A Ticket Reseller Reacts To The Live Nation Tickemaster Merger
OP-ED: This potential merger will take an industry that thrives on taking advantage of consumers and make it even more attainable for unconscionable practices to become the norm. Ticketmaster and. Continue reading
Kyle Bylin Named Hypebot Associate Editor
His insightful commentaries and interviews have already garnered a great deal of praise and attention; so I'm particularly proud to announce that Kyle Bylin has agreed to join Hypebot as. Continue reading
Thousands Join Liverpool Facebook Flashmob Silent Disco
Just in case you still doubt the huge potential of social networking to drive fan interest, watch this video of thousands flocking to the Liverpool train station with their iPods. Continue reading
Digital Music Forum East Takes Shape
Digital Music Forum East has chosen its speakers and topics for its annual gathering to be held on February 25-26 in New York. “Recent industry developments, such as iTunes and. Continue reading
Grammy Winners: Plant & Krauss, Coldplay, Mayer
The Grammys are easy to dismiss as a relic of another time in the music industry when lavish parties and limos seemed appropriate. I personally haven't watched an entire show. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: TotalMusic, Tickets, SoundExchange, Rubin & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Kyle Bylin Named Hypebot Associate Editor TotalMusic, Tunepost And Ruckus Shut Down A Ticket Reseller Reacts To The Live Nation Tickemaster Merger VOTE: What Do You Think Of. Continue reading
EconMusic Conference Coverage
SUBSCRIPTIONS, MYSPACE DATA,EXPERIMENTATION & MOBILE A guest post from fellow ArtistDish podcaster Patrick Wooward The EconMusic event held at the LA Times building on Thursday brought together some good thinkers. Continue reading
Last Week In Review: Merger Talks, More Losses, Executive Shifts, An Angry Boss & More
It was another interesting week in the music industry as concert giant Live Nation got serious about merger talks with Ticketmaster, 3 of the 4 major labels reported more revenue. Continue reading
YouTube Grabs 41% Share With 100M Viewers
78.5% of the U.S. internet audience viewed online video. The average online viewer watched more than 5 hours. In December, Google and YouTube once again ranked as the top U.S.. Continue reading
