FREE Webinar For Hypebot Readers: reKiosk Social eCommerce For Music
The fine folks the Music Business Association are continuing their series of informative music industry webinars, and generously offering them to Hypebot readers at no cost. Next up is reKiosk – Social eCommerce. Continue reading
Musicians In Sweden May Sue Warner Music and Universal Over Spotify Revenue
Swedish Musicians' Union lawyer Per Herrey told a Swedish radio station late last week that a number of Swedish artists are considering suing Warner Music and Universal over their split. Continue reading
Notes From The Indie Label Front Lines
Some aspects of running an indie record label weren't changed by the web. Everybody used to work really hard and had to adjust to changing realities that were often quite. Continue reading
Thirty Tigers May Not Be A Label But They Sure Put Out A Bunch Of Records
Nashville's Thirty Tigers is not a record label though they provide many of the services of one and may help release as many as 45 records this year. Creating a. Continue reading
Hypebot Hosts Our Second LA Music Tech Meetup
Hypebot presents our second Los Angeles meetup for readers to network with their peers. You are are invited to gather for drinks on October 23, 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Continue reading
The Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Google+ Has Become A Music Marketing Must Thom Yorke: "Spotify is the last desperate fart…" Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal Musicians Make Little While Music Services Make. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Follow Buttons, But Will Artists and Labels Use Them?
Spotify has added Follow buttons in the hopes that artists, labels, blogs and brands will embed them on sites. The buttons make it easy for web visitors to follow artists,. Continue reading
The Musician’s Unconventional Guide To Getting A Record Label Deal
By Budi Voogt who runs Heroic Recordings, an artist management agency and record label. He blogs about music marketing and the industry and his first book, "The Soundcloud Bible," is. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
5 Ways To Promote Your Music With SoundCloud Complete Musician’s Guide To Getting Played On College Radio 5 Tips For Keeping Your Music Gear Safe On Tour Cassette Store Day. Continue reading
Clear Channel and Warner Music Ink Deal For Royalties, Promotion
Clear Channel, America's largest radio broadcast chain, and Warner Music Group have announced a strategic partnership that they say is aimed at driving digital growth, increasing radio listenership and "heightened. Continue reading
Breaking Into The Music Business Today
By Mika Salmi, CEO of creativeLIVE. Whether you love making music, or love listening to it, there are now more ways than ever to break into the music business. It's. Continue reading