Choruss’ Griffin: “…this business won’t survive.”
"We’ve spent over a decade with the lawyers nitpicking over what we call the transfer of money for music and I’m tired of it.What we're trying to do is to. Continue reading
How iTunes Chooses Feature Artists
With the announcement that iTunes has added an Indie Spotlight landing page for independent music, Hypebot readers wanted to know how Apple chose which artists to feature. To got the. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Brief: RIAA Cuts, WMG vs. MTV, Pirate Bay’s Nazi, Ustream At SXSW & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: RIAA Staff Cuts May Be Far Deeper Than Reported Songbeat Down But Not Out After WMG Lawsuit How iTunes Chooses Feature Artists Stringer Consolidates Hold Over Sony Corp.. Continue reading
Lessons From Digital Music Forum East – Understanding Fan Interaction
Guest Post By Eric Hebert of Evolvor.com A number of wonderful discussions are taking place at the DMF, especially during Wednesday's "State of the Digital Union" panel. Much of the. Continue reading
iTunes Adds Indie Spotlight
iTunes has added an Indie Spotlight page that provides a home for bands and fans who prefer music created outside of the major label machine. The unofficial soft launch. Continue reading
EMI Sues Seeqpod & Favtape Opening New Fronts In Battle With Music Tech
v. MUSIC TECH UNDER ATTACK As part of an increasingly aggressive stance against music technology companies, EMI has joined Warner Music in suing playable search provider Seeqpod and added. Continue reading
The Digital Native Series
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Are the Digital Natives a myth? Should we be concerned? In no other time in history has it been more possible that a section of a. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Proves A Hit Ain’t What It Used To Be
Last week, country music's Taylor Swift topped the Billboard 200 with just 62,000 in sales according to Nielson Soundscan – a 32% drop over the previous week. Charlie Wilson sold . Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Brief: Music Tech Under Attack, Pirate Bay Day 8, Performance Rights, Isle Of Man & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: iTunes Adds Indie Spotlight Music Tech Under Attack: EMI Sues Seeqpod & Favtape Opening New Fronts In Battle With Music Tech Kyle Bylin's Digital Native Series Taylor Swift. Continue reading
UK Consumers Prefer Amazon to iTunes
Despite only recently entering the market, Amazon UK has established a lead in user preference for digital media delivery. Strategy Analytics' “Digital Media Survey: United Kingdom Country Profile,” asked broadband. Continue reading
