Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: R.I.P. HARP, Pepsi Amazon Flack, Thumplay’s $18M & Much More
R.I.P. – Another music magazine HARP is reportedly going out of business due to declining as revenue. As one blogger wrote, "Another log on the Pitchfork fire". No Depression and. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Napster UK, Less For Songwriters, MP3’s Suck & More
> Napster and Ericcson have launched a mobile service in the UK with O2. (Marketwire) > The RIAA and majors are continuing efforts to lower payments to songwriters (Slashdot) At. Continue reading
Overheard At SXSW 2008
"I got more out of SXSW interactive than any other tech conference I’ve been to. I really did enjoy it. Thoroughly." – Ethan Kaplan, Warner Brothers Records "Gram Rabbitt @ . Continue reading
AOL Buys Bebo For $850 Million
Music marketers take note: AOL may not grab the headlines as the most cutting edge destination, but they have huge daily page views and today they made a move that. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Live Nation Chases Stones, Sykes Out At MTV & Much More
> Live Nation appears to be the front runner in the race for The Rolling Stones catalog. In addition to re-releasing the albums currently with EMI, "Live Nation would take. Continue reading
Send Us Your SXSW Impressions
Hypebot has several members of our extend family on the ground at SXSW including Mark Laurie and Barron Ruth from our parent company booking agency Skyline Music, but… WE WANT. Continue reading
Orchard Adds Services As Distributors Struggle To Prove Value
I wrote yesterday about IODA and the growing need for digital distributors to prove their worth with value-added services. (Read why here.) Now The Orchard, once known for charging some. Continue reading
Join The Music 2.0 Discussion
As Music 2.0 gains Traction, How Do Artists Get Paid? "…the online content aggregators will make money and the label owners will make money and the only ones starving (outside. Continue reading
