AOL To Relaunch Shoutcast
Next week AOL will be relaunching SHOUTcast.com, a global repository of online stations with a daily worldwide audience of over 500,000. Upgrades included improved search, new user feedback options and. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: Popcuts, Wippit, Nickelback, MP3tunes & More
> Using yet a another new and creative sales model, Popcuts.com shares the profits of song sales with the trendspotters who bought it first. So far the site’s catalog is. Continue reading
An Insider’s Look At The R.E.M. Web Campaign
GUEST POST: Ethan KaplanVP Technology Warner Brothers Records Part 1 (Read Part 2 here.) It’s no secret of course that the record industry is in a major state of transition.. Continue reading
Amazon Debuts SoundUnwound Music Wiki
Amazon has taken a page from the Wikipedia playbook and launched SoundUnwound, a user generated music information site. They’ve gotten the ball rolling with info from their own retail site,. Continue reading
Podcasts Growing Slowly
Podcast downloading continues to increase , but only slowly. Currently, 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast. This most recent percentage is up from 12% of. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music, Apple, Death Row, & More
Things are finally warming up after the end of summer doldrums… > I hear that the launch of MySpace Music is a lock for September 15th despite a series of. Continue reading
Apple To Launch Interactive Album Application
Labels Risk Giving Too Much Control To Apple Again The death of the album cover in the digital age has been the subject of much debate. Does fan engagement decrease. Continue reading
Guitar Hero Grabs Smashing Pumpkins Single
The Smashing Pumpkins will debut their new single "G.L.O.W." exclusively within the Guitar Hero game. It will be released publicly later. The track, bundled with two Pumpkins hits, "1979" and. Continue reading
Music Industry Drinking Age Debate Goes National
Hypebot’s call for the music industry to support a campaign to lower the drinking age to 18 went national over the last few days as Ray Wadell wrote a piece. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Briefing: Universal Slides, eMusic Worries, Apple & Much More
COMING: Ethan Kaplan is using the web in interesting ways on behalf of Warner Brothers Records artists. He’ll share a closer look exclusively with Hypebot readers. > Universal earnings dropped. Continue reading
Richard Nash Appointed EMI Urban SVP
Richard Nash has been appointed Senior VP, Urban Promotion for EMI Music North America. Nash will be based in New York and report to Greg Thompson, EVP Promotion. Nash comes. Continue reading
