The Debate Over The Musical Middle Class
Is the decline of the record industry and rise of the internet creating a new Musical Middle Class? Below you’ll find what some industry leaders and Hypebot readers had to. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Eagles #1, Facebook’s Social Ads, Prince Fights Viral & More
>>> Despite – or perhaps because of – only being available at Wal-Mart, the Eagles easily outdistanced Britney 700K to 290K units to debut at #1. (HITS, press release) >>>. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: US Dominates UK Chart, OiNK Piglets Multiply & Radiohead Fans Like Free & Much More
>>> Think the music fans in the UK are so damn hip? The Eagles and Britney Spears have grabbed #1 and #2 on the British charts. (BBC) >>> "OiNK’s new. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Sets Sail With Band Sponsorship, Torrent Tool & More
Notorious Bit Torrent aggregator Pirate Bay has made news thumbing its nose at the authorities and enabling millions of unauthorized music downloads. Now Pirate Bay has "sponsored" Scandinavian glam rockers. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: OiNK Part II, Reznor Gets Out & Much More
>>> Details on why WMG is not a part of the new Nokia Music Store. (ars) OMG! File sharing! Meanwhile the company’s stock keeps getting hammered with another sub $10. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: The Musical Middle Class, Social Nets Open Up, EMI Deals & Much More
>>> In one of Hypebot’s most read posts ever, The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class – Part I & II outlines how the fragmentation of media and rising power. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Napster Looses $5M And 20K Subs, WMG Nixes Nokia & Much More
>>> Napster’s second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago on higher revenue from subscriptions and mobile music sales despite a decline of 20,000 paid subscribers. The company reported a net. Continue reading
Guy Hands Oct 31st Memo to EMI Staff
Dear all: I want to thank all of those whom I met on my recent trip to the United States for making me so welcome. I found it incredibly stimulating. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Viral FAT Decks Launch, WMG Get Zazzled, SpiralFrog Spit On and Much More.
>>> SONGboost is launching Fan-Artist Trading Decks (FAT Decks), which enable musicians and labels to quickly create and syndicate digital music assets across any Internet-enabled device including mobile phones, desktop. Continue reading
Some Halloween Fun
“I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that’s OK – the bat had to get Ozzy shots.” – Ozzy Osbourne (via TheRockDose) You can. Continue reading
