The Future Of Music: A Manifesto For Executives, Creatives And Artists

[UPDATED] For much of recent history, the music industry has been infamous for its inability to adapt to digital technology. This said, certain companies within the industry, like Apple and Spotify, have. Continue reading

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Toronto Mayor’s Kanye West Video Killed By Copyright

Is the takedown-first approach to copyright infringement really a good option? A recent video featuring the Mayor of Toronto head-bopping to Kanye has been pulled, with little consideration given to. Continue reading

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Foo Fighters Invite Fan On Stage To Play Drums

If you read this blog regularly, you know that we're big believers in fan engagement; and let's face it, when it's done on a grand and public scale, it a. Continue reading

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Gangstagrass: Label-less Indie Bluegrass/Hip-Hop Band Charts On Billboard

Charting without the help of a record label is not totally unheard of, but its still enough of an event that when, Gangstagrass, one of the bands represented by Hypebot's. Continue reading

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SiriusXM Indies Award Nominees Announced

Canadian Music Week has announced the nominees for the 2015 SiriusXM Indies – the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards. 

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Sleeping Through A Revolution – How To Reclaim The Creative Class

Every city, state, country and human being should be very concerned about the hollowing out of creators, and Professor Jonathan Taplin articulates a succinct thesis for recognizing the problem and. Continue reading

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Ticketfly Acquires Northern Tickets, Passes $1 Billion In Sales

Ticketfly is among a handful of companies threatening Ticketmaster's dominance.  Today they took the fight north of the border, acquiring Northern Tickets.

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Top 10 Cities For Emerging Music

Guest Post by  Jason Schellhardt, Rukkus.com. This post originally appeared on noiseporn.com For most intents and purposes, the music industry is constrained to New York City and Los Angeles. While both cities have. Continue reading

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10 Mostly No-Cost Music Marketing Tactics

By Sari Delmar from the Sonicbids Blog. So, you’re looking for more exposure for your band, but you’d rather spend your money on a new reverb pedal than on an. Continue reading

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The Independent Label Market Adds Beer For A Festive Vinyl Fair

The Independent Label Market is based in London but has also organized record fairs in LA, Toronto and Glasgow. Their next big event, as the Christmas season fully kicks in,. Continue reading

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