Is there any way to stop pre-release leaks? Wilco smartly decided to stop trying. In an email to fans, the band wrote: "Well, we made it nearly a month with. Continue reading

Music distributor The Orchard posted a 16.5% increase in revenues compared to the previous quarter last year.  For the first quarter of 2009, revenues were $15.3 million, compared to $13.2. Continue reading

Sony Corp. lost $1 billion in the fiscal year which ended March 31st. The loss was blamed primarily on currency fluctuations and a 13% drop in sales. From January thru. Continue reading

According to a new report by Comscore Media Metrix, these are the most visited music sites on the internet measured by unigue monthly visitors in April, AOL Music (28,634,778) MySpace. Continue reading

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HYPEBOT FEATURES: The Orchards Reports 16.5% Revenue Increase Despite Tough Marketplace Music Adds $61 Million to $1 Billion Sony Loss Is The Tail Really Long? New Study Says P2P Primarily. Continue reading

Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Work Week blog has a chapter from Fast Company Magazine founder Alan Webber's new book Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing. Continue reading

Struggling but far from out of business social music network imeem has just launched a free iPhone application. Available on the Apple App Store, imeem Mobile  joins the growing list. Continue reading

Paste Magazine has launched a Save Paste campaign in attempt to save the music magazine and web site from extinction.  As an independent title, Paste has struggled for the past. Continue reading

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