Music Biz Blogs Relaunches
Writing regularly at Hypebot has inspired me to relaunch Music Biz Blogs, a site designed to help folks discover and follow music business blogs. The single page site features a. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Death Of Indie Rock, Music @ SXSW, iTunes Match Spreads, SOPA/PIPA Google & More
Indie rock's slow and painful death. Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care? (Guardian) SXSW announces its. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Launches Free Artists Promotional Page – The Promo Bay
The major labels may still hate the Pirate Bay, but the controversial site seems determined to find a little love from the indie music, film and art communities. The Pirate. Continue reading
On Withholding Music From Spotify & The New Economics Of Album Releases
Guest post is Scott Perry of New Music Tipsheet and entertainment industry marketing and consulting firm Sperry Media. Don't care what anybody says, artist has a right to withhold their. Continue reading
Kickstarter Raised $20 Million For Musicians In 2011
Kickstarter recently took a look back at 2011 and it was a big year for them and for a whole lot of people whose projects were successful. Over $99 million. Continue reading
Join Music Tech Meetups With Spotify Engineers [New York, Stockholm]
Spotify is holding two meetups that should be of interest to the many music tech entrepreneurs who read Hyepbot. Anchored by Spotify engineers and their tech team, these January Tech. Continue reading
Mobile Marketing for Independent Artists
We posted previously about the increasing importance of mobile marketing. Now that it’s 2012 – are you ready to gear up your mobile marketing? On Music Think Tank, IndieAmbassador.com helps. Continue reading
Music Tech Continues Lead Role At Midem 2012
Tech will continue its takeover of the music industry at this year's midem conference taking place January 28 – 31 in Cannes. Music tech startups, sponsors, hackers and bloggers will. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: SOPA Slides, YouTube Label Deals, Lookout’s Defunct, ToGrooveshark To Expand & More
New York Times declares SOPA all but dead after Obama staffers say he'll veto it. (NYT) It's still important to register your opinion here. YouTube and 3 of 4 major. Continue reading
