a2f2a Hopes To Close The Artist Fan Divide
UK musician and activist Billy Bragg and Jon Newton who blogs at P2PNet have launched a blog that they hope will foster discussion between artists and fans. a2f2a.com (artists to. Continue reading
Up This Week: Google Music, Real Earnings
Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, LaLa and iLike will announce their much written about deal with Google. While an interesting addition, Google is not taking on iTunes as some reports. Continue reading
Video: Custom Metallica Video Game
I admit that I'm not sure where I stand in this. I could call it rock start excess or I could relax, enjoy it and wish I had one. Metallica. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Music Game Sales Slump, SXSW Keynote, Kemado, Torrent Concerts & More
Rock Band, Guitar Hero Sales Slump Drops Game Industry Revs By Roughly 50 Percent (paidContent) Smokey Robinson will keynote SXSW. (press release) This may hurt me with the SXSW poers. Continue reading
Five More Worth Following
Overwhelmed by Twitter-mania? From time to time Hypebot will help you sift through the tweet pileup to find the few music industry, tech and business voices that are really worth. Continue reading
WMG CEO Bronfman To Face Trial In Paris
French authorities yesterday informed Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. that he must face trial along with 6 others for possible investor fraud and insider trading. Former Vivendi CEO. Continue reading
Survey: Who Uses Twitter?
A new Pew Internet survey offers some insights into just who uses Twitter. 19% of internet users say they use Twitter. A significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008. Continue reading
NARM Launches A Digital Music Think Tank
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers has launched a Digital Think Tank task force of NARM members dedicated to resolving issues surrounding the business of digital music. Members include: 7digital,. Continue reading
Why We Write Hypebot: A Look Inside Our Heads
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Bruce and I can’t speak from the perspective of what it’s actually like to be an artist, because, as you may have guessed, we’re not artists. While. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: French 3 Strikes, Nokia Sues Apple, Slacker Dumps Devices & More
KUDOS FOR KYLE! Hypebot Associate Editor Kyle Bylin has been asked to be an ongoing contributor to Harvard Law School's Digital Natives blog and project. His first piece is a. Continue reading
