Daily DIY: Automate Your Band’s Social Networking
It is important to interact with current and potential fans in as many places as possible, but finding the time to keep them all updated can be difficult. And there's. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Brief: Tickets, ReverbNation, 3 MySpace Execs Exit, Nokia, Prince & More
HYEPBOT FEATURES: 2 Dirty Little Secrets Of The Ticketing Biz Norway's Telenor Rejects Pirate Bay ISP Ban Interview: Jed Carlson of ReverbNation (Part One) No Doubt Gives Away Entire Catalog. Continue reading
Neil Young On The WMG YouTube Battle
WARNER REPRISE FAMILY PENALIZED FOR BEING EARLY By Neil Young, Reprise recording artist Warner Reprise records was one of the very first to embrace You Tube. You Tube was in. Continue reading
Bandcamp Exits Beta With Bit Of A Bang
Bandcamp, a (for the moment) free service that empowers artists to sell their music direct to fans and spread it across the net, has exited beta with a number of. Continue reading
Terra Firma Writes Off $1.7 Billion In EMI Investment
IS THAT LOW ENOUGH? EMI owner Terra Firma has written off half of its €2.6B ($3.3B US) investment in the music group. The "impairment" shows that the private equity firm. Continue reading
mSpot Opens Custom Ringtone Site With Majors
Just days after completing deals with all for major label groups mSpot has launched Make-UR-Tones which allows users to edit, purchase, and download custom ringtones directly to their mobile devices.. Continue reading
UMG Results Don’t Suck As Bad As Rivals Did
Universal Music Group 2008 revenues declined 4.5% despite increases in music publishing, artist services and merchandising following the 2007 acquisitions of BMG Music Publishing and Sanctuary. Recorded music sales dropped . Continue reading
Daily D.I.Y. – Your 10,000 Hours
Malcolm Gladwell's latest book Outliers: The Story of Success outlines his belief that success only comes to those willing to practice their craft for more than 10,000 hours. From The. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Brief: EMI & UMG Down, Pirate Bay, Spotify, Spinal Tap & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Terra Firma Writes Off $1.7 Billion In EMI Investment Neil Young On The WMG YouTube Battle UMG Results Don't Suck As Bad As Rivals Did Bandcamp Exits Beta. Continue reading
EMI Names Gary Beech SVP Urban Marketing
Gary Beech has joined EMI Music North America as SVP, Urban Marketing. Beech, who begins immediately, is based in New York. Prior to EMI, Beech held similar positions at Sony,. Continue reading
