Spotify Looking For Cash In All Kinds Of Places
As effective as free can be when attracting new users, eventually the piper requires payment. Spotify is apporoaching its own "payment due" moment and has been stepping up efforts to. Continue reading
Sony PlayStation Exploring Cloud Music Service
Rumors picked up by cNet and expanded on by PlayStationLifestyle.net point to Sony seriously exploring an extensive music service for its popular PlayStation gaming platform. "Cloud" appears to be the. Continue reading
Help Improve Our List Of Artists Who “Made It” Without Major Label Support
Two weeks ago I asked Hypebot readers to help me prove that all this music 2.0 marketing mumbo jumbo actually works. Stories about Trent Reznor, Radiohead and Jill Sobule who. Continue reading
Moby’s Top Selling Track Is Also The One That He’s Giving Away For Free
Still need proof of the power of free? Or maybe you just want to be sure it's not going to cannibalize your opportunity to make a little money? Wired Editor. Continue reading
Live Nation Continues Dropping Ticket Prices
Live Nation is continuing its summer long campaign of ticket specials this week with a $29.99 package that includes a lawn seat, parking, most ticketing fees, and a hot dog. Continue reading
Xeinge Offers Labels Direct Digital Delivery Platform
Xeinge, the parent company of WaTunes and Music Expand, has added a professional digital delivery platform to its portfolio dubbed Vidyps. The goal is to make direct digital delivery affordable. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Moby, Spotify $’s, eMusic, French 3 Strikes, Pirate Interviews, We7 & More
Lots of news and rumors for a summer Monday morning, but also be sure to get involved in helping us improve our database of new music industry success stories. And. Continue reading
The Great LimeWire Pizza Robbery
An Indie Label's Run In With LimeWire The staff of New Your City indie label Dovecote usually spends Wednasday's evenings hanging out at The Music Box, a usually quiet joint. Continue reading
REWIND: New Music Industry Week In Review
It was a holiday week in the US, but we kept coverage going all week long. It was a good thing too, because some interesting things happened: Pandora is forcing. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Online Networking Party Continues
The online networking party that we started yesterday has been a huge success so far with more than 50 very diverse Hypebot readers stopping by to introduce themselves to the. Continue reading