REWIND: Apple, T Bone Burnett, Pandora, Gene Simmons, Google, Three Strikes, NPR & More
The music industry started out with the sad news that Solomon Burke died; he was a client and a friend of Skyline Music. Spotify is looking to start streaming live. Continue reading
Thanks To Hypebot’s Music & Tech Supporters
Hypebot would like to thank this month’s advertisers for making it possible for us to bring you the latest news and views, as well as, extended commentary on the next. Continue reading
Musicians Call Fans And Remind Them To Vote
HeadCount, a non-profit organization that teams up with musicians and helps get fans registered to vote at concerts, has launched a new campaign this year. For the Midterm elections in. Continue reading
Why Email For MP3 Exchanges Fail
The entire music industry is infatuated with the idea of free. It is a valid and strategic marketing tool. But if not used correctly, then it holds no relevance for . Continue reading
Should New Albums Cost $1?
Rob Dickens, a former Warner Music executive, told BCC News that he thinks music prices should be radically reduced. He thinks that is albums were marked down to $1, sales. Continue reading
Google Shares Impressive YouTube Stats
Google shared some impressive Q3 earnings numbers this week and for the first time broke down a bit more of how they achieved it. While Google didn’t share specific revenue. Continue reading
Program Or Be Programmed: It’s Your Choice Now
When we talk about the young and the digital, we tend to reflect on the significance of them living cradle to the grave with access to digital technologies and their. Continue reading
10 Truths About The Modern Recording Industry
(UPDATED) Fellow music industry journalist and net friend Jason Feinberg published a post yesterday on MediaShift where he chronicled the ten things that he believes to be true about the. Continue reading
“To Me, Data Is The New Asset Base,” Says Ethan Kaplan, SVP of Emerging Technology at WMG. Pt. 2
This is part two of my interview with Ethan Kaplan, who is author of the semi-famous music industry blog BlackRimGlasses and SVP of Emerging Technology at WMG. In the second. Continue reading