Friday’s Music Brief: Band Metrics, More Networking, UK Independents Day, Dada Free & More
It's a holiday here in the US, but that doesn't keep the news from happening or me from writing about it. Also grinding it out today (and all last night). Continue reading
Drake Redefines D.I.Y. Success With 300K iTunes Downloads In Just Two Weeks
This just in from digital distributor TuneCore: According to the iTunes Store's trending data, Hip hop artist Drake has logged the two highest selling weeks ever for a DIY artist,. Continue reading
Hype Machine Outs Artists For Chart Manipulation
Music blog aggregator Hype Machine (no relation) has blacklisted more than 40 artists after discovering that they or their representatives had tried to manipulate it's "Popular" song ranking page. "We. Continue reading
Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
It's the day before a long holiday weekend here in the US which means it's also a day when many of us are tied to our desks but have no. Continue reading
It’s Official: Sony Invests In IODA
This time the rumor mill proved correct. Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a global partnership with IODA which includes an investment in the digital distributor. IODA will now provide. Continue reading
When The Artist & Fan Relationship Goes Bad
I write a lot about the importance of the artist/fan relationship on Hypebot. But sometimes that realtionship goes sour with violent and strangely amusing results. My personal favorite of Fans. Continue reading
Lime Wire Adds CD Baby’s 240K Indie Artists
Lime Wire is adding CD Baby's catalog of 240,000 independent artists to its digital the LimeWire Store. The CD Baby catalog includes topsellers from Regina Spektor, Gary Jules, Joe. Continue reading
The Bullet That Works Best Hasn’t Changed. It’s Just Changed Hands.
This guest post from contemporary Christian artist Shaun Groves first appeared on his blog. The management company that represented icons Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant for ages just folded.. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Brief: Hype Machine Fraud, Hypebot Networking, Usenet Looses, PRS & More
Tomorrow is a holiday in the US, but Hypebot will be watching music industry developments worldwide and publishing on Friday and throughout the weekend. Be sure to get involved in. Continue reading
