Blog Profile / Hypebot
| URL : | http://www.hypebot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment Industry / Music Industry | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7581 | |
| Posts / Week: | 49.4 | |
| Archived Since: | June 11, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review
Does iTunes' Daft Punk Album Premier Demonstrate Its Marketing Strength? Infographic: How We Discover And Consume Music Music Sponsorships Top $1.28 Billion In 2013 With Murder For Hire Charges Looming, As I Lay Dying Cancels Tour Google...Show More Summary
Vote In The O Music Awards: From Digital Geniuses To Favorite Musical Cats
Voting has begun for the O Music Awards with the opportunity to nominate wild card contenders for the Awards' cutting edge mix of categories. Open nominations continue through May 21st with a 24-hour livestreamed awards ceremony and party taking place June 19th. Show More Summary
Direct-To-Fan Campaigns Don’t Diminish Album Release
By Benji Rogers (@BenjiKRogers) founder and CEO of the crowd-funding company PledgeMusic. Direct-to-fan tools can — when used to maximum effect — become the thinnest skin between the artist and fan. The full potential is possible and exists; but only a fraction of the artists and labels out there use it. Show More Summary
Direct Licensing Is Key To Slacker's Success
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When I broke the news (no, not this news) about Slacker Radio back in 2007 after receiving an amazing reader tip (I wish I could tell that story), it was still called Broadband Instruments. Part of...Show More Summary
Perils of Conflating Music Listeners and Music Fans
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I’ve always been skeptical of how music startups view music listeners. There have been many times where I’ve read a press release or heard an elevator pitch and narrowed my eyes. Show More Summary
Music Crowdfunding: Sam Tsui Kickstarts Debut, Songkick Detour Expands, JOBS Act For Labels
Music crowdfunding continues to work its way into the fabric of the music world. YouTube star Sam Tsui recently used Kickstarter to fund a debut album rather than signing with a label. Songkick Detour is expanding its concert crowdfunding borders. Show More Summary
With Murder For Hire Charges Looming, As I Lay Dying Cancels Tour
Heavy metal band As I Lay Dying has pulled out of their spot in the upcoming tour with Killswitch Engage, in the wake of As I Lay Dying's frontman being charged in an alleged murder for hire plot. As previously reported, police allege...Show More Summary
Does iTunes' Daft Punk Album Premier Demonstrate Its Marketing Strength?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. You might have noticed that every music blog in the world and half of its tech blogs are linking to Daft Punk’s iTunes page right now. As one example, Gorilla vs. Bear’s post simply includes an image, a video, and the words: “It’s here. Show More Summary
AM NEWS BRIEF: iTunes Gets Upgrade, O Music Nominees, Yahoo! + Tumblr? Ticketmaster -$23M & More
FRIDAY 5.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above
Divergent Streams: Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry
This is the preface for Divergent Streams, a collection of essays edited by Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm) and written by influential executives, startup founders, and thinkers in the music industry. Download a free copy of the e-book here. Show More Summary
Have Music Blogs Reached A Mainstream Audience?
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Music blogs are a huge part of how avid listeners discover music. Many of them check the same sites every day in hopes of finding new songs and artists. Show More Summary
Muzeek Developing Intuitive Gig Booking Platform
Muzeek is a new gig booking platform that hopes to go beyond simply being a handy booking tool and towards something a bit more powerful. In addition to taking care of agreements, bookkeeping and payments, Muzeek hopes to build a self-reinforcing community to ensure good behavior from acts, promoters and venues. Show More Summary
Why The Internet Is A Bad Place To Discover Music
By David Hahn (@davidjhahn), founder and editor of the blog Musician Wages. Recording music was a stupid idea. I sometimes daydream about what would need to happen in order for all recorded music playback devices to all stop functioning at once. Show More Summary
Cut Through The Noise: 3 Simple And Effective Ways For Musicians To Get Noticed
Mirror, mirror on the wall... do they notice me at all? How are you captivating your audience? Are you? If you're uncertain, so are your fans. Lukas Camenzind outlines 3 effective ways to get yourself, your brand, your band, and your music noticed on Music Think Tank. Show More Summary
AM NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Adds Play Counts, EMI vs. Mp3Tunes... Again, Merlin Shares Stats & More
THURSDAY 5.16.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above
Songza, V Squared, Questlove & More Win SoundCtrl FlashFWD Awards 2013
SoundCtrl’s FlashFWD Awards, which honors excellence and innovation in music technology, has announced this year's winners. A ceremony honoring the will be held on May 22 at NYC's Gramercy Theatre and include performances by Glassnote-signed EDM artist Robert DeLong, rapper Joey Bada$$, and dance crew iLuminate. Show More Summary
Spotify's Most Viral & Streamed Tracks [U.S. & UK]
The 10 most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened, from May 6 - 12 on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. United States 1. Lorde, "Royals" (Lava Music/Republic Records) 2. Show More Summary
Google Takes On Spotify & Pandora With New Streaming Music Service
Google today launched a streaming music service that borrows from both Spotify and Pandora. With the rather unwieldy title of Google Play Music All Access, the $9.99 per month music service includes curated playlists, Pandora-like song driven streams and acces to tracks from all the major labels. Show More Summary
Music Blogs Become New A&R, Run Niche Record Labels
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. So far we have explored the music blog landscape and how it has has changed in recent years, as well as whether music blogs have reached a mainstream audience. Show More Summary
UndergroundMusic.fm Offers Community Outlet For Free Streaming Music With Monetization Options
UndergroundMusic.fm is a new free streaming music platform for "underground" musicians designed to build community and spread music. Streaming is free but there's also a store aspect and an option to tip for each song. It's a nice idea that is ultimately dependent on who gets involved and whether or not an audience is drawn. Show More Summary