More News: Spotify + Facebook, ISPs Get Tougher, Radiohead + China, Kayne + Jay-Z & More
Please participate in our online holiday weekend networking party. Introduce yourself and your projects to the Hypebot community. Get involved here. Spotify could launch later this week in the US. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
The week's big news was the sale of MySpace to an online ad netwOrk for $35 million, 5% of what News Corp paid in 2006, and thAt Justin Timberlake would. Continue reading
MTT Weekly Recap: Celebrating Derek Sivers’ New Book
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Don Austin: Why the Confusion? It Has Always Been About the Business Blake Easter: What are you waiting for? Wicked D Harrison: Online. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan: The Economics Of Free Don’t Add Up, But They Could
< click on image to enlarge The economics of free music don't add up says highly respected music industry analyst Mark Mulligan in a new Midem blog post, and cloud. Continue reading
Facebook Dominates People’s Time. Google+ Hopes To Bring Them Back [CHART]
New comScore data shows data show just how much more time is spent on Facebook versus Google by users in the U.S.. In fairness, Google sends people away from its. Continue reading
Twitter Users Now Send 200 Million Tweets A Day
Twitter users are now sending 200 million Tweets per day, according to new stats from the company. In January of 2009, users sent only two million Tweets a day, and. Continue reading
James Dolan Brings His Tangled Web Of Influence To Live Nation Board
(UPDATED) The twisted web that is Live Nation becomes more tangled with the addition of James Dolan to its board. Dolan is executive chairman of Madison Square Garden which owns. Continue reading
U.S. Smartphone Sales Rise, Android Loses Edge
Smartphones continue to grow in popularity in the U.S. according to Nielsen. 38% now own smartphones. 55% of those who purchased a new handset in the past quarter bought one. Continue reading
More News; Pandora Stock Jumps, MOG Gets Cleaner, Grooveshark Makes Deals & More
Pandora stock was up another 5% to $19.84 in morning trading Friday as The Huffington Post took a look at founder Tim Westergren's thoughts on the future of content and. Continue reading
Music Marketing News: JAMBOX, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Biz Markie, ESSENCE Music Fest & More
A weekly roundup of the latest promotions and deals in the world of music branding and marketing. Jawbone's JAMBOX speaker packaging by fuseproject wins a Dieline Award for its old. Continue reading