Los Angeles College Of Music Adds Music Business Program

Los Angeles College of Music announced that they are have added a music business program and have named music industry veteran Ron Sobel as Music Business Department Advisory Chair.

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Warner Bros. Records Names Larry Mattera EVP Commerce, Digital Marketing

Warner Bros. Records (WBR) today announced the appointment of Larry Mattera as Executive Vice President, Commerce, Digital Marketing & Strategy.

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Parola Raises $2M For Collaborative Music App, Here’s Their PITCH

Parola, a collaborative music app, has raised $2m from angel investors. The seed round was led by Michael Cohen (Capital International), Yanki Margalit (Innodo) and Miki Tunis (SVP at The. Continue reading

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International Acoustic Music Awards Opens Submissions To All Artists

The 12th International Acoustic Music Awards is now accepting submissions.  The  IAMAs are aimed squarely at developing artists and promotes excellence in acoustic music.

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Former UMG Digital Exec Rob Wells Joins Music Social Network Crowdmix As CEO Americas

Over 14 years, Rob Wells helped guide UMG into the digital age as President of Global Digital Business,  Now he's taking on how musicians interact with their fans on social media.. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

T-Swift tackles Periscope, the struggle of selling music vs. giving it away, and some important changes in industry leadership as we listen to this week's music industry news and discussion.

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Check out how much money Warner Music will lose now that Happy Birthday is in the  public domain, the surprise reason YouTube is a threat to the music industry, and. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

 This week Hypebot's helping out the indie musician by offering them advice on how to monetize their tunes on YouTube,  pointing out some mistakes they need to correct before they can. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ways To Check If Your Music Is Good Enough To Release • Old School Promotional Methods That Still Work • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we're looking at retro promotion techniques that still hold up, how you can identify if your music is really good enough to release, and what to do. Continue reading

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