MP3.com To Indie Musicians: Please Come Back
Once the home of free downloads for almost too much indie music to handle, MP3.com had morphed into a music news site under CNet’s corporate umbrella. Now the site is. Continue reading
This Week’s IndieStore UK Picks
Action Plan ‘Stendhal’ – With support slots for Razorlight and Jet under their belt, Colchester’s brilliantly feisty Action Plan released their debut single last year on Young And Lost, the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday November 14th, 2006
> Today is official Zune launch day. The devise is getting weak reviews (NY Times – "iPod It’s Not") and the Microsoft "points" system that must be used for purchases. Continue reading
Poll: 60% Say SpiralFrog Shouldn’t Bother To Launch
Almost 200 readers answered Hypebot’s unscientific poll and the results weren’t pretty for the start-up whose business model is to offer ad supported free downloads. 14.3% thought SprialFrog was revolutionary. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday November 13th, 2006
> Tomorrow is the official public launch of Microsoft’s ZUNE store and player. > Jupiter Research predicts that the market for portable mp3 players will top 100 million by 2011. Continue reading
J Records’ Terk Al Hamdouini Shares Digital Marketing Tips – Part 3
Part 3 of 3: Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts. HYPEBOT:. Continue reading
A Look Inside J Records Digital Marketing Dept. – Part 2
Part 2 of 3 – Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 10th, 2006
> Neither side is giving details of Universal’s deal to recieve a percentage of Zune sales. (AP) Click after the jump below for the text of Microsoft’s offical announcement. Microsoft. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 17th, 2006
> Google has smartly set aside $200 million to defend YouTube against lawsuits. (Guardian UK) > Phonezoo gives individuals the tools to turn songs they own into ringtones thus avoiding. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday November 9th, 2006
> I’m in NYC for Billboard Talent & Touring Conference and am having some technical difficulties. So a full report from the confab will come tomorrow. In brief, its been. Continue reading
