As War Of Words Heats Up, Is Pandora Really Underpaying Artists? [CHART]
This week, musicians from Pink Floyd to David Lowery, have shared thoughtful and impassioned arguments taking Pandora to task for paying artists too little and their campaign to pay even. Continue reading
ShareMyPlaylist Rebrands As Playlists.net, Launches New Spotify App
ShareMyPlaylists has rebranded as Playlists.net; a move, the company says, reflects the platform’s "prominence as a music discovery tool, as opposed to a means through which playlists are shared". In addition, Playlists.net. Continue reading
WeDemand! Tackles The Uphill Battle To Establish Concert Crowdfunding In The States
Queremos! is a music concert crowdfunding platform developed in Brazil that debuted in the U.S. last fall. Since then the U.S. site and parent company have been renamed WeDemand! and. Continue reading
How I Listen: Future of Music Coalition’s Kristin Thomson
In our new series, How I Listen, we're asking industry leaders and artists to share how they discover and consume music. This edition features Kristin Thomson, Co-Director, Future of Music. Continue reading
ReverbNation Partners With SoundOut For Crowd Sourced Song Analytics
Artist services platform ReverbNation has incorporated SoundOut's crowd sourced song reviews across it's platform. “Emerging artists are often looking to have their music heard and reviewed,” says Jed Carlson, President. Continue reading
‘Back To Vinyl: The Office Turntable’ Merges Analogue and Digital, Wins Cannes Lions Gold
Last week, at Cannes Lions Festival, Diddy pitched Revolt TV and Damian Kulash went in search of sponsors. But a huge part of the marketing and advertising Festival involves awards,. Continue reading
Tom Silverman’s A2iM Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
Full text of the A2iM Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech by Tom Silverman, music industry thought leader and founder of Tommy Boy Records and the New Music Seminar. Lifetime Achievement. Continue reading
Controlling Your Music Via Wi-Fi & Movement Without A Motion Sensor
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We are fascinated with new ways to control our tunes, because smartphones get in the way of music apps. We’ve already been mightily impressed. Continue reading
Tell Us Your Thoughts On iTunes Radio [SURVEY]
By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Sidewinder is conducting a survey about iTunes Radio. Please enter your responses in the form below. In the coming weeks, I will be contacting a number of people for. Continue reading
How I Listen: ReverbNation’s Jed Carlson
Hypebot has always been about the business of music. But in our new series, How I Listen, we're asking industry leaders and artists to share how they discover and consume. Continue reading