New Music Industry Executives To Watch In 2010
This inaugural list of Hypebot's New Music Industry Executives To Watch In 2010 covers a wide variety of movers, shakers and trend setters. Many have either recently launched potentially game. Continue reading
FreeAllMusic.com Launches In Private Beta
FreeAllMusic, a new site that will offer mp3's in exchange for watching a single video commercial enters private beta today, December 22nd. There is no software required and once a. Continue reading
TweetDeck To Get More Music Friendly
Many musicians and music marketers already use TweetDeck to manage their Twitter traffic, as well as, to post simultaneously to multiple social networks. But Twitter is about to get a. Continue reading
Kik To Bring Stream And Buy Music To Blackberry
"The labels love Kik because it targets a demo that never paid for music." – Ted Livingston, Kik Originally launched as Unsynced, a utility for managing music on The Blackberry,. Continue reading
I’ll Be Teaching The Future Of Music & The Music Business Online For Berklee College Of Music
I'm honored to have been asked to teach The Future Of Music And The Music Business online course for The Berklee College of Music. The course was inspired by Dave. Continue reading
MidemNet Chooses Top 15 Digital Music Startups
MidemNet Lab, a new showcase for cutting-edge digital music initiatives, has named 15 start-ups to present in a dedicated area during the Midem convention this January in Cannes. The 15. Continue reading
Nielson Names Top 5 Entertainments Trends Of 2009
In music, sales of physical CDs were down 20%, while digital album sales were up 17%, and they continue to show growth. But what about the broader entertainment marketplace. According. Continue reading
YouTube Gets More Social, Adds Facebook Feeds
YouTube has been adding a lot more social features in recent months. In addition to linking YouTube accounts to social networks like Twitter and Facebook via AutoShare, friend suggestions and. Continue reading
More New Music Industry News: UK OK’s Ticketmaster/LN Merger, Spotify Update, Tapulous Goes Indie & More
The proposed merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster got a big boost on Tuesday when British regulatory body the Competition Commission dropped its objections and approved the deal. U.S. opposition. Continue reading
The Language of Tribes: True Fans and Outsiders
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Photo Courtesy of Sara Kiesling During the 1970’s, “the black concert tour T-Shirt became a ubiquitous as a way for individuals (mostly teenagers) to signal to. Continue reading