Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday October 2nd, 2006
– One analyst sees only moderate success for Zune and predicts Microsoft will loose $50 per player sold. (AP) – This year’s Farm Aid concert aims to educate about good. Continue reading
Zune Update: Oops The Press Release Was Wrong!
We opened the Hypebot inbox this morning to find this note from Microsoft Zune central that read simply: Slight error in the release we sent this morning. FM Tuner –. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday September 29th, 2006
"…the management team hired a guy from Vegas to teach us choreography. We were to wear suits with velvet collars and do dance steps. We didn’t go along with it,. Continue reading
Managers Arthur Spivak And Jeff Rabhan Exit The Firm
Strong sources have managers Arthur Spivak (Vanessa Carlton, Paul Reiser) and Jeff Rabhan (Michelle Branch) exiting mega-management conglomerate The Firm with their clients. Irving Azoff was reportedly seen scurrying down. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday September 28th, 2006
– They say that being in a rock band is just like being married. The LA Times looks at band members that actually are. (LA Times) – Nordic consumer regulators. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday September 27th, 2006
– WMG’s Edgar Bronfman is calling on EMI investors to convince them that a hook-up with WMG makes sense despite recent European Union signals that any merger might not get. Continue reading
Fader To Publish Japanese Edition
FADER music magazine today announced the launch of FADER Japan. This comes on the heels of the announcement that the FADER was the first magazine to be made available in. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday September 26th, 2006
With this installment of our daily briefing we’re replacing the term "New Music Industry" with "New Music Business" in the title. In the new paradigm which we’re writing so much. Continue reading
SoundExchange Holding Royalties For Hard To Find Artists…Like Tone-Loc and T. Bone Burnett
And those artists are just in the "T’s"… SoundExchange collects royalties from performances in digital media like online and satellite radio stations. Kind of a BMI or ASCAP for digital. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday September 25th, 2006
Neil Young is set release the first in his Archived Performance Series on Nov. 14 vie Reprise with Young and Crazy Horse "Live At The Filmore East 1970". The disc. Continue reading
Former Clash Manager Says Music Industry Must Change Or Die.
"Rapid, consistent and complex change has enveloped the global music industry…the era of mass markets turning into an era of masses of niche markets is very real and exciting, with. Continue reading
