Music Industry News: Pandora To Kill FM, Public Enemy Raises Funding, Tunited Lauches & More
Is Pandora poised to kill AM/FM radio? (ars, Edisen Research) Sony VP of global account management Sean Rosenberg has left to lead the US expansion of UK mobile branding and. Continue reading
New Facebook Friendship Pages Offer Opportunity For Social Savvy Musicians
Facebook launched Frendship Pages to allow users to follow interactions between two other Facebok friends. Friendship pages include public Wall posts and comments between the two, photos in which both. Continue reading
What Is A Brand?
Artists today are constantly told to promote their brand, but do you know what a brand is exactly? Brands help fans identify artists and can range from your sound to. Continue reading
iPhone Sales Flat As Android Surges, Blackberry Falls
Think you can cover the marketplace with just an iPhone app? Think again. A new NPD Group survey, which probably isn't making Steve Jobs the most fun guy to hang. Continue reading
How Single Sales Redefine Album Success
This post by Hypebot intern Mike Pineau (@mikejpineau). The old saying goes that for every great man, there is an ever greater woman behind him. The same has traditionally been. Continue reading
Will LimeWire Users Convert To Legal Services?
Right now, this is the million-dollar question. I'm afraid we already know the answer. Most won't. This leaves me asking these three questions: Has there been enough education about legal. Continue reading
4 Essential Elements To A Kickstarter Campaign
Recently, I spoke with Yancey Strickler, who is the co-founder of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform for creativity. In this interview, Strickler talks about moving past a one-size fits all model. Continue reading
Spotify On Track To Pay Labels $60 Million In 2010, But Is That Enough?
European executives from the same major labels that have been keeping Spotify from the U.S. are singing its praises. "Spotify is on track to become the largest single partner we. Continue reading
The Best Music-Based Halloween Costume This Year
Popular culture is ripe with costume ideas. Some kids, but mostly adults and college goers, dress up as Lady Gaga or Ozzy. However, not many acts these days have a. Continue reading
Music Industry News: LimeWire Alternatives Boom, Twitter Adds 30M Users, Sony Posts Profit & More
Judge Disallows Theoretical "Lost Profits" In EMI Case (FMQB) Spotify now top-tier music revenue source in Sweden. (Wired) Twitter adds 30 million users and is adding 370,000 more a day mostly. Continue reading
