HP is Getting Into The Cloud Music Business
Hewlett Packard will join Amazon and could beat Google and Apple in getting into the cloud music business. The news comes via a power point presentation being used to sell. Continue reading
Top 4 Bidders For Warner Music Are…
As a new week begins and the tension in Burbank builds, the top four bidders in the auction for Warner Music Group according to a variety of sources are: Los. Continue reading
The Big Business Of Being Facebook
Some stats and an infographic via Fast Company, offers a glimpse in to just how enormous an influencer and business Facebook is: 610,736,920 member profiles. One for every 11 people. Continue reading
As Ticket Sales Slumped, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Got A 137% Pay Hike
2010 was not a great year for the live touring industry in general or concert and ticketing giant Live Nation in particular. Ticket sales fell, "synergies" created by the merger. Continue reading
Gamification – The Music Industry, Fan Clubs & Thinking Like A Game Designer
As the music industry embraces gaming, from licensing to games featuring musician, it's easy to think of games as simply offering new revenue streams and marketing tools. Given the explosion. Continue reading
This Week on MTT: The Problem With Releasing A Single Each Month
Several great essays appeared on MTT this week: Catherine Hol: Is the new digital ecology more in harmony than the industrial model? Musician Wages: How I Became A Broadway Musician. Continue reading
News Brief: WMG & EMI Sale Updates, Philly Orchestra Woes, Google Music Stalls, MXP4, Apple & More
Both EMI and Warner Music are in need of new owners that have robust balance sheets. (Guardian) Some believe that the real end game for top investors is to combine. Continue reading
REWIND – The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Hypebot publishes a weekly roundup of music business news each Saturday. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. Warner Music's Board is only considering offers, said to be $3 billion plus, for the. Continue reading
Today Is Record Store Day. Turn Off Your Computer And Go Buy Something.
“Independent record stores are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and platform where music has an outlet and an opportunity to grow over the long. Continue reading
Odd Future Manager Christian Clancy On Chaos, Authenticity and Building The Pull
(UPDATED) The band generally known as Odd Future, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All or OFWGKTL, has been on the talk lately of hip hop fans, tastemakers and industry. Continue reading
