Universal Republic Promotes Joel Klaiman
UMG's Universal Republic Records has promoted Joel Klaiman to EVP of Promotion & Artist Development. Previously, he was EVP Promotion for Epic Records and prior to that Klaiman held a. Continue reading
Redeye To Distribute Indie Kill Rock Stars
Redeye Distribution has added independent label Kill Rock Stars to its roster. KRS will move its entire catalog, including records by Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, and The. Continue reading
“Free” Thinker: INgroove’s Robb McDaniels
As part of a week long exploration into the meaning and value of "free", Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers the value and future of free. Continue reading
Tuesday Music Brief: More Free, lala, RIAA Apeals Royalties. Jonas, Britney, Last.fm & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: FREE WEEK CONTINUES: "Free" Thinker: INgroove's Robb McDaniels "Free" Thinker: Tuncore's Jeff Price Video: Chris Anderson On 4 Kinds Of Free Redeye To Distribute Indie Kill Rock Stars. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Last Free Week
No, I'm not going to start charging for Hypebot. I'm calling this The Last FREE Week On Hypebot because I want this to be the last time that we debate. Continue reading
Kevin Kelly: “Sell things that can’t be copied.”
Like it or not, free music is here. But how does a business survive when its primary product is available for free? In a must read post on his Technium. Continue reading
Free Music Only Has Value If…
free music only has value if it sparks action to contribute to belong to share to buy Next time, think before giving your music away. I originally posted this on. Continue reading
Google Starts Music Service In China With WMG, Sony & Universal
In conjunction with Chinese music site Top100.cn, Google has launched an online music service in China. Users can download and save free songs from Warner Music Group, Sony, Universal Music. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Downloads From 7Digital
Under a deal announced this morning, links to 7Digital will be integrated into Spotify's popular ad supported streaming music service. The partnership is designed to help Spotify reach. Continue reading
“The Death of the CD-Release Complex”
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Introduction In his seminal release Purple Cow, marketer Seth Godin declared, “The Death of the TV-Industrial Complex.” Explaining that, over the past fifty years ever-growing companies. Continue reading
