Who Is Number 2? eMusic #’s vs. Amazon $’s
Earlier this week USA Today crowned Amazon the #2 seller of downloads after iTunes. Amazon refuses to release sales figures; so the newspaper based its claim on the calls to. Continue reading
Join The Music 2.0 Discussion
Several recent Hypebot stories have been getting attention both from our readers and across the blogasphere. Read and join the discussion: As label salaries continued to rise, Hypebot issued a. Continue reading
Orange Tries Ad Supported Mobile Music
European mobile operator Orange has launch an ad-supported content trial on its mobile internet platform, Orange World. In the UK 800,000 of Orange’s 15.6 million EU-wide customers can download music. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Nokia Nears Label Deals, Ringback Growth, EMI Hates MP3 Storage & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: eMusic and Amazon fight over who is #2 after itunes imeem grabs an advance exclusive on the new Rolling Stone’s soundtrack Orange tries ad supported mobile downloads The. Continue reading
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Do you want to reach an audience of music and technology professionals interested in the products and services that are fueling Music 2.0? Hypebot is now accepting advertising from select. Continue reading
Imeem Grabs Rolling Stones Advance Debut
"Shine A Light", the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about The Rolling Stones, is making its US debut today on imeem, a week prior to it’s April 1st release. Continue reading
DRM-Free March Has Stalled. Who’s To Blame?
ARE ROADBLOCKS COMING FROM THE DOWNLOAD STORES OR THE MAJOR RECORD LABELS? Courtesy of USAToday comes these revealing statistics: Apple now sells 2M songs from EMI and indie labels without. Continue reading
Billions & Aero Merge To Form Indie Booking Powerhouse
The Billions Corporation and Aero Booking have merged and will begin operations with offices in both Chicago and Seattle and seven agents. Chicago-headquartered Billions is celebrating its twentieth year of. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SonyBMG Subscription, Pumpkins Sue, Yahoo Joins Open Social & More
> SonyBMG is reportedly planning its own subscription music service. (ars) Even if they get other labels to join, why bother when Rhapsody and others do a good job subscription. Continue reading
EMI Publishing UK Ups Felix Howard To VP A&R
EMI Music Publishing UK has promoted Felix Howard to Vice President of A&R. Howard, who was previously A&R Manager, is a successful songwriter in his own right, and has written. Continue reading
