Kanye West Doesn’t Just Need Cosigns For His Genius. He Needs Money For DONDA!
Kanye West may actually be the hardest working ego in show business today. And he also may be building to a gigantic meltdown cause he's been giving off lots of. Continue reading
German Police Create ‘Nazi Shazam’ To Stop Music As A ‘Gateway Drug’
German police have built a Shazam-like smartphone app that helps them identify hate filled rock songs being used as a recruiting and motivational tool by neo-Nazi and other far-right organizers.. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: PledgeMusic, Evergreene Music, Viacom & More
New on Hypebot's Jobs Board is PledgeMusic looking to hire a full-time Marketing Manager. You'll also find an opening at world music label Evergreene Music, positions at Viacom Music Group and more. Details on all of. Continue reading
Artful.ly Ticketing and Donor Management Tools Now Available In Web-hosted Edition
Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit artists services company, recently launched the hosted version of Artful.ly to provide full self-service for ticketing and donations in one. Artful.ly is designed for small and. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Why The Beastie Boys Should Support Rather Than Shut Down The "Girls" Ad GoldieBlox vs. Beastie Boys: Justified Parody Or Obvious Ad? The Upward Spiral: What Do The Streaming Layoffs. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
The Indie Musician's Guide To Digital Distribution DIY Merch and Marketing: Bandcamp Adds Gifting, Topspin Intros Cross-Promotions What's A Fan Worth? Topspin Shares New Data, Launches 'Average Value Of A. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Iconic Rosebud Agency To Close Lorde: Why She's Beyond Compare Pandora Abandons Internet Radio Fairness Act, Turns To Copyright Royalty Board Top Earning Dead Musicians In 2013 Festival Attendees Feel. Continue reading
Streaming Music News: YouTube Music Pass, Google Play Music All Access, Nokia MixRadio
Music streaming and download services continue to multiply and it's getting difficult to keep up with all the news. New details of YouTube's upcoming music subscription service are hinted at. Continue reading
PingTune Raises $1.6M For Music Messaging App
PingTune (formerly called TuneIt) has raised $1.6M for a messaging app that can include a small snippet of music. The seed funding for the UK based startup came from Rupert Hambro,. Continue reading
GoldieBlox vs. Beastie Boys: Justified Parody Or Obvious Ad?
The story of Goldiblox and the Beastie Boys has gained traction in recent days, and for good reason — it's a nuanced conflict with no obvious resolution. Goldiblox is a. Continue reading
Live Nation Labs Acquires Dating App Meexo
Live Nation Labs, the concert and ticketing giant's digital arm created with the aquisiton of Big Champagne, has done an acquire/hire of it's own – dating and social app Meexo.. Continue reading
