Will Major Music Publishers Allow Last.fm To Go YouTube Only?
Last.fm, owned by CBS Interactive, is not looking like it's going to be a big winner in the streaming music space. It's been in geographic retreat. It's losing money. It's. Continue reading
SoundCloud Adds $60 Million New Funding, In Talks With Major Labels
Audio platform SoundCloud has closed a series D funding, raising $60 million ot a total valuation of $700 million. The round was led by led by Institutional Venture Partners along with the Chernin Group. In. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify Opens No Fee Merch Sales To All Artists GoPro Video Camera Maker Responds To Musicians with HERO3+ Black Edition/Music Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Shares What He Really Thinks Of. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Beats Music: Crowded Market Gains New Rival Zach Marburger: Responding To The RIAA's Five-Point-Plan For Google #Fangagement: Interview With PledgeMusic's Benji Rogers Upward Spiral: Can Big Data Help Artists Make. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Day in the Life of a Modern Day Music A+R Why Indie Musicians and Indie Radio Stations Should Work Together IOU Music Launches To Support DIY Musicians Throughout Their Careers. Continue reading
IOU Music Launches To Support DIY Musicians Throughout Their Careers
IOU Music is a new service for artists that launched this week in beta. They're building a platform to support DIY music monetization and marketing. For example musicians can use. Continue reading
Connecting Your Digital Music Kingdom With IFTTT
One of my big goals this year at Hypebot is to take closer looks at more services that either combine features typically offered separately or that connect separate services through. Continue reading
Springsteen Live Concert Recording Plans Enter Then Exit The PR Disaster Zone
Bruce Springsteen's upcoming tour begins in Cape Town with a new offering that's got a lot of future potential, giving fans an audio and/or video recording of the show immediately. Continue reading
Neil Young To Launch PONO Music Player At SXSW
UPDATED: As if the digital music sector isn't crowded and confusing enough, Neal Young has signaled that he'll launch his new high end music player and service PONO at the. Continue reading