Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?
THE BEST OF HYPEBOT: Management is where it’s at. I’m not talking about the old guard like Irving Azoff’s Frontline. He and his cohorts stopped developing new talent long ago.. Continue reading
We7 Adds WMG UK Streams & MP3’s
Starting in late October, We7 will add tracks from Warner Music UK for on-demand, ad funded streaming and paid MP3 downloads. Users can listen to full tracks and albums free. Continue reading
WMG’s Cohen Cashes In $6.8M, Stock Tanks
In part to pay for a $6.8 million "tear down" in the Hamptons, Warner Music Group senior executive Lyor Cohen has sold 800,000 shares of company stock at $8.45 for. Continue reading
The Jamendo Free Music Story
GUEST POST: On Jamendo artists allow anyone to download and share their music. It’s free, legal and unlimited. Patrick Haour, the site’s chief of music shares how the wonderfully simple. Continue reading
ISP Service Would Pay Labels For Illegal Downloads
paidContent:UK is reporting that one of the country’s top ISPs is negotiating the launch an unlimited music service that would see it pay labels for tracks that its customers illegally. Continue reading
Gatfield Names Steven Melrose EMI A&R VP
Nick Gatfield, EMI’s new President, A&R Labels, North America, UK & Ireland, continues to build his own team with the appointment of artist manager and A&R exec Steven Melrose as. Continue reading
How To Create An Ultra Low Cost Net Presence
Thanks to a plethora of ad-supported music sites creating a custom presence across the web does not have to be expensive. In this guest post, rising indie band manager Jeremy. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips
BEST OF HYPEBOT: This post and its yearly revisions have been among the top read articles on Hypebot for three years. Other music blogs and web sites have re-published it. Continue reading
Bandwidth Preview: Sub Pop’s State Of The Industry
It all starts tomorrow a the Bandwidth Music & Tech Conference in San Francisco. Hypebot will have coverage including a live interview with Sub Pop founder Jonathan Poneman on Friday. Continue reading
