Overheard At Digital Music Forum East
"The next Big Thing is a dozen things". – Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG "Anyone who has spent an hour or a day listening. Continue reading
iTunes Lays Questionable Claim To #2 Music Retailer Title
Apple announced that iTunes is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group and that iTunes now. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Perez A&R, Sirius Grows, iLike Rumor & Much More
> We’ve been hearing increasing gossip of various WMG labels reaching out to new A&R sources. Now comes word that celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is negotiaing for a Warner. Continue reading
Help Wanted: Beggars Group NYC Needs IT Staffer
As a service to the industry Hypebot publishes free job openings and internships. Email yours here and see more opportunities on our free music industry job board. Beggars Group needs. Continue reading
PiraBoogle Proves Torrent Search Ease
Just in case you thought that the RIAA was making a little headway or that it was still somehow possible to slow unauthorized downloading…here comes,. Continue reading
Top Indie Artists Embrace AmieStreet’s Fan Driven Pricing
Cat Power, Interpol, The New Pornographers, Sigur Rós, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Devendra Banhart, Belle and Sebastian and more join fan-driven pricing movement. UPDATED: It’s said that no single revenue. Continue reading
What Hypebot Readers Are Saying. Join The Discussion.
A guest commentary postulated that ad supported music is an unsustainable model. "People seem to all be looking for one way to ‘fix’ the woes of the music industry. There. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Future Of Free, Royalty Debate, RIAA Stumbles & Much More
> The debate is just beginning about "Free! Why $0.00 Is The Future Of Business" the new book by WIRED editor and Long Tail author Chris Anderson. I view "free". Continue reading
