Target Won’t Sell New Beyonce Album
Beyonce's iTunes exclusive release may be breaking all sales records, but when the release goes wide on December 20th, you won't find it at Target. Beyonce's surprise release has become the fastest. Continue reading
How To Write A Song If You’re Aiming For The Charts
Have you ever walked into the studio with no inspiration and bashed out a song just because you know you're supposed to? Let's be real – so has everyone else.. Continue reading
WATCH: A Mashup 2013’s Top 25 Hits
DJ Earworm has released his annual audio/video mashup of 2013's Top 25 most popular songs in the U.S., as determined by Billboard's weekly Hot 100 charts. "United State Of Pop. Continue reading
Pandora Abandons Internet Radio Fairness Act, Turns To Copyright Royalty Board
Yesterday Billboard reported that Pandora is abandoning its efforts to reduce rates via the Internet Radio Fairness Act confirming earlier reports at Forbes. Pandora is now expected to focus efforts. Continue reading
Shazam Finds More Ways To Increase Music Sales With Top Charts In Amazon’s MP3 Store
Earlier this year Shazam shared the eye opening news that Shazam users are heading over to digital stores and buying up to $300 million worth of music a year. Now. Continue reading
CHANGES @Billboard, Glassnote, Universal Music
Griffin Sweet has joined Billboard as brand partnership manager, based in New York. Sweet joins Billboard from OMD Sound, the in-house music consulting and intelligence group at Omnicom’s OMD, Universal Music. Continue reading
Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP Sells 75% Less In Debut Week Than “Born This Way”
Lady Gaga's ARTPOP debuted at #1 on Billboard this week. But topping the chart took just 258,000 in sales, which represents a 75% drop from the 1 million copies Gaga's. Continue reading
Fumbled Lady Gaga Release Could Cost Interscope $25 Million
Lady Gaga's ARTPOP is likely to debut at #1. But expected sales of 250,000 would represent a 75% drop from the 1 million copies of "Born This Way" sold in. Continue reading
Kosha Dillz: A Year Of Hypebot Posts Builds To The Release Of “Awkward In a Good Way”
Last year indie rapper Kosha Dillz began a series of columns here at Hypebot giving his view from the frontlines of how to make it as an indie artist. Since. Continue reading
