Spotify Now The #2 Revenue Source For Major Labels After iTunes
According to a source close to the streaming giant, royalty payouts from Spotify now account for the number two source of revenue for the major labels. While Apple’s iTunes remains. Continue reading
The Flaming Lips & MTV Embark On Live & Streaming Journey: 8 Concerts In 24 Hours
In an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most concerts performed within a 24-hour span in multiple cities (currently held by rapper / entrepreneur Jay-Z), the Flaming Lips. Continue reading
David Lowery Might Be Right About Some Things, But He’s Wrong About Streaming, Money, and Artists
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Emily White, a summer intern at NPR’s All Songs Considered, didn’t know what she was getting into when she wrote her now-infamous. Continue reading
Lady Gaga’s Manager Talks Music Tech, Social Media, And International Markets [WATCH]
Troy Carter, renowned music manager behind Lady Gaga and CEO of the management firm Atom Factory, was the keynote interview at the Music Matters conference in Singapore a few weeks. Continue reading
MegaUpload Founder Continues With Vision Of Cloud-Based Music Service
Despite having most of his assets seized as part of his indictment for criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy, MegaUpload’s founder Kim Dotcom has announced that his vision of a new. Continue reading
Hypebot Interviews Spotify’s “Secret Weapon” – Artist In Residence, D.A. Wallach
D.A. Wallach holds an undeniably unique position within the music business, being deeply involved on both ends of the spectrum. On one side, D.A. is an accomplished recording and performing. Continue reading
First Tweets, Now Pins – SoundCloud “Unmutes” Pinterest
Keeping the momentum going from last week’s “unmuting” of Twitter, SoundCloud has announced that sounds can now be "pinned" on Pinterest. Doing so will launch the SoundCloud HTML5 widget with. Continue reading
Google Looking To Shut Down YouTube-To-MP3 Conversion Sites
YouTube is easily a top destination for music consumption, and not just in the viewing of music videos, but for general streaming of music as well. Recognizing this, several websites. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 3 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the third episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hypebot's Hisham Dahud (also of Fame House).. Continue reading
Move Over Pandora, Spotify Launches Mobile Radio
If the Songza surge wasn't enough to make Pandora stock holders nervous, Spotify announced that they too getting deeper into mobile radio. A new mobile radio feature will be available. Continue reading
