eMusic Retools With Nod To Indie Retail
As they continue their serach for a new CEO, eMusic has promised to stay competitive with a series of upgrades. It unveiled two recently: a home page redesign and a. Continue reading
Music 2.0 By The Numbers – Our Top List Posts
A look at some of Hypebot’s top Music 2.0 list posts: 5 Lies Indie Musicians Tell Themselves Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0 – This was written back in May. Continue reading
Freezepop: Finding An Audience Through Gaming
In this video from WePCTV, Boston based band Freezepop shares how they have been gaining fans via popular video games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Dance revolution. Originally. Continue reading
Hip Hop News From Pro Hip Hop
Soulja Boy makes the cover of Billboard. His sophomore album, iSouljaBoyTellem, is due December 16th on Interscope. 50 Cent’s Kyte video channel claims over 50 million views. The movie Slumdog. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Briefing: iTunes Negotiations, 28M Tracks, Layoffs, The Onion & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Music 2.0 By The Numbers – Hypebot’s Top List Posts eMusic Retools With Nod To Indie Retail Indie band Freezepop: Finding An Audience Through Gaming Hip Hop News. Continue reading
What Do You Think Of Our New Comments System?
I’m testing a new comments and connections system from Hypebot’s blogging platform provider Typepad. It threads comments, shows (optional) user profiles and tracks related conversations across other blogs that are. Continue reading
iLike Responds To Deleted Sony & WMG Songs
The official word from iLike on recent deletion of some Sony and Warner Music Group artists: "From day one, iLike has offered only music that is fully licensed from copyright. Continue reading
Can Tom Jones Save EMI As Loan Default Looms?
EMI is praying that Santa is generous this season as it stares down a major post-Christmas payment due on £2.7 billion in loans from Citigroup. UK analysts are warning that. Continue reading
What Is Working? – An Indie Label & D.I.Y. Series
Later this week we’ll begin publishing a series of posts produced in conjunction with U.S. indie label trade group the American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) called "What Is Working".. Continue reading
Top 10 Reasons Radio Stations Are Bleeding Money
Another great guest post from our resident music industry philosopher Kyle Bylin. The title speaks for itself. In The Social Music Evolution I wrote about the commercialization of radio due. Continue reading
