New Music Business Briefing: Amazon Close, Ringtone Rip-Off, Prince Sues & More
>>> Billboard says Tuesday’s the day for the Amazon mp3 store launch. We hear Tuesday is not a hard deadline but they will launch soon. >>> NY Times tech columnist. Continue reading
Epitaph Adds ADA & Drops eMusic. Fontana Hooks Ameoba.
Indie Epitaph has inked with ADA for digital and mobile distribution and says they will exit their deal with eMusic when it comes up for renewal next month. "We’ve had. Continue reading
Music Buyer 2.0 – More Of Them But They Each Spend A Lot Less
An analysis of combined data from the Bridge Ratings data and the US Census Bureau showed that despite the popular belief that fewer people are buying music; there is actually. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 1
Never leave promotion to the other guy. Depending on your point of view don’t count on the label, band or publicist to do their jobs. Do it yourself or ot. Continue reading
Viva la Rock Connect Bands With Brands
LA based Viva la Rock connect bands with brands. The agency founded by two former Atlantic Records marketing executives, Julianne Hintz and Lindsay Harris, develop campaigns connecting artists, actors and. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: New Microsoft Watermark, Kayne Tops 50, Mecora Becomes Social.FM & More
>>> Microsoft has patented a new watermark technology called "stealthy audio watermarking,"that can tag songs to track origin and ownership without adding DRM that restricts usage. (PC) Amusing name for. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 09-09-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 CHIODOS|BONE PALACE BALLET 2 HARPER*BEN & IN|LIFELINE 3 M.I.A.|KALA 4 RILO KILEY|UNDER THE BLACK LIG 5 MANU CHAO|LA RADIOLINA 6 NEW PORNOGRAPHE|CHALLENGERS 7 LOVETT*LYLE|IT’S. Continue reading
Help Wanted: Classical Music Archivist
As a service to our readers Hypebot publishes open music industry jobs at no cost. Please send us your job listings via email and you can find more open music. Continue reading
EMI’s Angel Launches ScoutR Online A&R Community
EMI’s Angel Music Group has re-launched its label website with a new focus as an online A&R submission system. ScoutR is part of an online social network where fans can. Continue reading
Britney Spears Scores For MTV As Ratings Jump 23%
We can say anything we want about how horrible Britney and MTV’s Video Music Awards have become, but viewers tuned in not out in record numbers. The 2007 VMA premiere. Continue reading
