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A2IM Turns 3, Joins Independent’s Day Celebration

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) will celebrate its third anniversary this July 4th in conjunction with Independent’s Day 2008, a global event spotlighting the importance of independent music.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2008 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Will Indies Be Left Out Of Music 2.0?

Behind all the talk of the web empowering the artist and small labels, there’s a dirty little secret: independent artists and smaller record labels are being shut out of Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Online Owes $100M, HypeMachine Worth $10M & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Are Indie Artists & Labels Being Shut Out Of Music 2.0 By The Majors? eMusic has launched in Canada > Online music services could have to pay songwriters. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)
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We’re Teaming With Crazed Hits…

We’re teaming with the popular A&R focused blog Crazed Hits who will be carrying Hypebot’s Daily Music Industry News briefing every morning. And at least once a week we’ll be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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From The Parking Lot @ The Chance

IN THE PARKING LOT @ THE RECENT CHANCE SHOW. Email us your favorite Machine fan photos too. The Machine on MySpace

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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eMusic Launches In Canada

eMusic launches its subscription music and audio book service in Canada today. The company’s catalog of 3.5 million tracks includes such Canadian indie labels as Nettwerk, Arts & Crafts, Justin. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM & Sirius, EMI Cost Rises & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: eMusic launches in Canada Universal and Sony BMG have invested in MOG The Top 10 Stations on SM and Sirius Grand Theft Auto adds in game downloads from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Universal And Sony BMG Invest In MOG

Universal and Sony BMG have joined The Angels Forum 74 in a $2.8 million investment in music social networking site MOG. The major labels are desperately trying to broaden their. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2008 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Top 10 Stations On Sirius And XM

Based on weekly cume via RAIN WE’VE UPDATED THIS POST WITH NEW STATS HERE. At Sirius: 1. Howard Stern’s “Howard 100”: 1,200,000 2. “Hits 1” (CHR): 584,800 3. “Howard 101”. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)
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New Coldplay Explodes On Last.FM

1 PLAY EVERY TWO SECONDS SINCE RELEASE UPDATE:  As of Wednesday AM  it has currently been listened to on Last.FM over 33,000 times, still around 1 play every 2 seconds.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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