Are Social Updates A New Form of Merchandise?
Guest Post: Matt MacNaughton is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Jam which has launched several Twitter and Facebook applications that power viral promotions, allowing artists to distribute promotional content,. Continue reading
we7 Beats Spotify As UK’s Most Viewed Music Site
Spotify may be getting the headlines, but ad supported online music streaming service, we7.com has spent the past week as the most popular music site in the UK based on. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Bylin, YouTube, G&R Sued, Pirate Bay, Facebook Troubles & More
This afternoon our own Associate Editor Kyle Bylin does a Q&A Keynote at Next Big Nashville inspired on his blog post Cradle to Grave: The Untold Story of Digital Natives. Continue reading
EMI Pacts With Myxer For Mobile Music Downloads
Myxer today announced a deal to add EMI Music’s digital catalog to its mobile offering. The agreement, which covers the US and Canada, makes EMI the first major label to. Continue reading
Advice For Musicians In 140 Characters Or Less
I recently asked Hypebot's Twitter followers to contribute their best advice to musicians in twitterspeak's 140 characters or less. Below are a few of the best that that I gathered. Continue reading
The Orchard Adds EU Physical Dist. Via Intergroove
The Orchard has partnered with German CD distributor Intergroove in a pan-European marketing and physical distribution partnership. Under the deal, Intergroove will handle the physical distribution of select Orchard releases. Continue reading
Tap Tap Revenge Adds $.99 Song Bundles
A new version of Tap Tap Revenge, the most popular game for the iPhone and iPod Touch is being released on Wednesday. Tap Tap Revenge 3 will use Apple's in-app. Continue reading
7digital Launches In US With 77 Cent Downloads
UK based download store 7digital launched in the United States yesterday with albums priced aggressively at $7.77 and single track downloads at $.77. All are DRM free mp3s and encoded. Continue reading
Overheard At The Future Of Music Policy Summit
"As far as I'm concerned, free speech limited or free speech delayed is the same as free speech denied" – Sen. Al Franken on net neutrality "1999 mp3 overtook sex. Continue reading
Midem Adds Showcase For Digital Music Startups
I tipped you off to this several weeks ago, but now its official. Midem has launched its new technology showcase dubbed MidemNet Labs and named the judges who will sift. Continue reading
