LaLa Adds Free Song Streams & Unprotected Paid Downloads
Scrappy startup lala.com which up until now has focused on CD swapping, sales and net radio, today will launch free song streaming and unprotected downloads with 200,000 tracks from WMG. Continue reading
iTunes DRM Debate Update
We’ve had lots of comments and emails on our story yesterday "Does Steve Jobs Secretly Prefer DRM?". (Keep ’em coming.) A few additional points worth making: Despite Jobs’ rhetoric about. Continue reading
Hypebot Music Industry Job Board
In the last week we’ve published a couple of available jobs including a web/tech position at Warner Brothers Records and summer A&R interns needed at Mercury. If you’ve got an industry. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: RIAA Accused Of Extortion, New Orchard Deals, iPhone Launches 6/29
>>> A new counterclaim in a Florida court accuses the RIAA of "extortion and conspiracy". >>> The companies that make gold and platinum records are hurting just like the rest. Continue reading
Does Steve Jobs Secretly Prefer DRM?
Steve Jobs achieved hero status a few months ago for calling on record labels to remove copy restrictions from downloads. It is a stance that is hugely popular with the. Continue reading
To Hypebot Readers: Add Us To Your Press Release Lists
Many Hypebot readers are members of the music and technology industry and we’d like to ask your help. While we subscribe to several press release services and read hundreds of. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Microsoft Ignition, Amp’d Bankrupt, No Beatles Before ’08, Sanctuary Interest Grows & More
>>> Microsoft has a new emerging artist promotional program called Ignition which is spread across all its properties including Zune, XBox, MSN. >>> Amp’d Mobile has filed for bankruptcy protection. Continue reading
Warner Bros. Records Seeks Manager of Web Production Development
Not a contractor. Work with artists like White Stripes, Talib Kweli, Hot Hot Heat, Muse and more. Perks include a cool work environment, amazing technology, and fun people. What they’re. Continue reading
MEMO TO EXECS: Don’t Count Video $’s Yet. New RealPlayer Captures & Burns Online Videos.
As music companies try to replace lost CD revenue and ring new profits from their catalogs, many of the recent deal making has been in the video space. WMG just. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: SpiralFrog Jumps Back, Justin Gets A Label, Prince Gives It Away & More
>>> Much touted ad supported music service SpiralFrog says it will finally launch this summer. >>> EW.com examines Justin Timberlake forming his own label. Timberlake’s longtime manager Johnny Wright says,. Continue reading
