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We’ve Got New Music Seminar Discount Codes!

We're proud to be be sponsoring The Hypebot Sessions at this year's New Music Seminar next month in New York City. It will be a full day of actionable information for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/01/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Hypebot, Instagram, Jolin Tsai, Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, music industry, New York City, Spotify

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Announcing The Hypebot Sessions @ New Music Seminar 2015

We've always been selective about partnerships, but this one is a perfect fit. We're teaming up with the New Music Seminar to produce The Hypebot Sessions as the kickoff to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 7 Things, Do it yourself, independent music, Instagram, iTunes, Los Angeles, New York City, Nine Inch Nails, North America, Webster Hall

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#JEALOUS: This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label

17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, I Saw Her Standing There, London, music industry, New York City, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tokyo, YouTube

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Finnish Music Startups Expect High Growth Rates In 2015

So much is written about major U.S. startup hubs like Silicon Valley, NYC and even Austin, that it's easy to forget that some of very interesting work is being done. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Angel investor, Apple Inc., ArtsBoston, ASAP Rocky, Austin, business, Chicago, New York City, Silicon Valley, Startup company, Venture capital

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Music Publishing News Roundup 5.25.2015: Downtown • Sony Music • BMI vs. Pandora • More

Downtown Music Publishing's acquisition of Eagle i-Music, the battle with The Verge over Sony Music's leaked contract with Spotify and BMI's win over Pandora dominate the music publishing news this. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Contract, Los Angeles Times, New York City, RSS feed, Social Profiles, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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We’re Live Tweeting Spotify’s Announcement – What To Expect

UPDATE: Here's What Spotify Announced Today We'll be live tweeting today's Spotify announcement at 11AM ET. Follow us @hypebot and join the conversation with your comments on Twitter. We'll follow today's announcement with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amy Schumer, Apple Inc., Comedy Central, IOS, Los Angeles, MTV Movie Awards, New York City, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter

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Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch

With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: A+E Networks, Abu Dhabi, Address space, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Baltimore, MTV, New York City, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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The Commission Steps Into Artist Management with Lil Kim, Victor Manuelle

East Coast concert promoter The Commission Presents is venturing into artist management with a pair of new signings – award winning rapper Lil Kim and Latin artist Victor Manuelle.

Bruce Houghton on 05/07/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Book Revue, Brooklyn, Connecticut, Duff McKagan, Gales Ferry, Guns N' Roses, Izzy Stradlin, Ledyard, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Ridgewood

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New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: Management Assistant At Middle West

New on our Jobs Board is a day-to-day assistant at music management firm Middle West (Bon Iver, S Carey, Aero Flynn). Find out more on Hypebot's Music Industry Jobs Board. ARE. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Bora Celik, GroupMe, Hany Nada, Jared Hecht, Jukely, LP record, New York, New York City, Steve Martocci, Subscription business model

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Tim McGraw Draws Fire From Gun Rights Groups Over Sandy Hook Benefit Concert

My respect for musicians and other celebrities often rises and falls with how they use their fame and fortune. Do they push creative boundaries? Do they support worthy causes? Do. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Associated Press, Billy Currington, Chase, concert, Connecticut, gun violence, Hartford, New York City, Newtown, Newtown Public Schools, Tim McGraw

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7 Tips For A Successful PledgeMusic Campaign

Barney has seen the PledgeMusic experience from all sides. Not only is he a valuable part of the PledgeMusic team, but he’s also a member of UK reggae rockers Sonic Boom. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron Marsh, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, AT&T, BMG Rights Management, New York City, SideOneDummy Records, Superheaven, The Smashing Pumpkins, United Kingdom, United States

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