Kendrick Lamar Sets Global First Day Spotify Streaming Record
Kendrick Lamar’s new album "To Pimp a Butterfly" was streamed more than 9.6 million times on Spotify on its first day, Monday, March 16. That is a new global record. Continue reading
Introducing Nia Jones, Music Think Tank Community Manager
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Nia Jones, the new community manager of Hypebot.com's sister site, MusicThinkTank.com. Nia joined us as an intern in 2014 and has. Continue reading
Bop.fm Tipping Point: Pandora, Xbox Music, Rhapsody and Napster Added
Bop.fm specializes in "service-agnostic playlists" allowing you to send a song link to a friend who can listen to it without having the same music service subscriptions that you have.. Continue reading
creativeLIVE Adds More Free Music Production and Business Courses
creativeLIVE is a growing company that provides education sessons for creative professionals via web video. These sessions are shot live in the studio and you can view them for free. Continue reading
Hip-Hop Lyft Combines Music and Micro-Entrepreneurship For A Unique Riding Adventure
Lyft is one of a group of companies attempting to build businesses around community-based ridesharing for donations aka pro-am cabbies. This controversial innovation has been embraced by riders who have. Continue reading
Chirpify Launches #Actiontags: Ecommerce Hashtags For Cross-Platform Sales
While QR codes struggle to find their place, hashtags are here to stay. Chirpify has already done quite a bit with hashtag ecommerce, facilitating sales within social streams; and now. Continue reading
Sticker Power For Musicians: Digital Money Makers From Messaging To Photo Apps
At least two forms of digital stickers are offering new revenue streams for musicians taking advantage of visual content. One form of sticker is an enhanced emoticon used in messaging. Continue reading
12 Ways Bands & Brands Are Standing Out On @vanswarpedtour [Kosha Dillz]
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). It's Warped Tour season again, which means your favorite band you never heard of will be hustling amongst over 100 other bands in parking. Continue reading
The Business View Of Tupac’s Hologram Suggests More Dead Performers Will Be Revived
The appearance of a Tupac Shakur hologram at the Coachella music festival during a performance with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre got an amazing range of reactions on the web.. Continue reading
Snoop Dogg’s Personal Recipe For Social Media
Snoop Dogg is an icon in hip hop marketing and has become a go to figure for new digital media services as has 50 Cent due, in part, to having. Continue reading
