No More Mailed Promos From Matador
Indie Matador has decided to heck with the US Mail and is experimenting with delivering promo and review copies via download. Hypebot knows of some "digital only" labels that have. Continue reading
m-Venue Brings Music & Texting To McDonalds
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
Bands & Fans Can Send Free MP3Grams
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
ReverbNation Answers Usage Agreement Critic With Promise Of Change
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
Yahoo! Offers Another MP3 Download. But Why Not Offer More?
Yahoo!Music chief David Goldberg has been very vocal that downloads should be DRM free mp3’s and he inches that agenda forward with a second major label mp3 offering. Disney’s Hollywood. Continue reading
ReverbNation Builds Community By Empowering The Artist
Last week I had a chance to test drive music community and indie artist empowerment tool ReverbNation and was impressed by what I saw. Still in beta and launching October. Continue reading
Gawker Media Launches Idolator Music Blog
Blog publisher Gawker Media has just launched music blog Idolator. They claim to want to get beyond the snobishness of many of the current music and fan blogs, but their. Continue reading
B-Side Grabs “Before The Music Dies” Film
Innovative film distributor BSide Entertainment has grabbed the North American rights to "Before The Music Dies". The film which was a hit at SXSW and on the festival circuit takes. Continue reading
Universal Attacks MySpace And YouTube
Yesterday Universal Music Group Chairman Doug Morris attacked social networking sites like MySpace and YouTube arguing that the sites assist users in violating copyrights of music videos and other content.. Continue reading
Broadjam Delivers Indie Tracks To Radio, But It’s No Bargain.
Broadjam, one of several sites who enable indie musicians sell downloads direct to fans has added "Radio Delivers" to it’s suite of services. Using the same company and technology that. Continue reading
