More Music Industry News 9.07.09 – Spotify, UK P2P Battle, Jay-Z Rushes Release & More
It's a lighter news day today because of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. But things are still happening and here are the highlights: The big news is the. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Album sales fell another 18% last month. Apple announces a September 9th "rock 'n roll" event. On a week when Wall Street appeared to loose confidence in the company, two. Continue reading
Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
It's becoming a tradition for Hypebot to host a little networking party on fthe day before a long holiday weekend in the US. After all it is a day when. Continue reading
Album Sales Continue Downward Spiral
Billboard shares an analysis of the latest bad news on the music sales front. The highlights (low points?) include: Album sales were down 18.1% compared to last year, 31% compared. Continue reading
Activision Decides The DJ AM Show Must Go On
Activision has created a cottage industry out of bringing no-longer-with-us rock stars back to life for their video games. That's not what they had in mind when they brought in. Continue reading
Last Day To Vote For Hypebot’s SXSW Panel
Today is the last day to vote for next year's SXSW panels. Please give Hypebot's proposal a vote and help spread the word to others. The panel topic is: Live. Continue reading
More Music News Fri. 9.4.09: Pirate Bay Trial 2, Roxanne A Liar, Facebook, Apple, XM & More
Spectrial 2: Pirate Bay Appeal Scheduled for November – In April The Pirate Bay Four were sentenced to a year in prison, and on top of that each of them. Continue reading
HMV Buys 50% Stake In 7Digital For $12.6M
The highlights: Retail giant the HMV Group is investing £7.7M ($12.6M USD) in cash to acquire a 50% equity stake in 7digital 7digital will power. Continue reading
WMG Down Another Exec As EVP Kevin Liles Exits
Stock Dips Below $4.00 Warner Music Group announced today that Executive Vice President Kevin Liles has decided to leave his day-to-day role at the company to pursue his own entrepreneurial. Continue reading
Indie Rights Group Merlin Names New Board
Having completed their two-year term, global independent music rights group Merlin's inaugural board will step down and are being replaced with a board that includes some members of the inaugural. Continue reading
