JOIN THE MUSIC 2.0 DISCUSSION Recent Hypebot posts that are getting a strong reaction from readers and across the net: > A new study says that only 40% of music. Continue reading

Digital sales of music represented 10% of the total worldwide music market in ’07 up from 6% in ’06, according to In-Stat.  By 2012, digital music sales will represent 40%. Continue reading

We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with Nick Fitzsimons of Penny Distribution a music distribution, marketing and promotion service based in San Francisco. Nick also blogs about. Continue reading

HYPEBOT FEATURES: This week’s Coalition of Indie Music Store Charts Last.FM says full song streams sell music Zune cuts deals with major Latin web sites Full text of The Orchard. Continue reading

Last.fm releases stats todat that its says proves that free on demand full song streams have a direct impact on sales.  Since this additional service launched on the site in. Continue reading

Wired’s Listening Post, Idolator and others have picked up on the story that Hypebot broke yesterday revealing The Orchard’s concerns over indie treatment at MySpace Music. How MySpace and other. Continue reading

Digital distributor The Orchard sent an email expressing concern over how MySpace Music may be treating indie artists and labels. In a commentary I wrote about how MySpace and other. Continue reading