most Shazamed Songs Publishers Sue Lyric Sites New Release Marketing More Beats. Continue reading
MusicBox: Email Drops of Indie Music
These days even giving music away for free doesn't mean you'll catch the attention of new listeners. There's just so much out there these days. MusicBox is an interesting if. Continue reading
The Latest Beats Apple Rumors Worth Paying Attention To
The speculation surrounding Apple's possible $3.3 billion acquisition of Beats continues at a feverish pitch But some rumors are more persistent and coming from better sources than others. Here's the latest. Continue reading
YCombinator Backed Bop.fm Adds Service-Agnostic Embeddable Playlists
One of our favorite new music services bop.fm has added universally accessible and service-agnostic embeddable playlists. Music for the YCombinator-backed apps and site is drawn from Spotify, Beats Music, Deezer, Rdio, YouTube, SoundCloud. Continue reading
Indie Labels and Associations Respond To YouTube Music Licensing Pressure Tactics
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which includes a wide range of indie music associations in its membership, is responding to concerns about YouTube's licensing practices with a joint global statement.. Continue reading
