Indie Artists Receive +50% Of All GRAMMY Nominations For 5th Consecutive Year
A recent release by American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) recognized and congratulated the noteworthy talent coming from the independent music sector. For five years in a row, independent music. Continue reading
Grooveshark Tries To Go Legit With New Pandora-Like Radio App
After years of fighting the system and losing, online music service Grooveshark is taking a new route – playing by the rules – with the launch of a new Pandora-like. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 12.8.14: CMA Songwriters, Spotify, Psy Breaks YouTube
The CMA Songwriters series celebrated its 10th anniversary December 3rd at Joe’s Pub in NYC. The recurring event features key Nashville songwriters responsible for big hits performing and telling the stories. Continue reading
Our Virtual Panel Looks Back At 2014: Cortney Harding of Muzooka
Cortney Harding, strategist at Muzooka and co-host of Hypebot.com's Upward Spiral Podcast will be kicking off the 2014 Hypebot.com Year End Virtual Panel. "Much like cab drivers love to whine. Continue reading
5 Ways Third Man Records Made Vinyl Cool Again
By Torey Markowitz on Tixr Blog Jack White has been influencing rock music for nearly two decades. He clearly has a passion for creating unique sounds, but his newest passion seems to be vinyl records.. Continue reading
Why Streaming (Done Right) Will Save the Music Business
By Jason Epstein and Rob Glaser, members of the board of directors of Rhapsody. “There’s somethin’ happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear … ” — Stephen Stills When. Continue reading
4 Jobs You Unknowingly Take On When You Become a Band Manager
By Shaine Freeman on Sonicbids Blog Great managers are hard to find – especially when you consider that it's one of the few professions where no experience or license is required to negotiate contracts and. Continue reading
10 Things You Had Totally Wrong About Music Publishing
By Alex Badanes on Songtrust.com 1) Music Publishing is the business of music journalism and Music PR The word “publishing” can throw some people off, but music publishing is actually the business. Continue reading
Meet BeatSwitch and Learn How To Promote Yourself as a DJ
BeatSwitch is an online platform that works to connect festival organizers and booking agencies. Their goal is to empower artists by creating a platform the allows for more efficient collaboration.. Continue reading
Introducing Hypebot.com 2014 Year End Virtual Panel
This year, Hypebot.com is starting a holiday tradition of our own. For the first time, we're opening the floor to industry leaders and infuencers asking them to reflect on the. Continue reading