Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?
Acerbic music commentator Bob Lefsetz recently wrote a column Saving The Music Business: "Want to save the music business? Manage a band. Nurture talent. Do everything in your power to. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: Baidu, Nashville, Shockhound & More
HYEPBOT FEATURES: Rhapsody Bets $50M On An All MP3 Store & Analysis Where Have All The Good Managers Gone? EMI Claims It’s Profitable After Cuts U2 Defends Radiohead In A. Continue reading
My Problem With eMusic
HELPING INDIE MUSIC BY EXPLOITING IT PLUS: HOW EMUSIC CAN SAVE ITS’ SOUL, AN INSIDER’S VIEW I’ve written a lot over the last couple of years that has been critical. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Ticketmaster, Spain’s iPod Tax, Amazon MP3 UK & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: My Problem With eMusic Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools New tech adds 50 channels to every FM broadcast UPDATED > Ticketmaster will carry $750M in debt when. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: Beatles, RIAA & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Live Nation Chairman Michael Cohl is reduced a consultant Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools Facebook roars past MySpace worldwide US views 11 billion online videos monthly The. Continue reading
ArtistData Eases Net Update Time Crunch
TOO MANY SITES. TOO LITTLE TIME. In the new music industry landscape, musicians must maintain relationships with fans across a growing number of social networking sites. Keeping up can be. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: Zune Bonus Checks, WMG Rumbles, Digital NARM & More
> Last week Microsoft sent a one time "Zune Bonus" to indie labels and digital distributors. (Hypebot broke the story and we’re working on a follow up. Email me and. Continue reading
Microsoft Sends Indie Labels Bonus Checks
Microsoft recently sent substantial one time bonuses to some digital distributors and independent labels. The checks appear to be the company’s answer to criticism of payments as high as $1. Continue reading
Can The Crowd Choose The Hits? Slicethepie Releases First Album
"You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd – even if you want to." Based on the concept that the wisdom of the crowd is greater than that of a handful. Continue reading
