Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot: Wolfgang’s Vault • YouTube • Zoe Keating • Napster • More
Music publishers suing Wolfgang's Vault and Daytrotter, Zoe Keating, a look back at the major labels' reaction to Napster and getting fans to shows on a weeknight were all among. Continue reading
This Week in Music Commentary
Spotify, One Hit Wonders, Music and Fashion and Piracy past and present all were given great consideration during this very active week in music commentary. Perhaps you have something to. Continue reading
3 Predictions for the Over-Hyped Music Streaming Business
The music industry has drastically changed in recent years. We no longer live in a world where we anxiously wait outside of a record store to get a new album.. Continue reading
Guide to Music Crowdfunding – Part 1: Fans with Benefits
By Bryan Kim on Bryan Kim This post is the first in a multi-part series on executing an optimal music crowdfunding campaign, gathered from my hands-on experience at Think Steady Inc. I’ll share a. Continue reading
Rhapsody Names New CEO
Rhapsody has always been music streaming's quiet competitor. They were among the first to the party, but have since have avoided splashy moves – no big ad campaigns or free. Continue reading
REWIND TO 2005: “New Stats Show Legal Downloads Growing”
The first in a new ongoing series that looks back at a decade of Hypebot posts covering the news and opinions that shaped the music industry. From July 26,. Continue reading
The New Napster: Mobile File-Sharing
Mobile messaging interfaces are continually changing the way listeners interact and share music with one another. File sharing has historically been something that takes place computer to computer, but with. Continue reading
Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal
(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading
Rdio Seeks The College Crowd With Half-Off Unlimited Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Napster, famously, was birthed in a college dormitory. Universities were also the place where hopes were once pinned for blanket, ISP-level music licenses, because. Continue reading
