Twickets Launches Low Cost Ticket Resale Platform In US

Twickets, the European based face-value or less ticket resale platform has now launched in the U.S. Twickets is supported by Adele, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, One Direction and other. Continue reading

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Songkick Raises $10 Million From WMG Owner Acccess Industries, Triples European Direct To Fan Ticket Sales

Songkick has raised another $10 million. The new funding, coming after a June $16 million round,  is from Access Industries, owner of Warner Music Group.

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Amazon Prime Music Adds Universal Music Group To Free Streaming

Despite having "several million" users in the U.S. streaming its 1 million tracks every month, Amazon Prime Music is often overlooked. Today Amazon's streaming catalog got a lot deeper with. Continue reading

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Amazon Prime Music Turns 1 Year Old Today

[UPDATED] With "several million" in the U.S. listening to its 1 million tracks each month, Amazon Prime Music is a significant, if often overlooked, player in digital music. Today, the on-demand. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot.com

 Guide To Facebook Advertising For Musicians Believe Digital Aquires TuneCore Apple Releases New Beats Inspired Music Player In Beta Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Writes Letter To The Music Biz Mumford. Continue reading

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Indie Labels Now Control 34.6% Of U.S. Market

According to a Billboard Magazine analysis of 2013 SoundScan statistics shared by A2IM, independent labels grabbed 34.6% U.S. of the overall recorded music market.  That's up 2% over last year and. Continue reading

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Vinyl 2013: Top Selling Albums, Best Cover Art

With vinyl sales up in 2013 in both the U.S. and UK, we're far past the "fad" and "did you know vinyl's back?" phase. Yes, vinyl is back and though. Continue reading

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Amazon’s Best-Selling Music Attracts Different Fans To Different Formats

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Everybody is releasing year-end lists right now, because that’s what we do in December to put a neat bow on the year, and maybe. Continue reading

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Facebook’s Embedded Posts Go Live To All

Yesterday Facebook announced that Embedded Posts are now available for posting any public post to one’s site or blog. Improvements since the initial launch in July include the ability for. Continue reading

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