Tag: Artist

Deep Holiday Discounts: Two 1 Year Subs To Billboard $69, 3 Months Spotify Or Rhapody $0.99

UPDATED: Rhapsody, Spotify and Billboard are offering deep year end discounts perfect for Hypebot readers to gift or as gifts for themselves. Spotify and Rhapsody are each discounting their $9.99 per. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/22/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Billboard Magazine, music industry, Public company, record label, Scott Borchetta, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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UMG CEO Lucien Grainge Pledges To “Transfrom The Business” In Year End Letter To Staff [Full Text]

In a year end memo to staff, Universal Music Group CEO Lucien Grainge laid out his vision of what he believes the world's largest music company music do to survive and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/22/2014 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American frontier, App store, Apple Inc., Artist, Asia-Pacific, Billboard Magazine, brand, Google Play, music industry, Universal Music Group

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Grammy Lifetime Winners, XBox Discounts Music, Werde New Fenton CEO & More

FRIDAY 12.19.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Brazil, Brian Buchanan, Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Civil penalty, Compact disc, Dave Grohl, Extradition, Galway, record label, Spotify

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Deezer Names New CEO, Adds Lyrics To Streaming Music Via LyricFind

UPDATE: Along with adding lyrics today, Deezer announced the appointment of a new Global CEO, Dr. Hans-Holger Albrecht. He joins from Millicom where he was President and CEO of the telecom and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/18/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Ariana Grande, Arlo Guthrie, Artist, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Borg (Star Trek), Brand New Key, lyrics, musiXmatch

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Are You Out Selling Your Music Or Are You Selling Out?

As a musician, your creativity is the your most valuable asset. However, creativity can be stifiled when the realities of life start of come in. There are bills to pay.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/18/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 9 Songs, AdBrite, Artist, BandPage, Cover version, music industry, Popular music, Spotify, Tunecore, YouTube

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Bandcamp Launches Indie Label Portal

Direct to fan digital sales platform Bandcamp has launched an accompanying portal designed to better serve independent record labels. The new Bandcamp For Labels adds unified accounting and stats across. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advent calendar, Artist, Chief operating officer, Compact disc, digital marketing, Disc jockey, Do it yourself, Dubbel, independent music, record label

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple Wins iPod Suit, Snapchat Eyes Music, CMA Board, Spotify Merch, Bandzoogle & More

WEDNESDAY 12.17.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arrangement, Artist, Aspect of music, Corporate title, direct to fan, Hypebot, music industry, record label, Recruitment, SimplyHired.com, social media, Spotify, YouTube

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The One Thing That Pretty Much Every Failed Artist Has In Common

By Shaine Freeman on Sonicbids Blog A career in the music business can be one of the toughest, most frustrating paths to take, especially if you're a musician whose dream is to top the charts and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/16/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Arlo Guthrie, Artist, Atlanta, Babysitting, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, independent music, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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What the Ad Industry Can Teach You About Running Your Band Like a Brand

By Tyler Perry on Sonicbids Blog Your band is your brand. Whether you like it or not, that's just the truth. Your music is your product, your fans are your customers, your genre. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/12/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 50 Cent, Aman, Artist, Chief Keef, Compact disc, Gelila Bekele, record label, Spotify, Tyler Perry, YouTube

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Call for Intern Applicants | Hypebot.com & Skyline Music Agency

Hypebot.com & Skyline Music Agency | Internship Openings Are you looking for a way to get your foot in the door with a music agency or gain experience digital marketing?. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/11/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, BandPage, Bandzoogle, Blake Morgan, brand, iTunes, music industry, Nigeria, Tunecore

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5 Ways Third Man Records Made Vinyl Cool Again

By Torey Markowitz on Tixr Blog Jack White has been influencing rock music for nearly two decades. He clearly has a passion for creating unique sounds, but his newest passion seems to be vinyl records.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/05/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adware, Anthony Newley, Artist, Gramophone record, iTunes, Jack White, music industry, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Third Man Records

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