Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Branding, Polishing and Reviewing Your Progress • More
This week we are talking about how to brand yourself in today' s digital age and going back to our roots by finding new reasons to perfect our piano skills. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts: Apple Music Reviews • Kudos For CD Baby • Networking • More
Apple Music dominated this week's news. There were good reviews and bad, but all of it is worth knowing about given Apple's game changing potential. Our friends at CD Baby got. Continue reading
American Association Of Independent Music Turns 10
It's a great time to be indie; and its primary U.S. advocate, the American Association Of Independent Music, turns 10 tomorrow. A2IM can take more than a little credit for bringing. Continue reading
Chicago Adds 9% Tax On Spotify, Netflix
The City of Chicago has imposed a pair of taxes that would impose a sales tax on pay-per-view entertainment delivered over the internet. The law seems aimed at streaming services. Continue reading
Facebook Starts Paying Video Creators, Is In Talks With Record Labels
Facebook has always left the music business to others, but that may be about to change. With video viewing on Facebook exploding, the online giant announced that it would start. Continue reading
Spreading Your Music Tech Startup – 2 Free Seminars
We're excited to see a cluster of music tech startups growing in Chicago. To encourage these pioneers, we're co-sponsoring "Spreading Your Music Tech Startup" on July 9th at Fort Knox. Continue reading
This Friday Join Our Free Holiday Networking Party And Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
We haven't done it in awhile, but its a tradition for Hypebot to host online networking parties. Much of the business shuts down over a holiday, but many readers use the down. Continue reading
The Lesser Of Two Streaming Evils: Why .002 Is Greater Than .001 And Why 90 Days Is Better Than Forever…
There’s been a lot of talk and understandable dissent surrounding Apple’s free tier payment of the reported .002 per play during each consumers 90 day free trial period. We now. Continue reading
