Thanks To Hypebot’s Great Sponsors
As much as this is a labor of love, producing Hypebot daily comes at a cost; so we thank these great companies who support our efforts. ReverbNation – New Facebook. Continue reading
Programmer Finds Facebook’s Secret Music Service: VIBES
Just after Facebook's video chat announcement, programmer Jeff Rose was poking around the code behind the new Skype integration when he discovered a piece of code (click on image at left. Continue reading
How to Structure a Company to Succeed in the Current Music Industry
With all the challenges in the music industry, what kind of company structure would best suit this industry? Frank Woodworth has ideas on how to structure a music company on. Continue reading
Music Marketing News: T-Pain, Dead Kennedys, Jill Scott, Kings of Leon, James Brown & More
A weekly roundup of the latest promotions and deals in the world of music branding and marketing. T-Pain threw a launch party in Vegas over the weekend for his new. Continue reading
UPDATED: Turntable.fm Raises $7.5 Million, Offers Look At Monetization Strategy
(UPDATE: This round of funding for Turntable.fm is not be closed yet, thanks to competition among venture capitalists scrambling to jump aboard.) Red hot social music startup Turntable.fm has raised. Continue reading
AM News: Pandora Gets Sell Rating, UK Grabs 12% Global Sales, Pitbull + Headliner.fm & More
(UPDATED) Pandora gets sell rating: Gilford Securities' Jim Boyle has given the stock a "sell" rating: "Pandora is blessed and cursed with remarkable growth…Last [fiscal year], active users soared 81. Continue reading
How To Sell 1 Million Albums & Still Owe Your Label $500,000 [VIDEO]
Mike Masnick turned us onto this great 14 minute video from lawyer Martin Frascogna entitled How To Sell 1 Million Albums and Owe $500,000. Mike dubbed this RIAA Accounting on. Continue reading
After 7 Yr Decline Music Sales Up In 1st Half Of 2011
It's much too early to call this a trend, but after 7 years of decline Nielsen Soundscan data is showing that U.S. music sales are up for the first half. Continue reading
Share Your Tour Stories With Intersect
Intersect is yet another social network with some interesting distinctions that make it worth considering for documenting a tour or special musical event. You create entries which are marked by. Continue reading
Incubus – Creating Direct & Lasting Fan Connections
This post comes from Jesse von Doom of Cash Music, a nonprofit creating open source tools and services for musicians. Last week I was down in LA for an industry. Continue reading
