Help Wanted! – FMC Artist Revenue Streams Project
The Future of Music Coalition has launched a project that seeks to assess if and how musicians revenue streams are changing. They're looking to conduct in-person interviews with a small. Continue reading
Music Biz News: New Sony Rootkit, EU Could Block EMI, Pandora Adds Board, MC Hammer & More
You Would Think Sony Knew Better Than To Install (Another) Rootkit. (Techdirt) European indie music lobbying group Impala says it would fight an EMI merger with another label like WMG.. Continue reading
Even Software Is Now MORE Popular Than Pirated Music Online – And Porn Is Downloaded The Most
I still remember the glory days. Somehow, Audiogalaxy became installed on our home computer. My brother must have done it. In one night, I could download twelve to fourteen songs. Continue reading
Tuncecore Poll Shows 44% Of Musicians Don’t Copyright Their Music
A new Tunecore Soundcheck poll shows that a surprising 44% of musicians do not protect their work by copyrighting it. Reasons varied from "I don't know how. to "cost ($35. Continue reading
YouTube Says Free Music Now Pays As Well As Paid Music plus What That Means For Music Streaming
Citing growing traffic, a 200-300% jump in advertising revenue over the last year and an imporved Content ID system that allows music rightsholders to profit from infringing content (like videos. Continue reading
Where Local Music Ecology Goes When It Dies
The record industry is dying. That's what we're told. The corporate behemoths have for too long gouged music fans and screwed over artists. Thus, the digital revolution is equal parts. Continue reading
HOW TO: Invest Tax Return Into Your Music Career
This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Those who watched the State of the Union may have caught wind of the President's plan to help small businesses with. Continue reading
Defining Success: What It Means To “Make It”
This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. Throughout my young music career, I've encountered far too many people obsessed with this idea of "making it big" –. Continue reading
Why Hyperlocal Music Blogs Matter [INTERVIEW]
Recently, I spoke with Jordan Stepp, Editor in Chief of Athens Music Junkie. Stepp started writing about the music scene in Athens, GA in 2008. Since she has interviewed and. Continue reading
Are Free-Trials On Subscription Services Too Short?
I've been doing lots of thinking about cloud-based music services lately. One of the things that I'm undecided on is whether or not their free-trials are long enough. Right now,. Continue reading
