REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Hypebot's First San Francisco Meetup A Huge Success Snapchat Adds Music – It's A Big Deal, But Will Artists And Songwriters Get Paid? Pandora Tests Direct To Fan Audio Messaging. Continue reading

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Zane Lowe Could Do More For Discovery At Apple Than Echonest’s $25.6 Million Does For Spotify

When BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe announced an unexpected move to Apple, Mark Mulligan interpreted that as writing on the wall. Take a closer look at the shifts happening. Continue reading

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Top DJ Zane Lowe Exits BBC Radio 1 For New Apple iTunes Radio Service

What does top BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe leaving to work at iTunes Radio tell us about the new "formerly Beats" music service that Apple is launching this summer?

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Top BBC DJ Joins Apple, Snapchat To Buy Big Machine?, Qtrax Comeback, CÜR Media & More

MONDAY 1.16.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web What does Top BB Radio DJ Zane Lowe exiting for Apple mean for the new Beats iTunes music service?. Continue reading

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The 6 Best Jobs for Touring Musicians

By Amanda Caswell on Sonicbids Blog As a touring musician, it's nice to have the financial stability that a day job can provide. Finding a job flexible enough to allow you to leave for. Continue reading

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11 Forms Of Promotion You May Be Overlooking

Guest Post by Bobby Borg, author of The DIY Musician The Internet may be one of the most popular and convenient forms of promotion today, but it’s also flooded with independent. Continue reading

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Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose And Patreon Looks Back At 2014

Jack Conte, multi-instrumentialist of Pomplamoose and co-founder of Patreon joins us today to Hypebot.com's year end virtual panel. When asked about effect of ubiquitous music online and what the "Taylor Swift Debate" means for music. Continue reading

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Making Money As a Musician Outside the Box

By Brian Buchanan of Jubilee Riots on The Bandzoogle Blog Today more artists than ever before are making a living touring original music. Many small and mid-sized venues are thriving, and creative acts. Continue reading

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Bill Bragg Apologizes To Taylor Swift, Offers Her His “Full Support”

Just days after taking Taylor Swift to task for removing her music from Spotify, musician and activist Billy Bragg has apologized and offered her his "full support." More than about. Continue reading

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Bandzoogle Partners With AllAboutJazz

[UPDATED] Bandzoogle has partnered with top rated online jazz destination All About Jazz to promote the DIY musician website, marketing and sales platform to the 65,000 musicians who have created profiles on AAJ. “Bandzoogle is. Continue reading

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What Indie Musicians Can Learn From Efforts To Rescue Radio

Doc Searls is known for his insights into business and the web dating back even further than "The Cluetrain Manifesto." His recent post, "How to rescue radio," includes a detailed. Continue reading

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