WiMP Gets New CEO: Andy Chen
Andy Chen has joined music streaming service WiMP as the new Chief Executive Officer. Chen was most recently CEO at Preview Networks in Copenhagen and also holds a number of. Continue reading
#SFMusicTech XIII Roundup
Christopher Raeside was Hypebot's correspondent for the 13th San Francisco Music Tech Summit, held yesterday. The conference brings together the music and tech industries, and is a hotbed for fresh ideas. Continue reading
DistroKid Launches Much Cheaper TuneCore Alternative #SFMusicTech
One man founding army Philip Kaplan debuted DistroKid yesterday at SF MusicTech Summit. DistroKid was originally a feature on Fandalism, Kaplan's social network for musicians, that offered low-cost uploading to. Continue reading
Kabodler Brings DIY Ticketing With Downloads To PledgeMusic
News that PledgeMusic had partnered with Kabodler as an eticketing solution inspired me to take a look at this company that has been rather quiet for the last year. Kabodler. Continue reading
BeatDeck: Free Online & Social Metrics For Musicians
BeatDeck, a new web metrics service, launched this week with free service for musicians. It's the first stage of a larger vision but the key for musicians is the offer. Continue reading
Special Music Event? Splash Offers A Solid Free Combo Of Promo Website, Email & Ticketing
Splash is an events website that provides serve yourself event pages, email and ticketing services for special events. It looks great, but at first I considered it overkill for most. Continue reading
Twitter #Music Launches Charts
A month after launch, Twitter #Music is certainly not setting the world on fire, In fact ,as of yesterday it had fallen out of the top 100 free music apps.. Continue reading
The 3 Most Profitable DIY Revenue Streams, And Why Many Artists Succeed at Only One of Them
Calling all DIY artists: Kyle Bylin brings us an essay by Jay Frank that gives us some brilliant insight into the modern music industry. Exploring the significant roles of YouTube, Live. Continue reading
Spotify’s 50 Most Played & Shared Tracks [U.S. & UK]
Spotify launched two new charts this week in each of the 28 markets that it serves. Macklemore & Ryan top this week's most played track in the U.S., but Five. Continue reading
Lively Launches Concert Recording & Sales App
Launching today, concert recording and sales app Lively offers a simple way to record and sell live recordings immediately after the show. Available for Android and iOS, Lively is led. Continue reading
