Distributor Traffic Entertainment Taps The Orchard
(EXCLUSIVE) Massachusetts based music and video distributor Traffic Entertainment has moved to The Orchard for both digital and physical distribution, Christian Hedlund of Traffic and The Orchard's head of Physical. Continue reading
Concert & Ticket Info Hub Livekick Leaves Beta
Concert recommendation and ticket search engine Livekick jumps out of beta today. The free site helps fans discover local live concerts and then helps them get the best deal on . Continue reading
Microsoft’s Bing Seach Engine & The Music Industry: How Does Your Band Bing?
No, that's not a typo (for once). I didn't mean bling. I'm referring to Bing, the new Microsoft search engine. It's the computer giant's latest attempt to grab search market. Continue reading
Buzz From NARM: A2IM To VEVO, Lessons Learned
Indie trade group A2IM says it is joining Sony and Universal to launch the VEVO online music video service powered by YouTube according to Digital Music News. Hypebot's man on. Continue reading
Interview: Voyno and Hoover of The New Rockstar Philosophy (Part 1)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor — Read Part 2 Today, I spoke with Voyno and Hoover, authors of the recently released book and highly popular blog The New Rockstar Philosophy. In. Continue reading
Live Nation Extends “No Service Fee” Promo
Live Nation is expanding its “No Service Fee” promotion to all tickets at it's amphitheaters for 24 hours this Wednesday, June 10th on LiveNation.com. Last week’s “No Service Fee Wednesday”. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: NARM, MidemNet, WMG, Performace Royalties, We7, Pirate Bay Party & More
Lots of news for a Monday including a dispatch from NARM and announcements from Live Nation, Livekick and The Orchard. Kyle Bylin also has a great interview with the guys. Continue reading
What If You Owned Hypebot?
Hypebot is an ever evolving idea: part news, part opinion and part open forum for all aspects of the new music industry. And as the August fourth year anniversary of. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Subscription download service eMusic added its first major label Sony and raised prices. Reaction was fast and negative. Sony joined Universal's VEVO online video service. More trouble at EMI as. Continue reading
More Trouble At EMI As Execs Squabble
EMI chief executive Elio Leoni-Sceti and Guy Hands who heads the label's ownership group at Terra Firma are fighting so frequently that Leoni-Sceti could be gone before the end of. Continue reading