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Anna Rose Beck Sets Record Straight On Working At ReverbNation, Kickstarter & Being A D.I.Y. Artist

Guest post "D.I.Y. Music – When Artists Become The Product" by (@wgruger) William Gruger caused quite a stir with dozens of reader comments and TuneCore CEO Jeff Price's strong rebuttal. Continue reading

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MTV Tries Music Discovery: New Tune Or Catch-up?

Thirty years ago, MTV gave teenagers access to a world of new music through its musical programming 24/7/365. But over the last decade, the network has gotten further and further. Continue reading

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Soundcloud Founders Explain Why They Want To Fix Audio On The Web [Video]

Soundcloud is clearly one of music tech's success stories; and that the music industry has embraced their service couldn't please the company's founders more. "The web…sound and music. That's really. Continue reading

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Introduction: How I Became a Broadway Musician

On Music Think Tank, David (Musician Wages) posts the introduction to his 5-part series on how he became a Broadway musician. He explains that Broadway shows all have some type. Continue reading

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News Brief: Dangerbird Restructures, Music Startup $’s, Guitar Hero Lives, Britney’s Groupon & More

Our apologies, yesterday's news briefing was posted and then later disappeared into the internet ether. For breaking news also be sure to follow @hypebot on Twitter. Indie label Dangerbird is. Continue reading

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Former FL Governor Crist Forced To Apologize For Ripping Off David Byrne Song [VIDEO]

(UPDATE)  Talking head founder David Byrne had sued former Florida Governor Charlie Crist for $1 million for using his song "Road To Nowhere"? in a political attack ad without permission. . Continue reading

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How To Increase Engagement In Facebook Wall Posts, A Statistical Review

Buddy Media, a company that provides a "social media platform" for Facebook marketing, recently released a free white paper titled Strategies for Effective Facebook Wall Posts: A Statistical Review. The. Continue reading

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Tuncecore CEO Jeff Price Responds: “When Artists Become The Product”

Last week, Hypebot published a guest post, "D.I.Y. Music – When Artists Become The Product" by William Gruger which questioned the value of the growing "online industry dedicated to earning. Continue reading

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Warner Music & Live Nation Debt Risk Tops All Music, Entertainment Stocks

Sale rumors have pushed the stock price of Warner Music Group to new heights.  But a strong stock price does not erase an underlying weakness in the company.  WMG has. Continue reading

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Soundcloud Launches “Takes Questions” Audio Q & A Platform. We’ve Got Private Beta Invites

(UPDATED) SoundCloud launched a new site, Takes Questions, in today, which enables users to take questions and leave audio answers from a customizable web page.  For musicians and others, Takes. Continue reading

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