CHANGES: New VP @ BMG Chrysalis, Royalty Exchange To Nashville & More
Chris Oglesby has been appointed VP, Creative for the BMG Chrysalis Nashville office. Royalty Exchange has opened an office in Nashville to be led by Preston Sullivan. The Nashville office joins offices in. Continue reading
FREE Webinar For Hypebot Readers: reKiosk Social eCommerce For Music
The fine folks the Music Business Association are continuing their series of informative music industry webinars, and generously offering them to Hypebot readers at no cost. Next up is reKiosk – Social eCommerce. Continue reading
Pitchfork Launching Weekly Magazine As Mobile App
Pitchfork continues to expand its media portfolio with the coming launch of Pitchfork Weekly, an iOS app that will combine content from Pitchfork and Pitchfork.TV. In addition, Pitchfork staff will. Continue reading
Watch Out Spotify, Deezer Passes 5 Million Paid Subscribers, Adds New Mac and Discovery Apps
Deezer narrowed the important paid subscriber gap with Spotify passing the 5 million mark. That's up from 2 million paid users in October of 2012. Spotify claimed 6 million paid. Continue reading
Budget Music Streamer Bloom.fm Hits 500K Users
UK based Bloom.fm, the £1 $1.61 USD) per month 22 million track mobile music service, says that registered users hit 500,000 mark during October, as the London-based startup continues its. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Close Up 8.6% After New Stats Suggest Apple’s iTunes Radio Not A Threat
UPDATE 2 4:30 ET – Pandora stock was up 8.61% at the close of trading Tuesday, a day after the company's CFO shared stats showing continued growth in the weeks. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Concert Dates To Apps Via Songkick
Spotify added concert dates on artist profile pages on its desktop web app via Songkick almost a month ago. But overnight, that functionality has been added to their iPhone and. Continue reading
CASH Music Crowdfunds Musician/Technologist Summits, Next Event In LA 11/16
CASH Music is a music tech nonprofit known for its free open source and hosted tools designed with DIY musicians and indie labels in mind. This year they're adding events. Continue reading
Justin Bieber Leads $1.1 Million Investment In New Social Network ‘Shots Of Me’
Justin Beiber is the lead investor in a $1.1 million seed round for new teen focused social network Shots of Me. The endorsement by one of the world's most famous. Continue reading
Presskit.to for Music Businesses Launches With Caroline As First Client
For the last couple of months Presskit.to has been announcing a series of upgrades and improvements to their EPK service including changes of special interest to musicians. Late last week. Continue reading
