Iceland’s Smekkleysa Label Celebrates 20 Years
Iceland’s Smekkleysa recording company is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In 1986 the single "ammaeli" was released in Iceland later to become a world wide hit under the name "Birthday". Since. Continue reading
Musicovery: Music Discovery With A Welcome Twist
Just in time for the long weekend comes a new music discovery engine that allows you to control your journey in ways that Pandora does do not. At Musicovery.com, click. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 24th, 2006
> Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. You’ve probably got a little extra surfing time on you hands today as you smartly avoid the holiday rush. Unfortunately, it’s also a. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Most Read
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING! Here are a few of the post over the last year that were most popular with our readers. Many are worth re-reading. In no particular order. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday November 22nd, 2006
– A country flavored Coachella festival? It’s a comin’! (Pollstar) – "You have to go through a lot of crap on YouTube to get anything good."—David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer,. Continue reading
MatketWatch Says MySpace Likely To Settle Universal Suit
MarketWatch writes on why MySpace will likely settle the Universal lawsuit rather than fight it: "if (MySpace attorney) Chernin is truly dedicated to the cause of copyright protection, rather than. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday November 21st, 2006
> A new Nielson study shows that video use on iPod lags far behind listening to music and podcasts. "Less than 1% of content items played by iPod users on. Continue reading
Chingy Personalizes Ringtones For Fans
In a very simple and smart marketing ploy that we bet turns into sales, hip hop artist Chingy has recorded over a 100 versions of his "Dem Jeans" single using. Continue reading
US Supports Russia’s WTO Entry But AllOfMp3.com Still Up
US trade negotiators had emphatically stated that Russia must get much tougher with intellectual property protection before it would back entry into the World Trade Organization. Specifically mentioned was notorious. Continue reading
