Tag: Billboard 200

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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Wiz Khalifa Breaks Spotify Single Day, Weekly Streaming Records

Exposure is everything when releasing new music; and as the debate rages over digital windowing and exclusives, Spotify is sharing stats to remind the music industry just how massive its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bruno Mars, Hong Kong, Paul Walker, See You Again, Spotify, United Kingdom, Wiz Khalifa

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Bandzoogle Now Reports Sales To Soundscan

Musician site builder and marketing platform Bandzoogle continues to add features. Now sales on Bandzoogle sites are reported to Nielsen SoundScan which that powers the Billboard charts. More here.

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Bruno Mars, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fox Broadcasting Company, Hot Digital Songs, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Ronson, Nielsen SoundScan, Record chart

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How Starbomb Used YouTube To Drive 6000 CD Sales In One Week

In one week, Starbomb sold almost 6,000 CD copies of its Player Select album through CD Baby, including 3,438 in pre-sales. How’d they do it? YouTube.

Guest Post on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Blitar, Book cover, Compact disc, Digital art, Digital imaging, East Java, YouTube

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How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube? – A Must See Digital Earnings Infographic

Data scientist David McCandless has just updated his infographic Selling Out: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online. When he published version 1 in 2010, it sparked a conversation the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Billboard 200, California, Compton, David McCandless, Deezer, Fox News Channel, Good Kid, iTunes, M.A.A.D City, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media

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