Notes From The Indie Label Front Lines

Some aspects of running an indie record label weren't changed by the web. Everybody used to work really hard and had to adjust to changing realities that were often quite. Continue reading

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Fifth Harmony Games The Charts With Repeat Plays

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Some artists have been complaining about the royalties paid out by online streaming services like Rdio and Spotify (which depend on record label deals),. Continue reading

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Twitter #Music App Likely Being Pulled, But What’s Next For Music At Twitter?

Twitter #Music launched with great fanfare given that one of the major web companies of our time is behind it. But, just as Microsoft learned, being big doesn't always lead. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: Last Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

3 Critical Steps For Musicians To Build Fan Engagement Squarespace Adds Audio Collections For Musicians To Its Full-Featured Site Platform 4 Tips For Music Marketing With Email Newsletters Yes, You. Continue reading

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The Week In Music Commentary

Why It's Not A Bad Thing That SFX Entertainment Didn't Blow Through The Roof People Consume More Music So Why Do Sports Get More Money? Upward Spiral Podcast #30: What. Continue reading

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Statistics Can Predict Your Kickstarter’s Success Within The First 36 Hours

A group of respected statisticians say that they can predict the success of a new Kickstarter with 84% accuracy with 36 hours of it's launch.  Resarchers at Éccole Polytechnique Fédérale. Continue reading

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FRIDAY NEWS BRIEF: 6 Strikes System Costs Millions, Revolt TV + Yangaroo, Mindie, Storify, YouTube & More

FRIDAY 10.18.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Pinterest Drives More Site Traffic Than Twitter and YouTube Combined [Chart]

When it comes to referral traffic from social networks, it is no surprise that Facebook is the undisputed king. According to Shareaholics, 10% of the traffic on websites from 200,000. Continue reading

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Music Marketing With Paper.li’s Digital Newspaper

Paper.li got its start as a digital news aggregator powered by tweets on Twitter. With a default news site layout, Paper.li still uses the term "newspaper" but has added numerous. Continue reading

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What Music Fans Want From Subscription Services w/ Jon Maples — Upward Spiral Podcast #30

In episode 30 of the Upward Spiral, digital music veteran Jon Maples talks about his decade long tenure at Rhapsody and what the future holds for the subscription music company.. Continue reading

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