BMG Rejoins With Sony For Parlophone Records Bid
Sony Music is again partnering with Bertelsmann's BMG, this time in a bid for Parlophone Records and a number of other EMI properties put on the block by Universal Music.. Continue reading
Is Warner Music About To Go On A Buying Spree?
(UPDATED) Is Warner Music about to go on a buying spree? As a private company with a deep pocketed owner, Access Industries, it's in a position to; and hiring Sony's. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Gangnam Style: Analysis Of A Viral Video Did Psy Leave Gangnam Style Money On The Table? 5 Top Emerging Music Tech Trends For 2013 Irving Azoff Resigns As Live Nation. Continue reading
Best Of Hypebot 2012
10 Music Business Fundamentals Inspired By Gandhi Musicians: Learn The Power Of The Pivot How I Earned My Place in the Music Business: 6 Insights For Breaking In Hub &. Continue reading
VOTE: Should Spotify & Other Streaming Music Services Also Sell Downloads?
Spotify just stopped offering it’s users in the UK and Europe the option of purchasing paid downloads. (full story here) U.S.users have never had that option. Should Spotiify and other. Continue reading
Goodbye Spin Magazine
In case you missed it over the holidays, after a 27-year run, the publishers of Spin Magazine have announced that the print version of the publication will cease. Spin joins. Continue reading
Video Game Composer Austin Wintory Makes Grammy History
For the first time in Grammy history the full soundtrack of a videogame soundtrack has been nominated for an award. Composer Austin Wintory's sountrack for the wildly popular game Journey. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
VOTE: Should Spotify & Other Streaming Music Services Also Sell Downloads? Tyler Hayes Considers iTunes As A Music Discovery Service Richard Pulvino Asks Is the Music Industry Ripe for Gamification?. Continue reading