Pay-What-You-Want Music Label Opens In Detroit
This Detroit music label is a great example of disruptive thinking. When thinking disruptively, the goal is to flip assumptions on their head. Case in point: Beehive Recording. All the music. Continue reading
Echo Nest & Columbia University Release Free Million Song Dataset
A free Million Song Dataset has been released in an effort to empower the creativity of music software developers. To get the massive project off the ground, The Echo Nest. Continue reading
Tw1tterband! 11 Strangers Create Music Via Twitter
Meet this band, and not just any band: Tw1tterband! They formed over Twitter. Have never met. And have recorded a cover or two. Devotee Richard Newman wanted to celebrate two. Continue reading
D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Audiolife Virtual Storefronts [VIDEO]
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V produced a video series providing a tour of the tools that make a D.I.Y. career it work. Hypebot will feature one a day for the next few. Continue reading
AM Brief: Weiss Exits RCA, Coca-Cola’s Music Bet, Private Shows $’s, Facebook, Rethink & More
Hypebot publishes a brief of top industry news mid-morning (ET) every weekday and when warranted adds a PM Update late in the afternoon.. As part of the reshuffling caused by. Continue reading
How Music Criticism Influences Fan Opinion
"Bitter attitudes are surprisingly common in the trade; music journalists who play the part of hard-bitten cynics think their sarcasm lends authority to their opinions, when in fact it adds. Continue reading
PM Update: A2IM Questions Billboard, Android Price Drop, Rightsflow + Wolfgangs Vault, VidZone & More
Hypebot publishes a morning roundup of music industry news every mid morning (ET) evey weekday and when warranted adds a PM Update edition late in the afternoon.. In a Billboard op-ed. Continue reading
Will Lady Gaga End The Music Business? (Again…)
This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Lady Gaga isn't holding back, her new record is coming out and she wants everyone to know. With the fastest selling. Continue reading
Want To Release Digital Only? Think Again
(Update) Wish you could save some money and release your next product digital only? That one decision could cut sales by 65% and more, according to some analysis by Glenn. Continue reading
‘It Seems Like Major Labels Are Run by Pedophiles.’
Quotes from the 2011 EMP Pop Conference: "Don't be under the impression that [major labels] have any concern for what anyone on this panel, or most of the people we know,. Continue reading
