Tag: Billboard 200

BuzzAngle Music CEO Lidestri Takes On Billboard, Nielsen SoundScan With Innovative Music Charts [INTERVIEW]

Larry Leblanc of Celebrity Access speaks with Jim Lidestri, CEO of Border City Media, a company which is competing directly with industry giant Nielsen Soundscan with the launch of its music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Ed Sheeran, Five Finger Death Punch, Hot Digital Songs, Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber, Nielsen SoundScan, The Weeknd, Travis Scott

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BMG Scores 2 Top 10 Records Just 18 Months After Label Launch

When BMG divested themselves of their share of the Sony-BMG record business, they focused on music publishing and the broader entertainment industry. But that changed 18 months ago with the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Flash Player, Alright (Janet Jackson song), Andy Warhol, Billboard 200, BMG Rights Management, Great Comet, J. Cole, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Missy Elliott

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New Music Fridays: Global Release Day Shifts Today

[UPDATED] The shift to Friday as the "official" release day for music in 45 countries began today July 10th at 12.01 AM. Friday was already the new release day in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amoeba Music, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, iTunes, NPR, Planet Money, Record chart, United States

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Music Tech Salaries [INFOGRAPHIC]

Once it leaves the creative stage, music is more and more dependent upon the tech community than ever before. Today's distribution, communication, interaction, marketing and promotion all depend on tech.

Guest Post on 07/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 3 Inches of Blood, Apple Inc., Australia, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Hard (music festival), Massachusetts, Record chart, Revocation (band), Zeuss

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This Friday July 10th Is 1st Global Music Release Day

The shift to Friday as the "official" release day for music globally begins this week. Friday, July 10th at 12.01 AM will be the new official date for new global music releases.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Lambert, album, Apple Inc., Artist, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Record chart, release music, United States

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New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: A&R at FiXT, Assistant at The Knoller Group

New on our Jobs Board is a coveted A&R gig at FiXT Records, and assistant positions at The Knoller Group, an artist management and brand development organization and a management firm Middle West (Bon. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award for Best Original Song, Address space, AEG Live, Akron metropolitan area, album, Americana Music Association, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Billboard 200, Bon Iver, SimplyHired.com

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The Psychology Of Music

Have you ever experienced a positive feeling or sensation when listening to a particular genre of music? If so, you are certainly not alone as research into the psychology of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Address space, Adroitness (personality trait), AdSense, Billboard 200, Compact disc, Mobile game, Online and offline, Online gambling, Poker, Video game developer

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The 58 Instruments Used To Create Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

A great song is a great song, but it takes vocals and instruments to bring the song to life. But which instruments help make a hit? After the predictable guitar,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, 8664, Address space, Americana Music Association, Another Brick in the Wall, AT&T, Be My Baby, Billboard 200, Brian Wilson, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

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Josh Garrels Hits Billboard Chart Despite Giving Album Away Free via NoiseTrade

You’re an independent artist about to release your first album in four years. On release day, in addition to making the album available via download stores and streaming, you give. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adam Lambert, album, Album cover, Americana Music Association, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, iTunes

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Music Biz Conference To Examine The Future Of Music Data

The Music Business Association is bringing together some of the music industry’s top data decision-makers and analysts to discuss the future of sales measurement at a variety of sessions to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/21/2015 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, Billboard 200, Compact disc, Eleveneleven, Kendrick Lamar, Nielsen SoundScan, Paul Walker, Recording Industry Association of America, See You Again, Universal Studios

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