Could Half of Music Royalties Pay for Music We Would Rather Skip Over Than Listen To?

By David Touve of Rockonomic In this post I am going to highlight what may be one of the great ironies of how we pay for music in the “music as a. Continue reading

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Sonos Adds $130 Million For Wireless Music Systems

Leading wireless music system manufacturer Sonos has added $130 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Thus far, Sonos has released no official word of the latest addition to. Continue reading

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3 Things The Music Industry Can Learn From Virgin America’s Cyber Monday Fail

Early on Cyber Monday morning, Virgin America, ranked America's #1 Airline by Forbes Magazine, notified customers via email blast that a two hour window to purchase plane tickets for 40%. Continue reading

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Where’s The Cash For Musicians Today and Beyond?

At last month's SF MusicTech Summit, a panel including Dave Cool (Bandzoogle), Zack Greenburg (Forbes), Kristin Thomson (Future of Music Coalition), Wade Metzler (SoundExchange), J Sider (BandPage) and Amy Dietz (INgrooves). Continue reading

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Pandora Releases Major Update To Mobile Apps, Adds “Un-Thumbing”

Pandora today announced major updates to its mobile apps with new station personalization features including the ability to "un-thumb" a previously liked track along with single swipe access to song. Continue reading

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What To Post and When To Post It On 9 Essential Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC]

Knowing what to post, where to post and when to post it can be a full time job, In fact it already is fro those Hypebot readers who do the. Continue reading

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MUST READ: Pomplamoose 2014 Tour Profits – Or Lack Thereof [Jack Conte]

This piece by Jack Conte of Patreon and Popmplamouse is a must read that is being widely debated on line. It first appeared on Medium.com Pomplamoose just finished a 28-day tour.. Continue reading

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Russell Simmons Discusses New Era of Music Industry

In a recent interview with Grammy U and All Def Digital, Def Jams' Russell Simmons spoke about the recent shift in the music industry – a shift he believes has taken. Continue reading

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More Than Royalties – It’s Time We Bring the Open Web to Music

By Jesse von Doom on Medium.com We talk endlessly about royalties, which is really a way of talking about centralization — giving power to a service or organization and asking them to. Continue reading

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Prince’s Facebook And Twitter Accounts Go Dark

Just when we thought he'd joined the 21st century, Prince has pulled his profiles off both Twitter and Facebook.  Sometime between Monday and Tuesday, Prince's @3rdEyeGirl Twitter account and his Facebook pages. Continue reading

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