What the Ad Industry Can Teach You About Running Your Band Like a Brand

By Tyler Perry on Sonicbids Blog Your band is your brand. Whether you like it or not, that's just the truth. Your music is your product, your fans are your customers, your genre. Continue reading

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The Cost Of Breaking A Major Label Act

By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog The latest IFPI (International Federation of the Phonograph Industry - boy, is that name outdated) recently came out with a report about the state of the music industry. Continue reading

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Dave Cool of Bandzoogle

Dave Cool, Director of Artist Relations at Banzoogle joins us next on Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. Cool lands among other YouTube Music key skeptics: "I’m not sure what impact. Continue reading

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Dmitri Vietze

Dmitri Vietze of Music and Technology PR Firm Rock Paper Scissors is up next on Hypebot.com's virtual panel. He shares his thoughts on the Taylor Swift rift with Spotify and the importance. Continue reading

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How to Run a Proper Social Media Contest Your Fans Will Love

By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog  I had a guy approach my company about sponsoring a talent show. I always dig a good talent show, and it made sense with my work, so I. Continue reading

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Simon Cole of 7digital

Up next in our 2014 Year End Virtual Panel, Simon Cole, CEO of 7digital chimes in on the current state of the music industry. Cole says "The switch to hi-res and. Continue reading

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Music Tops Most Pirated Files Of All Time List

Since launching in 2006, ExtraTorrent has delivered billions of pireated files, consistently pllacing amoung the most used torrent sites on the web with millions of visitis each day. So when. Continue reading

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Bop.fm Finally Adds An App [VIDEO]

Bop.fm has launched its first app. Often described as the Switzerland of music streaming, the new iOS app sources and shares music from a variety of sources including Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora,. Continue reading

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What is My Image?

Today it seems like artists come out of a music factory. They are the product of a generation's worth of thoughts, habits and likes all rolled into a neat package. Continue reading

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Kyle Bylin of Soundhound

Kyle Bylin, of SoundHound, former editor of Hypebot.com and author of Promised Land, a collection of essays on how disruptive startups and digital youth reshaped the music industry from 2008 to 2013, revisits. Continue reading

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