This Friday Join Our Free Holiday Networking Party And Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
We haven't done it in awhile, but its a tradition for Hypebot to host online networking parties. Much of the business shuts down over a holiday, but many readers use the down. Continue reading
The Lesser Of Two Streaming Evils: Why .002 Is Greater Than .001 And Why 90 Days Is Better Than Forever…
There’s been a lot of talk and understandable dissent surrounding Apple’s free tier payment of the reported .002 per play during each consumers 90 day free trial period. We now. Continue reading
U.S. Music Streaming Market Worth $2.7 Billion By 2019
Yesterday's launch of Apple Music will surely accelerate mainstream adoption of streaming music. But how quickly will it happen and what does it mean in terms of revenue for artists and. Continue reading
The New Creative Class: Will They Disrupt Music Production?
The starving artist is quickly becoming a thing of the past. And with new digital tools arriving daily and empower artists, we are seeing a birth of a new creative class: The artist entrepreneur. These. Continue reading
The Worst Music Advice I Ever Received
When it comes to advice, the music industry is fraught with misinformed, bad and just plain wrong advice. Just being a musician, suddenly everyone is an expert on what you. Continue reading
Topspin Co-Founder Shamal Ranasinghe Joins Pandora As VP of Product Management, Artists and Music Makers
Responding to criticism over royalty rates and aggressive efforts to lower them further, Pandora has worked to forge better relations with artists and labels. After launching free analytics, they recently. Continue reading
Napster Founder, Spotify Board Member Sean Parker On Apple Music, Taylor Swift And The Music Industry
With the pending launch of Apple Music, there is no shortage of “Spotify Killer” headlines. But there is room for more than one streaming music service, argues Napster co-founder and. Continue reading
Six Music Industry Networking Tips Nobody Tells You
Networking in the music industry is an art more than a science. There's no rule book on how to network, but there are some tips that can make navigating the. Continue reading