WMG Reports Higher Profits On Lower Sales
Despite declining CD sales and an increasingly dismal economy, WMG managed to meet analysts’ expectations and hold its own. 2008 fiscal year revenue grew 3% to $3,491M, and declined 2%. Continue reading
Bono’s (RED) Preps For Monday Launch
READ MORE DETAILS OF THE LAUNCH AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CO-FOUNDER HERE. Bono lead fundraising vehicle (RED) is ramping up for an official launch on Monday December 1st, the. Continue reading
Hip Hop News From ProHipHop
This week brought multiple top album releases including Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak (pictured) and Ludacris’ Theater of the Mind. Artist Sp@m to Kill ReverbNation Email Marketing? Sorry, ProHipHop News. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Briefing: Buyout Rumors, Amazon MP3, Bye Bye Blender? & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Essay:The Social Music Evolution WMG Reports Higher Profits On Lower Sales Bono’s (RED) Preps For Monday Launch Meebo And Universal Partner For Videos, Chat Video: Orchard Co-Founder On. Continue reading
Pete Ganbarg Joins Atlantic As EVP A&R
Early A&R Successes Included Vanilla Ice And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pete Ganbarg has joined Atlantic Records as Executive Vice President of A&R, based in New York. Ganbarg, has previously. Continue reading
Top Music 2008: Paste And Blender
Paste’s Best Of 2008 1. She & Him, Volume One2. Sigur Rós, Med sud i eyrum…3. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend4. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago5. Okkervil River – The. Continue reading
Layoffs At Buzznet. Bloody Holidays Ahead.
Music destination Buzznet has let go of at least 10 of its 89 staffers according to Valleywag. Some rumors suggest a higher number. Buzznet properties which include Idolator, Stereogum and. Continue reading
imeem Upgrades Android App. Adds Mobile Ads.
Social music site imeem, has added a mobile advertising platform and several upgrades to its Android, Android mobile platform. imeem is already among the 10 most popular applications for the. Continue reading
One View Of The Musical Middle Class
Frequent Hypebot contributor Kyle Bylin has added a great deal to Hypebot’s exploration of marketing guru Seth Godin’s latest book "Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us" and power of. Continue reading
