Rolling Stone Magazine Celebrates With Solomon Burke And The Strokes In NYC
Friends of Rolling Stone Magazine partied ’til dawn last night in NYC in celebration of their 1000 cover issue. The legendary Solomon Burke backed by Paul Shaffer and his Late. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Friday May 4, 2006
UPDATED – Warners Music Group posted a fiscal second-quarter loss of $7 million this morning vs. a profit of $4 million a year ago. Sales for recorded music rose, but. Continue reading
New Chili Pepper CD Leaked. Flea Feels Bitten.
The immediacy and viral nature of the internet are a music marketer’s dream, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers are also about to learn that they can be a nightmare.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday May 4, 2006
– Napster’s new "play 5 times free" service got great press earlier this week. Now some are questioning the lo-fi quality of the song streams and a press to eager. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday May 3, 2006
– WMG rebuffs a takeover bid from EMI, but many see the merger happening. Page down for full story and commentary. – A decision is expected on Monday May 8th. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 2, 2006
– Annual shipments of portable music players will more than double to 286 million by 2010 an new report says. (TechWeb) – As rumored Apple has renewed contracts with the. Continue reading
Todd Rundgren Tells Senate Committee Labels Are “Mindless Parasites”
"The behavior of the majors has been that of a mindless parasite, contributing nothing, yet trying to get its snout into the bloodstream of any new development. The knee-jerk justification. Continue reading
