Two Views Of Topspin: ‘It Works’ vs. ‘Disillusioned’
As more artists and marketers use the Topspin direct-to-fan platform and the company nears a March expansion to include a self-service platform, several views of its design and functionality are. Continue reading
MySpace Traffic Races to the Bottom [CHART]
The folks at Business Insider have confirmed that the death of MySpace isn't overly exaggerated. According to comScore data, MySpace had 45 million unique visitors in January. That's down from. Continue reading
Music Biz Students – Don’t Let The Sky Fall On You!
This week, I had the opportunity to guest lecture in a music business class. Before the event, I had no way of knowing whether I’d do terrible or spectacular. I. Continue reading
get-ctrl – A Simple, Yet Powerful Artist Site Platform
How do you create a great looking artist website – for free – in 15 minutes? get-ctrl is a website builder and fan management platform that enables artists to manage. Continue reading
6 Critical Insights Into Music Business Success
This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. This past Tuesday, San Francisco State University's Music and Recording Industry Program held a professional's panel consisting of prominent Bay Area music. Continue reading
Apple Data Center Opens In Spring To Support Cloud
In the past few weeks, Apple has been making headlines for potentially stonewalling the efforts of every single subscription music service in the market. Quite serendipitously, it has now been. Continue reading
D.I.Y. Music Bootcamp: Better Than The Van [VIDEO]
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V produced a video series that provides a virtual tour of the new music industry and the sites and tools that make it work. Hypebot will feature one. Continue reading
Don’t Hold It Against Me – But Product Placement Won’t Save the Music Industry
Jonathan Jaeger brings up some interesting points about product placements with his post on Music Think Tank. Product placement is everywhere and has been in television for a long time.. Continue reading
Music Biz News: #DMFE, EchoNest + IDJ, Robertson Launches DAR.fm, MTV Digital Awards & More
Digital Music Forum East: Max Willens of @WAMMusic is covering #DMFE today in NYC for us. Be sure to say hello and share your scoops. Island Def Jam, EchoNest Launch. Continue reading
Spotify “A Few Weeks Away” From UMG Deal
Reports say that Spotify is "a few weeks away" from signing a U.S. distribution deal with Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label. If this happens, Spotify will have. Continue reading
