Wall Street’s Pain Felt Down On Music Street
The huge sell off on Wall Street and all of the world’s financial markets over the last two weeks hasn’t just been felt on Main Street. Sunset Boulevard, Music Row. Continue reading
What The Comics Business Can Teach Music
Guest Post by Scott Perry of New Music Tipsheet This summer I spent 24 hours in San Diego soaking up Comic-Con, and if you never saw that infamous episode of. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: IODA Nordic, Sonicbids, Taco Bell, Wal-Mart & More
Unlike many of our competitors in the music industry space, HYPEBOT WILL PUBLISH ON MONDAY OCTOBER 13th despite the Columbus Day holiday in the U.S. Last time I checked this. Continue reading
Hypebot on Twitter, Friendfeed and Tumblr
You can follow Hypebot’s RSS up on Twitter, FriendFeed and Tumblr thanks to reader Matt Albiniak. You can find it under username hypebot or email address hypebot (at) skylineonline (dot). Continue reading
You Give Free A Bad Name
GUEST POST by Kyle Bylin of indie label 50 Entertainment. Free is a dirty, angst filled, and hatred-driven word that circulates the music industry today. Simply put, because instruments, amps,. Continue reading
ReverbNation Gets $3M To Expand Music Services
ReverbNation, a marketing platform for indie music, has secured $3 million in Series B funding led by new investor ETF and follow-on investments from Novak Biddle and Southern Capitol. Hypebot. Continue reading
ArtistData Expands Free Music Data Synch Service
ArtistData, which I named one of the Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools has expanded its free service that enables bands to enter shows once to have their calendars updated. Continue reading
iTunes Stays Strong As Amazon & Rhapsody Gain
The fifth IPSOS TEMPO annual Digital Music Brandscape study showed: iTunes continued to grow in terms of awareness, usage, familiarity, and ‘best brand’ extensions. Amazon had a strong first year,. Continue reading