Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday May 11, 2006

– Music is an essential part of people’s lives….apparently even when they are pumping gas.  A pump that can fuel your car while loading up your portable player with music. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday May 10, 2006

– Piracy in the mobile market – grabbing free ringtones and other mobile content – costs the industry $4.5 Billion in Europe alone according to a study.  As much as. Continue reading

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Webby Awards For Best Of The Net Announced

The Webby’s – the awards for the best of the web – have been announced and in the music industry the winners include: Aritst of The Year – Gorillaz  Breakout. Continue reading

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Hollywood Learns To Love File Sharing. Why Can’t The Labels?

"The problem of piracy is getting worse, not better," says Kevin Tsujihara, president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group who has made a deal to make feature films available for. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 9, 2006

UPDATED: Digital Music distributor The Orchard has added Muiscane to it’s list of offerings.  Orchard labels will now be able to sell downloads from their own or the band’s site. Continue reading

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New List Of Web 2.0 Companies Shaping The Music Industry

A month ago we published a list compiled by OpenBC of the of next generation web based music companies and then updated it.  It was one of our most popular. Continue reading

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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday May 6 ,2006

UPDATED: Apple Computer won its legal battle against the Beatles today when a UK judge ruled that Apple’s iTunes did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps or Apple. Continue reading

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More On Amazon’s Music Service As MTV’s URGE Nears Launch

Gizmodo has a source who tells them that Amazon.com is close to launching its own music services which will include a branded portable player and offer: A desktop app/web app. Continue reading

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Established Artists Like Chili Peppers Face Harsh New Paradigm

"…Future-focused labels and acts are beginning to craft strategies that maximize touring, merchandising, and online receipts, while minimizing the importance of recorded sales. But groups like the Chili Peppers were. Continue reading

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This Week’s Music Industry Hits & Misses

HITS – – The marketing campaign for Neil Young’s new anti-war CD.  He recorded the album quickly in a rush of creativity and political passion and the marketing campaign created. Continue reading

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