It feels like Napster all over again… YouTube has pulled 30,000 videos because of complaints from a Japanese rights society.  (WSJ Online) The major labels may own a stake in. Continue reading

Tom Baxter – Better http://indiestore.com/tombaxter/ Mr Baxter makes a very welcome return following his critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Feather And Stone’ with a clutch of brand-new tracks recorded live only. Continue reading

A new Comscore study shows MySpace and other major social networking sites are trending older as the social networking space continues to evolve.  69% of MySpace and 71% of Friendster. Continue reading

Ahead of his keynote address before this weekends Future Of Music Policy Summit, former TalKing Head David Byrne gave the Montreal Gazette his view of how technology is revolutionizing the. Continue reading

Coke has started a campaign to tie its brand to emerging music worldwide. In the US the push is partnered with indie AAA leaning Paste Magazine.  The site offers podcasts,. Continue reading

Starbucks is not the only retailer whose figured out that music can be powerful part of the consumer  experience. m-Venue enables control via cell text messaging of the music and. Continue reading

MP3Grams lets artists upload a song and picture and then send them in a free eCard to fans and friends.  Fans can also go on the site and customize an. Continue reading

Thanks to an alert Hypebot reader, new artist centered music community ReverbNation is changing it’s usage agreement before it’s official launch. Earlier this week Hypebot wrote a deservedly glowing report. Continue reading