Record Store Day Gives Indies Sales Boost
Saturday's National Record Store Day provided U.S. indie music stores and labels with a tangible boost in sales. Billboard chart analyst Ed Christman put the gain at just 1% of. Continue reading
Bandzoogle’s D.I.Y. Artists Hit $1 Million In Commission Free Sales
Bandzoogle announced this week that they have facilitated more than $1 million in commission free sales for their community of do it yourself artists. Designed first as a web site. Continue reading
Thursday’s: Apple, Record Store Day Results, MySpace Ouster, Rhapsody Free, Wilcox To WMG, Beck & More
Hypebot Features: Apple Gains Driven By iPhone & iPod Sales Record Store Day Gives Indies Sales Boost Bandzoogle's D.I.Y. Artists Hit $1 Million In Commission Free Sales More Industry News:. Continue reading
Eminem Uses Album Cover To Tease New “Relapse” Release
To tease the upcoming release of his new album "Relapse", media savvy rapper Eminem has combined the modern self-inflicted leak with a very old school marketing tool, the album cover,. Continue reading
iPhone App Adds Mobile Credit Card Processing to DIY Toolkit
COLUMN: You Can Always Go Back To School by Virgil Dickerson of Suburban Home Records and The Vinyl Collective. When you are on tour, invariably the situation comes up where. Continue reading
EMI Teams With MYPLASH For Artist Branded Prepaid Visa Cards
EMI is partnering with MYPLASH, a prepaid Visa Card program. The two companies will offer artist-themed cards to consumers alongside an awards program through which cardholders can redeem points for. Continue reading
Northern European Music Industry Blazes Trails Others Should Follow
Guest post by Mike Masnick reprinted with permission from Techdirt. I'm not entirely sure why, but it appears that a bunch of folks in the northern parts of Europe are. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Brief: Eminem, EMI , Prince, Piracy, Muzu, MySpace Troubles & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Eminem Uses Album Cover To Tease New "Relapse" Release EMI Teams With MYPLASH For Artist Branded Prepaid Visa Cardsi Phone App Adds Mobile Credit Card Processing to DIY. Continue reading
Why Is No Susan Boyle Download Available?
Are you sick of this story? Me too. But there are lessons that can be learned from Susan Boyle. The meteoric rise the Britian's Got Talent contestant has led to. Continue reading
Are You Feeling The Economic Downturn?
Next week on Hypebot, I'll be exploring how the ailing economy is effecting the music business, artists and many of you. What are the challenges and opportunities? As we prepare. Continue reading
