Welcome To The Opposite Of Freemium – The End Of Free Music

Guest Post by Noel Troy Do we create too much content? Does the world need a filter? “Every 2 days, the world creates as much content as we did from the beginning of. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: FCC On Net Neutrality, Missy E’s 1000% Sales Gain, Neil Young Dismisses Vinyl & More

TUESDAY 2.3.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Neil Young’s PonoPlayer: “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” says Top Tech Reviewer David Pogue

"The argument for the Pono Player sure is appealing – that we don’t know what we’ve been missing in our music," wrote David Pogue for Yahoo! Tech about Neil Young's $400 hi-def. Continue reading

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Pirate Bay Returns, Google Play Grows, Amazon Echo Adds Music, Vinyl Fad & More

MONDAY 2.2.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

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Jay Z To Take On Spotify With $56 Million Acquisition Of WiMP and Tidal Streaming Music Servies

Can musicians "save" a broken music industry? More than on successful artist turned entrepreneur certainly intend to try. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Dre (co-founder of Beats) and Neil. Continue reading

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Zoë Keating vs YouTube: Is This The End of an Artist’s Right to Choose Where Their Music Appears on The Internet?

Guest Post by David Lowery on The Trichordist Blog This is a call to action folks. Many of you may already be aware of this blog post from  Zoë Keating detailing the new terms. Continue reading

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Sony To Close Music Unlimited, Partners With Spotify For New Service

One major sign that a sector is heating up is the quantity and quality of the deal making, as rivals jockey for position. By that, and almost any other measure,. Continue reading

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Rdio Dropped From Zenbu Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

(UPDATED) Just 5 days after Google, Apple's Beats, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Grooveshark were served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972 sound recordings without license or payment, the. Continue reading

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Buyers Remorse After Buying An Album On iTunes? If You Live In Europe, You Can Return It.

How many times have you bought an album only to realize there are only one or two songs that really strike a chord with you? If you bought the album. Continue reading

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How To Hack The Music Pirate

Guest Post by Russ Crupnick on MusicWatch Blog The entertainment press ended 2014 with several big stories.  Front pages covered Taylor Swift’s decision to pull her songs from Spotify. The story was. Continue reading

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