Hypebot Is Migrating
PLEASE REPORT TECH PROBLEMS Hypebot has been operating under two URL’s for some time now Hypebot.com and another via our blog software provider at hypebot.tyepad.com. That’s been messing up some. Continue reading
IDJ, J. Dupree & Body Spray Form Label
DOES MUSIC MAKE THE BRAND OR THE BRAND MAKE THE MUSIC? Island Def Jam and Procter & Gamble’s TAG men’s body spray have formed a new hip-hop record label, TAG. Continue reading
Friday’s Briefing: EU Stops ISP Blocks, NZ Mobile Music Soars, D.I.Y. MTV & More
> European Parliament members have voted to stop the ISP disconnection policies those introduced in France and proposed in the UK and elsewhere to fight illegal music downloads. (PaidContent UK). Continue reading
Top Music 2.0 Posts
JOIN THE MUSIC 2.0 DISCUSSION Recent Hypebot posts that are getting a strong reaction from readers and across the net: > A new study says that only 40% of music. Continue reading
Study Says Only 40% Digital Music By 2012
Digital sales of music represented 10% of the total worldwide music market in ’07 up from 6% in ’06, according to In-Stat. By 2012, digital music sales will represent 40%. Continue reading
Interview: 4QFor Nick Fitzsimmons Of Penny Distribution
We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with Nick Fitzsimons of Penny Distribution a music distribution, marketing and promotion service based in San Francisco. Nick also blogs about. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: MySpace Music Buzz, Chart Action, Radio Woes & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: This week’s Coalition of Indie Music Store Charts Last.FM says full song streams sell music Zune cuts deals with major Latin web sites Full text of The Orchard. Continue reading
Last.fm Says Full Song Streams Sell Music
Last.fm releases stats todat that its says proves that free on demand full song streams have a direct impact on sales. Since this additional service launched on the site in. Continue reading
Commentary: Indie Treatment At MySpace Music
Wired’s Listening Post, Idolator and others have picked up on the story that Hypebot broke yesterday revealing The Orchard’s concerns over indie treatment at MySpace Music. How MySpace and other. Continue reading
Full Text Of Orchard MySpace Letter To Labels
Digital distributor The Orchard sent an email expressing concern over how MySpace Music may be treating indie artists and labels. In a commentary I wrote about how MySpace and other. Continue reading