EU Winamp Player Integrates 7Digital Downloads
7digital is now being incorporated into AOL's Winamp media player in Europe allowing users to purchase tracks within the application and on Winamp.com. The two companies are partnering. Continue reading
Yahoo! Music Adds Artist Pages
Yahoo! Music has launched Artist Pages which aggregate music, services and info from across the Web for 500,000 artists. The goal is to become "the ultimate starting point for music. Continue reading
The Basics Of Twitter
Twitter can offer a quick and free way to communicate directly with fans. But for many how Twitter works is still a mystery for many of us. This 2 minute. Continue reading
Indie Band Applies For Stimulus Funds
Indie rock band Officer Roseland is in the preliminary stages of seeking a Federal Government Bailout after paying fans to download their latest album "Stimulus Package". Tongue planted firmly in. Continue reading
Daily DIY: Listen And Play Tighter
In this excerpt from his new book called “How To Make Your Band Sound Great,” producer and author Bobby Owsinski illustrates the single most important practice needed to make your. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music Brief: iTunes Ups Prices, Radiohead vs. RIAA, YouTube $’s & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: $1.29 Pricing Infects iTunes. Others To Follow. Commentary: Another Missed Opportunity Ian Rogers Guest Post: Two Artists Find Success By Asking For It EU Winamp Player Integrates 7Digital. Continue reading
EMI Launches “Your SoundCheck” Online Music Research Community
EMI has quietly launched Your SoundCheck, "an exclusive online research community of people with a passion for music". This new extension of an initiative which began in December with the. Continue reading
Future Of Music Coalition Wants To Rewrite Rules Of The Music Industry
Artist lobbying group, The Future Of Music Coalition, has issued a "Principles for Artist Compensation in New Business Models". The goals is the adoption of "legitimate digital business models and. Continue reading
Review Of The Free Music Debate
Inspired by the coming release of Chris Andersen's book Free: The Future of a Radical Price, we've been exploring the importance of free music. There is no debating that free. Continue reading
“Free” Thinker: IODA’s Kevin Arnold
As part of our exploration into the meaning and value of "free" music, Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers the value and future of free music. . Continue reading