A Look Inside The “New” Music Focused MySpace
As tainted of a brand name MySpace may be right now, the fallen social network plans to make a comeback in late 2012 with a focus on what their core. Continue reading
Spotify Releases U.S. Figures, Sees More Than 13 Billion Streams
Spotify launched just over a year ago in the United States (July 14, 2011) and during that time has garnered more than three million U.S. users, with roughly 20% of. Continue reading
A Killer, Sustainable, Industry Saving Music Service Is Possible
Guest post by Joey Flores, co-founder of Earbits,com, an online radio platform that help labels, artists and promoters acquire fans and market music and live events. I was having a. Continue reading
Moozar Creates A Virtual & Social ‘Tip Jar’ For Musicians
Moozar is a unique app that allows people to monetarily “reward” musicians when consuming their content online, akin to how one would provide a tip for musicians on the street,. Continue reading
Advance Look At The Upcoming Bandwidth Conference
Next month in Portland, Oregon, the Bandwidth music and technology conference kicks off for its annual event discussing the evolving music space, bringing in top minds in the field from. Continue reading
Utopia Lost: Why Digital Music Has Failed Us
Post by Annie Licata (@annie_licata). There are people immersed in the digital music revolution that have means of grasping and benefiting from technology, but choose to rebel. They rebel against the. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast: Episode 5 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the fifth 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
One Year Later: Why I Don’t Love Spotify
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs. I've had Spotify for exactly one year. When I first started using Spotify, it sparked an emotion that I hadn't felt. Continue reading
A Whole New World: The Evolution of Mobile Music
Guest post by Alex May (@AlexmDrums). When I got my first Walkman CD player, it completely changed the way I listened to music. I could listen to the songs I. Continue reading
32% Of Global Consumers Stream Music, Only 16.4M Pay [Infographic]
According to data from EMI's 25 country, 850,000 interview Global Consumer Insight research and reviewed by music industry analyst Mark Mulligan, 32% of global consumers are now using streaming music. Continue reading