Tuesday Music Briefing: BMG, Sirius XM Merger, Cloudtrade & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: EMI turns a profit and a look at how GigMaven opens gig marketplace Widget enables Radiohead style distribution The winner of a pass to Music Tank’s Millennials confab. Continue reading
3 Truths About Last.fm’s Royalty Plan
Last week’s announcement offering direct royalty payments to unaffiliated indie artists was not altruism as some would have you believe. The laws require that they pay for use. Last.fm was. Continue reading
5 Lies Indie Musicians Tell Themselves
lies (noun) – untruthful statements made to with the intention to deceive. "The internet leveled the playing field for indie music." – Big checkbooks and the marketing campaigns they buy. Continue reading
Poll: Last.fm Royalties. Good? Bad? Retroactive?
Last week Last.fm offered independent musicians a contract for direct royalty payments to mix reaction. Indie trade group Merlin and others are also asking Last.fm to also pay royalties for. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: Guns & Roses Single, Ticket Sales & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: 5 Lies Indie Musicians Tell Themselves. Music’s Week In Review. Don’t miss anything… 3 Truths about Last.fm’s royalty offer. POLL: Last.fm Royalties. Good? Bad? Retroactive? > Guns &. Continue reading
Can you Digg It?
When you read a post on Hypebot that you like, please consider recommending it to others via Digg or Stumble Upon (or both). It really helps to build the Hypebot. Continue reading
Music’s Week In Review: EMI, Last.fm, D.I.Y. Tools & Much More
> EMI named Elio Leoni-Sceti, a former EU household products manufacturing exec its new CEO. Poll: What do you think of EMI’s choice? > Year’s later the Sony BMG merger. Continue reading
Machine 7/11/08
SOME NEWS: The boys are back safe and sound from Korea. More photos soon. New Date: August 2nd Toad’s Place New Haven, CT New date: August 8th Stephen Talk House. Continue reading
Listening To Music Via TV And PC Rises
Music marketers take note: a new survey by Parks Associates says 2/3rds of US and Canadian broadband households regularly use the PC to play music at home and a surprising. Continue reading
Myxer Adds 1.1M Orchard Ringtones
Ad supported mobile content provider Myxer is adding 1.1 million ringtones from The Orchard’s digital distribution catalog. Using its patent-pending ringtone creation technology, Myxer will convert tracks from such Orchard. Continue reading
