CD Baby President Brian Felsen Exits
Brian Felsen, President of CD Baby, HostBaby and BookBaby exited the company today. No reason was given for his departure. Felson had been the head of CD Baby since 2008,. Continue reading
Music Tech Developers: Crowdfund New Features With App.net’s Backer
App.net has launched a new crowdfunding service for developers called Backer that focuses on funding a new feature or service. So, instead of getting quick misleading responses to questions posed. Continue reading
SXSW Announces 1st Official Music Hackathon Championship
SXSW has announced the first ever official Music Hackathon Championship, and Hypebot is proud to be a media sponsor. The SXSW Music Hackathon will take place over a 24-hour period from. Continue reading
Last.fm Adds Free Spotify Streaming
Last week we reported on plans by Last.fm to stream music via YouTube. Today, the CBS owned Last.fm announced a deal with Spotify. Both free and premium Spotify users can. Continue reading
Beats Music Playlists: Unchanging Like An Old Time Mixtape
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Music fans curious about the latest music subscription to launch in the United States, Beats Music, have been kicking the tires and trying to. Continue reading
Ellen DeGeneres Teases Beats Music Super Bowl Commercial and Partnership
Yesterday The Ellen Show released a YouTube clip that seems to be from today's yet-to-air show in which she announces that she's partnering with Beats Music and that she's going. Continue reading
Berklee Launches Entrepreneurship Institute Led By Sonicbids Founder Panos Panay
The Berklee College of Music today launched the Institute For Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE), and named Sonicbids founder and Berklee alum Panos Panay as Founding Managing Director. Introductory lectures begin this spring,. Continue reading
Shazam Turns Grammys Into Green Driving 54,000 Music Purchases
Music and sound recognition app Shazam had it biggest night ever during Sunday night's Grammy Awards telecast. The company notifies its 10 million app users to tune in for exclusive. Continue reading
Music Startup Dreams? Learn From These 51 Tech Founders Who Failed
Silicon Valley is said to have a culture that embraces failure as a learning process. But that doesn't mean you have to fail first before you can succeed. A recent. Continue reading
Avoid An Overwhelming Flood Of Fake Fakebook Friending With This Easy Trick
We've previously discussed how services that sell fake Facebook fans have begun clicking Like on other fan pages so that their paid fake activities can elude Facebook's automatic filters. This. Continue reading
