Let’s Be Pigs Not Hogs: How to Thrive in the Age of Digital Music

By music industry veteran Fred Goldring of Music Aficionado. In 2003 and 2005 after a wave of R.I.A.A. lawsuits, I wrote editorials in Billboard advocating an “eight-step recovery program” for a healthier. Continue reading

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Facebook Fatigue: 50% of Facebook Users are Bored

The newest Global Web Index (GWI) Social Report is reporting 50% of British and American Facebook users as being uninterested in Facebook. Why? 45% of users say they're just not. Continue reading

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What To Post and When To Post It On 9 Essential Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC]

Knowing what to post, where to post and when to post it can be a full time job, In fact it already is fro those Hypebot readers who do the. Continue reading

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Russell Simmons Discusses New Era of Music Industry

In a recent interview with Grammy U and All Def Digital, Def Jams' Russell Simmons spoke about the recent shift in the music industry – a shift he believes has taken. Continue reading

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Prince’s Facebook And Twitter Accounts Go Dark

Just when we thought he'd joined the 21st century, Prince has pulled his profiles off both Twitter and Facebook.  Sometime between Monday and Tuesday, Prince's @3rdEyeGirl Twitter account and his Facebook pages. Continue reading

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Music Marketing In The Modern Era

[UPDATED] By Mike Gendel. As 2014 comes to a close, musicians can find little to be optimistic about. The decline in sales continues and it appears that the only album. Continue reading

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YouTube Offers Custom URLs To Fit Your Branding

Way back when you signed up to create your YouTube channel, the name you wanted may have been taken, or your band name, startup moniker or branding may have shifted. Continue reading

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Making Money As a Musician Outside the Box

By Brian Buchanan of Jubilee Riots on The Bandzoogle Blog Today more artists than ever before are making a living touring original music. Many small and mid-sized venues are thriving, and creative acts. Continue reading

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SoundCloud, Google Play, X-Box + 11 More Music Services Added To T-Mobile’s Music Freedom Plan

T-Mobile today added 14 streaming music apps, doubling the services eligible for its data-free Music Freedom program. While not exactly popular with net neutrality advocates, T-Mobile says their "streaming doesn't. Continue reading

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Bill Bragg Apologizes To Taylor Swift, Offers Her His “Full Support”

Just days after taking Taylor Swift to task for removing her music from Spotify, musician and activist Billy Bragg has apologized and offered her his "full support." More than about. Continue reading

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