Indie Labels Experience A Major Renaissance Amidst The Upheaval
With upheaval comes opportunity; and ongoing problems within the recorded music industry has also led to a revival within independent label sector. While not without their own challenges, indie record. Continue reading
RoyaltyShare Pulls Out Of Digital Music Distribution
Music royalty and sales services provider RoyaltyShare is pulling out of the digital distribution business. Just a year after adding low cost digital distribution, the company is no longer soliciting. Continue reading
Interview: Steve Knopper of Rolling Stone and Appetite for Self-Destruction (Part 2)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — (Read Part 1) In Chapter Two: How Big Spenders Got Rich in the Post-CD Boom, you commented, “The business was evolving from small-time guys who packed. Continue reading
The New Art Of Collaboration
Files flying across the net to be mixed in a studio on the other side of world. Mashups. Fan re-mixes. Collaboration in all its forms is almost as much part. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Brief: Indies, Yahoo, UK Streaming Rates, Pirate Bay Bias, Colplay & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Indie Labels Experience A Major Renaissance Yahoo Music Changes Boost Traffic Farkie Turns Any Stream Into A Download RoyaltyShare Pulls Out Of Digital Music Distribution Interview: Steve Knopper. Continue reading
Protecting Cultural Norms: How We Project the Present onto the Future
Kyle Bylin, Associate EditorLet’s be clear… In our discussions regarding the traditional album and its future, one might come to the conclusion that some of us think that there will. Continue reading
Interview: Steve Knopper of Rolling Stone and Appetite for Self-Destruction (Part 1)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — (Read Part 2) Today I spoke with Steve Knopper, who is a contributing editor to Rolling Stone and author of Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
The Newest Napster: $5 Monthly Streaming + 5 free downloads. Unable to deal with his label EMI, Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & David Lynch released a blank CD-R Warner Music Group. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Job Board: Royalty Manager
New on Hypebot's Job Board: Royalty Manager For Harry Fox Job Description: The Primary responsibility of the Royalty Manager is to manage the daily operations of the Distribution department. The. Continue reading
A2IM Elects Three To Board Of Directors
A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2009 Board of Directors elections as voted by theirlabel membership. New members are: Glen Barros (President, Concord. Continue reading
