(UPDATED) It's Saturday morning in Cannes as MIDEM officially opens. Last night MTV's Rock Band hosted a marvelous dinner at the Concord Hotel. I shared a table and some great. Continue reading

I arrived Cannes Thursday evening before the start of the MIDEM gathering. All the usual suspects are just starting to appear. The first thing that I noticed, however, was that. Continue reading

  Headed to Cannes this weekend for MIDEM?  If so, you're invited to our second annual MIDEM Meetup. Come join us on Tuesday night January 26th for an informal evening. Continue reading

Hypebot Has A 2 For 1 Ticket Discounts Much of the music industry (including Hypebot) is headed to the south of France for MIDEM, but the follwoing week the action. Continue reading

(UPDATED) The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reinstated an antitrust lawsuit accusing all four major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for music downloads.. Continue reading

How can you make money in the MP3 download space when margins are slim and you have to compete with giant, well-funded online brands? NARM and Neurotic Media are sponsoring. Continue reading

 Artist Management Conference 2010 has been announced for New York on October 14-15th. The gathering will bring together artist managers, self-managed artists, and other music industry professionals to discuss ways. Continue reading

Terry McBride, Ted Cohen and I have each been asked by MidemNet to each share our vision of  new revenue streams for the music industry at their international gathering later. Continue reading

Wishing you a joyful and prosperous 2010! Thank-you for reading Hypebot all year. My mantra for 2010 is: Focuses, Fearless & Kind What is your mantra or goal for 2010?