#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

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The Death Of One-Hit Wonders

For almost a hundred years Billboard has been producing music charts, and artists that have a single hit then drop into oblivion have always played a major part in them. These "1. Continue reading

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I Think Jay Z Destroyed My SoundCloud Account

A tale of artistic freedom, copyright infringement, hypocrisy, and the music business: "Over the past several years, I’ve uploaded 50 tracks to my SoundCloud account  -18 of which are hip-hop remixes. Continue reading

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The 58 Instruments Used To Create Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

A great song is a great song, but it takes vocals and instruments to bring the song to life. But which instruments help make a hit?  After the predictable guitar,. Continue reading

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Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Jay Z's music service TIDAL, Twitter's video service Periscope and The Beatles' recording studio Abbey Road were each the subject of one of Hypebot's Most Read stories last week. And there's more:

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Paul McCartney, Adele Top UK Richest Musicians Lists

Paul McCartney has topped the Sunday Times richest musicians in the UK and Ireland list after adding an estimated $30 million to his net worth from last year.  Adele topped. Continue reading

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Google 360 Welcomes Anyone, Anywhere Inside The World-Famous Abbey Road Studios

If you've had a lifelong dream of seeing where the magic happens within Abbey Road Studios, Google just made it come true. Partnering with Abbey Road Studios to create and. Continue reading

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Court Rules Against Grooveshark Again, EMI Wins Summary Judgment Worth Up To $420 Million

That Grooveshark is still in business is a surprise to many. The music streaming service has fought and mostly lost a series of lawsuits with record labels since 2009.  Will. Continue reading

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How to Design an Instantly Recognizable Band Logo

By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog I've harped way too often that your band is your brand, but it's true. I've also said this in other posts, and I'll say it again: Music is. Continue reading

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4 Habits of Successful People That All Musicians Should Adopt

By Hugh McIntyre on Sonicbids Blog If you're looking to make a living as a musician (or elsewhere in the industry), it can be helpful to look at what successful figures do. Continue reading

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