IDJ, J. Dupree & Body Spray Form Label
DOES MUSIC MAKE THE BRAND OR THE BRAND MAKE THE MUSIC? Island Def Jam and Procter & Gamble’s TAG men’s body spray have formed a new hip-hop record label, TAG. Continue reading
Friday’s Briefing: EU Stops ISP Blocks, NZ Mobile Music Soars, D.I.Y. MTV & More
> European Parliament members have voted to stop the ISP disconnection policies those introduced in France and proposed in the UK and elsewhere to fight illegal music downloads. (PaidContent UK). Continue reading
EMI Wins ASCAP Publisher Of The Year
Last night, EMI Music Publishing was named publisher of the year for a record 14th time by ASCAP at their annual Pop Music Awards. EMI songwriters including Fergie, Beyonce, Nelly. Continue reading
Top Music 2.0 Posts
JOIN THE MUSIC 2.0 DISCUSSION Recent Hypebot posts that are getting a strong reaction from readers and across the net: > A new study says that only 40% of music. Continue reading
Study Says Only 40% Digital Music By 2012
Digital sales of music represented 10% of the total worldwide music market in ’07 up from 6% in ’06, according to In-Stat. By 2012, digital music sales will represent 40%. Continue reading
Interview: 4QFor Nick Fitzsimmons Of Penny Distribution
We continue our ongoing 4QFor (Four Questions For) series with Nick Fitzsimons of Penny Distribution a music distribution, marketing and promotion service based in San Francisco. Nick also blogs about. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: MySpace Music Buzz, Chart Action, Radio Woes & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: This week’s Coalition of Indie Music Store Charts Last.FM says full song streams sell music Zune cuts deals with major Latin web sites Full text of The Orchard. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts For 4/9/08
CIMS Top 25 Debuts for 4-8-081 CAVE,NICK & THE BAD SEEDS DIG LAZARUS DIG!!!2 BREEDERS MOUNTAIN BATTLES3 TAPES N TAPES WALK IT OFF4 CLOUD CULT FEEL GOOD GHOSTS (TEA-PARTYING5 NINE. Continue reading
Last.fm Says Full Song Streams Sell Music
Last.fm releases stats todat that its says proves that free on demand full song streams have a direct impact on sales. Since this additional service launched on the site in. Continue reading
Zune Goes Latin
Zune today announced a collaboration with MSN Latino and partnership with Remezcla.com to be the exclusive music sponsor for each site. The new co-branded online platform will launch on April. Continue reading
