Monday’s Music Briefing: Hands To Testify, McBride To Test & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Will Free Love Shape Music’s Future? EMI names a new record division CEO A call for submissions for the PopKomm-IMEA digital competion Did you miss anything? Music’s Week. Continue reading
Win Tickets To The New American Music Union Festival
AND HELP US IMPROVE HYPEBOT Win a pair of free tickets to the American Eagle sponsored New American Union Music Festival on August 8 &9 in Pittsburgh, PA. Can’t make. Continue reading
Join The Music 2.0 Conversation
These recent posts have sparked the most comments and conversation on Hypebot: Pirate’s Dilemma: Best Stuff Is A Steal Where Have All The Good Managers Gone? Top 10 Indie Music. Continue reading
Week In Review: Rhapsody MP3, Shakira 360, Pirate’s Dilemma & More
FEATURE: WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD MANAGERS GONE? > Rhapsody goes all MP3 with a $50M ad campaign. > Warners signs on with Nokia‘s Comes With Music service. > Shakira. Continue reading
Zappa Catalog Hits iTunes, Amazon 7/8
I’d post this for the photo alone, but in fairness Tunecore scores again with the delivery of some long out-of-print Frank Zappa CD’s to digital as of 7/8. The Zappa. Continue reading
Celebrate Independents Day ’08
July 4th is Independence Day in America, but worldwide it’s also a celebration of independent music. Starting in New Zealand and ending in the US, activities include an auction of. Continue reading
Pirate’s Dilemma: Best Stuff Is A Steal
In his controversial book "The Pirate’s Dilemma – How Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism" author Matt Mason argues that most innovations are drawn from the previous creations of others. Attempts to. Continue reading
Shakira Inks $70M Live Nation 360
Shakira has inked a full 360 with Live Nation for a reported $70-$100 million. The concert giant will now handle the pop star’s recording, touring, merchandising and other rights. But. Continue reading
Today’s Music Briefing: Mid-Year Sales, NIN, Guitar Hero & More
> Thanks to a 30% rise in digital, overall music sales are down only 11% in the first 6 months of the year compared to 15% drop last year. (Billboard. Continue reading
