Nic Harcourt Steps Down At KCRW
After 10 years as the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW LA’s influential music director Nic Harcourt is stepping down on November 30th to pursue several independent projects. Harcourt will. Continue reading
Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy
Just last week Circuit City announced the closing of 155 stores which meant 155 fewer music stores. Today the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the Associated. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Goes All 360
Warner Music Group head Edgar Bronfman Jr. told attendees at last week’s Web 2.0 Summit that all new artist contracts at WMG will be 360 deals. Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch. Continue reading
RoyaltyShare Expands European Team And Services
RoyaltyShare, a provider of digital royalty solutions has announced key executive appointments including Steve Johnston, Asa Palmer and Andrew Hudson to spearhead the company’s expansion in Europe. Additionally, RoyaltyShare has. Continue reading
How The Net Is Changing The Live Music Business
I sit on the Visionary Chair Committee of Reed Midem’s digital music forum MidemNet and have begun contributing along with Ted Cohen, Gerd Leonhard, Peter Jenner and a few others. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: SanDisk Cuts Staff, Fall Out Boy, Dell And Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: WMG’s CEO says he’ll only do 360 deals from now on. Is that what the investment in Front Line/Ticketmaster was really all about? How The Net Is Changing. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
Questlove: Oh Happy Day [On Barack Obama’s Election] ProHipHop returns to Hypebot with a look back at recent high points in hip hop business news. The Barack Obama Show pre-empted. Continue reading
Jeff Kwatinetz Leaves The Firm. Is Anything Left?
Jeff Kwatinetz has left one time management powerhouse The Firm taking Korn, Jane’s Addiction and Ice Cube with him according to Variety. His movie star manager partner Rick Yorn and. Continue reading
Part 3: Primal Branding & Music
Part 3 of a 3 part interview for Hypebot by guest blogger Kyle Bylin. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Patrick Hanlon is the founder and CEO of Thinktopia and. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music Industry Week In Review: The Firm, Azoff, EMI, Obama, Circuit City & More
Manager Jeff Kwatinetz Leaves The Firm. EMI Names A New President Of Catalog Business and EMI To Announce More Restructuring Are MP3 Blogs Under Attack? 155 Less Record Stores As. Continue reading
