Victory Records Head Attacks iTunes
You can love him or hate him, but Victory Records always outspoken Tony Brummel’s iTunes rant to Hits is really worth reading. Check it out here "iTunes makes music disposable.. Continue reading
Amazon Reportedly To Offer Downloads By Summer
Stories are surfacing everywhere that Amazon is in serious talks with all for major label groups about starting a music download and subscription services as early as this summer. This. Continue reading
YouTube.com Says Share Your Videos For Free
As if we weren’t already inundated with too many windows into people’s personal lives and opinions via blogs,live journals, podcasts, and photo sharing services, along comes YouTube which allows folks. Continue reading
New Study Says Music Quality Doesn’t Determine Popularity
Take heart music marketers. An extensive Columbia University study proves that when it comes to music, hype matters more that quality. The study published in Science Magazine shows that when. Continue reading
The Amateurs Beat The Pros As American Idol Gives Grammys Lowest Ratings Ever
15 million people watched the what is touted as "the music industry’s best" during the Grammys from 8-9PM last week. Yet 29 million chose to watch lousy performances by amateurs. Continue reading
Hypebot To Report From Pollstar
Monday thru Wednesday of this week we’ll be in Las Vegas at Pollstar Magazine’s annual Concert Industry Consortium. This garthering of the tribe of the touring industry is sold out,. Continue reading
HYPEBOT’S MUSIC INDUSTRY QUICKNEWS
UPDATED – FRENCH COURTS SAY PERSONAL P2P OK – UK’s The Register is reporting that "The French courts have ruled that using peer-to-peer networks (P2P), providing you are doing so. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Digital Music QuickNews:
Apple is nearing the 1 billionth music download mark and should it in the next 30-60 days. Video downloads top 12 million. US P2P activity rose 14% in January over. Continue reading
