Month: April 2015

Chinese Net Giant Baidu And Carmel Ventures invest $5 Million In Music Education App Tonara

Chinese leading search engine Baidu and Carmel Ventures have made a joint investment to the tune of $5 million dollars in music education technology software, Tonara. 

Nia R Jones on 04/14/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Fair Play, Fair Pay Radio Act • Apple Previews Revamped Music App • Free Music Battle • Tonara • Def Jam • More

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Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Let Us Know What You Think Of Our New Design

It's still a bit of a work in progress, but welcome to the redesigned Hypebot.com.  We rushed this a bit because Google is implementing a policy of pushing non-mobile friendly. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (10)
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How TIDAL Could Deliver On It’s Promises

The continued media feeding frenzy around Jay-Z’s TIDAL demonstrates just how valuable star power is for cutting through the clutter. What has helped sustain interest is Jay-Z’s vision for delivering. Continue reading

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Metallica Sued Napster 15 Years Ago Today

No one innovation or event changed the course of the modern music industry more than the introduction of Napster. On this day 15 years ago, Napster faced its first real. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Data Is Power For Indie Musicians

With no testing and no feedback during the creation process and in the end, artists spend their entire career hoping people will like their music. Indie artists can up their odds with. Continue reading

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Spotify To Add $400M At $8.4B Valuation In 7th Round, Unveils “Tweet The Beat” Twitter Spam Feature

Spotify is smartly going back to the funding well prior to the launch of Apple's new music service. But does this $400 million round signal a perennially unprofitable company, and is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Copyright Royalty Board Filing Alludes To Pandora/Chris Harrison “Created Evidence” for Rate Court Proceedings

Sadly no one in the music business press seems to be paying attention to the Copyright Royalty Board filings, according to David Lowery. But we all should be watching this closely.. Continue reading

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TuneGO Breaks Out Of Beta With Premium Services For Artists

Previously only available in beta, TuneGo has announced the official nationwide launch of the artist discovery platform complete with a new tier, TuneGO Premium, enabling artists to access the tools, personal. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Independent Records & Video

The popularity of Record Store Day can be attributed to the strengthening of the independent record store business and actually seeing new stores open up again. The Music Business Association is highlighting. Continue reading

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