Spaghetti Monster: The Plight Of Instant Playlists
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Sidewinder.fm Listening to an instant playlist on Spotify is like eating spaghetti off the floor, because a majority of the songs it throws at. Continue reading
Despite Lawsuits, More Independent Labels & Artists Embrace Grooveshark
Controversial music streamer Grooveshark is locked in a nasty lawsuit with Universal Music and an ongoing dispute with EMI. In fact, no major label has an official relationship with Grooveshark. . Continue reading
Spotify Is Being Sued (Again) For Patent Infringement
Netherlands-based Nonend Inventions is suing Spotify claiming that the streaming giant is infringing on five of Nonend’s patents covering streaming media, peer-to-peer search, and retrieval and play back techniques. Nonend. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast: Episode 7 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the seventh episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, an ongoing discussion of the new music industry featuring Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
Nielsen Music 360 Report: Radio = Discovery, YouTube = Listening, Friends = Buying
Nielsen's Music 360 Report, based on a survey focused on music consumption, discovery and related topics, struck a chord with the press this week. In particular, the finding that radio. Continue reading
One Indie Artist Reacts To Jeff Price’s Tunecore Exit
Founder Jeff Price has stepped down as Tunecore CEO (full story here). Independent musician and a Tunecore artist, Alex Day, shared his thoughts on the news and Price's legacy. Check. Continue reading
Rdio Adds Indie Tracks From TuneCore & CD Baby
Rdio, the streaming music service founded by the creators of Skype has added the indie music catalogs of CD Baby and TuneCore, bringing Rdio’s catalog total to more than 18. Continue reading
An Inside Look Into MTV’s Next Big Thing: Artists.MTV
Not since the heyday of MySpace has there been one single go-to destination where music fans can get reliable information about musicians on every front. With so much content out. Continue reading
SoundExchange Releases List Of Unclaimed Digital Performance Royalties
SoundExchange continues its mission of rewarding musicians with their unclaimed digital performance royalties by today releasing a list of 50,000+ artist and label names owed tens of millions of dollars. Continue reading
Deezer Continues Expansion As Music Streamer Launches In Asia
Music streamer Deezer had launched in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand bringing its total to 91 territories worldwide. Deezer will exist both as a standalone service in all three markets and. Continue reading
