Striking the Chord – Why Lyricists Matter
Lyricists possess the ability to distill complex situations and emotions into sixteen syllable couplets. Most importantly, they possess the capacity to strike a chord in us, the listener. Why is. Continue reading
US Releases Official List Of “Notorious” IP Infringers
On Monday, the United States Trade Representative released its official "Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets", a list of internet sites which encourage or enable music and other copyright infringement. Clones. Continue reading
Clear Channel Buys Thumbplay At Bargain Price
Early Monday, news broke that subscription music service Thumbplay is getting sold. After less than one year in the sector, its burning money and in need of a lifesaver. Hypebot. Continue reading
D.I.Y Bootcamp: Fanbridge Fan Management [VIDEO]
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V produced a series of videos that provide a virtual tour of the new music industry and some of the tools that make it work. Hypebot will feature. Continue reading
AM Brief: Rovi Realigns AllMusic, Indaba Adds Rosen & Latifah, Live Nation Losses, WMG & More
Hypebot publishes a morning roundup of music industry news every weekday morning prior to 11AM ET and when warranted will add a PM Update edition around 4:30PM ET. AllMusic, the. Continue reading
1,000 True Fans Theory At Work In Australia
On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt brings her posts about 1,000 true fans to Australia. In the post, James Chatman (from Sydney) contributes to the 1,000 true fans theory. He. Continue reading
What to Do With All Your Leftover Blank CDs…
Like anyone that jumped feet first into the digital music revolution, I still have a couple of spindles of blank CDs that are lying around and collecting dust. You probably. Continue reading
PM Update: Cash Poor Thumplay Close To Sale, Investors Re-Like Music, Doug Morris, BMG & NMPA
Beginning today, Hypebot will publish our morning roundup of music industry news every weekday morning prior to 11AM ET and when warranted we'll add a PM addition every afternoon around. Continue reading
Facebook Changes “Like” Button To “Share” Without Notice & What It Means To You
On Sunday, Facebook changed its “Like” button on sites across the net to essentially give it the same functionality as its “Share” button. The new Like button no longer opens. Continue reading
Dedication – To Get a Music Biz Job You’ll Need It
Lately we’ve been talking quite a bit about how to get a job in the music industry and the realities of the current job market. Some of our readers have. Continue reading
