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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

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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

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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

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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

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Berklee’s Mike King On Modern Music Marketing

Berklee College of Music instructor Mike King gives a strong overview a modern integrated music marketing campaign. (via IndieHipHop.net)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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