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Spotify Punk’d By TechCrunch For April Fools

The European TechCrunch pulled a clever, yet disturbingly truthful April Fool's joke on Spotify. Long-time critic and writer Paul Carr somewhat convincingly broke news that Spotify had come to the. Continue reading

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Adidas Unleashes Shoes That Create Musical Beats

Sneakers have gotten all kinds of features over the years from red lights to grinding pads to wheels. Adidas has now debuted sneakers that trigger digital music sounds when tapped.. Continue reading

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Turning TV Placements Into Fan Engagement Part II

On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt continues her interview with Mr. Robotic. This post continues with step 6 of the interview. Her post demonstrates her theory of 1,000 True Fans.. Continue reading

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AM News Brief: Rhapsody Turns 1, Tunesbag, UK Radioplayer, Facebook Mobile, Baidu, Masio & More

Hypebot publishes this roundup of music business news each weekday morning, and when warranted we add an update late in the afternoon. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. It's been one. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Debuts Facebook Tour Date App

In the past few months, Bandsintown has quietly been expanding its presence among artists and live music fans on Facebook with the release of their new, cross-platform tour dates app. 

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ASCAP Revenues Fall 6%

A report just released by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) shows a 6% drop revenue in 2010 to $935 million. Despite the decline ASCAP paid out $845. Continue reading

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Topspin CEO Ian Rogers: “Record Industry Encouraged People To Steal For 8 Years.”

Recently, This Week In Start Ups interviewed Topspin CEO Ian Rogers. In the interview, they spend a great deal of time talking about the early days of the web and. Continue reading

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Here’s Why Amazon Picked A Fight With The Labels

Some are writing volumes about how the labels are going to force Amazon to license their new Cloud Player and Cloud storage locker. The real story is that Amazon already. Continue reading

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2001 Flashback – Experts Believe MP3 Can Be Killed

Pho, an infamous music industry and technology e-mail listserv, unearthed a great WSJ article from 2001 the other day. It documents the uptake in interest in the MP3 several months. Continue reading

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Share the Soundtrack to Your Life with SoundTracking

This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. In the last few weeks, there have been a number of articles posted on Hypebot about the growing social music. Continue reading

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