Stringer Consolidates Hold Over Sony Corp.
Is Knighthood Next? These have been tough times for Sony – major losses, a down global economy, less than stellar new product launches and an expensive purchase of the BMG. Continue reading
How iTunes Chooses Feature Artists
With the announcement that iTunes has added an Indie Spotlight landing page for independent music, Hypebot readers wanted to know how Apple chose which artists to feature. To got the. Continue reading
Daily D.I.Y. – On Being Wrong
Being wrong has a standard protocol to follow and a path to go down. Better to be wrong than right because at least the answer is clear. "What do I. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Brief: RIAA Cuts, WMG vs. MTV, Pirate Bay’s Nazi, Ustream At SXSW & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: RIAA Staff Cuts May Be Far Deeper Than Reported Songbeat Down But Not Out After WMG Lawsuit How iTunes Chooses Feature Artists Stringer Consolidates Hold Over Sony Corp.. Continue reading
Lessons From Digital Music Forum East – Understanding Fan Interaction
Guest Post By Eric Hebert of Evolvor.com A number of wonderful discussions are taking place at the DMF, especially during Wednesday's "State of the Digital Union" panel. Much of the. Continue reading
Major Layoffs At The RIAA
STORY UPDATE HERE. Several sources confirm major layoffs at record industry trade group the RIAA. Late last year EMI said it would drastically scale back its contribution to the RIAA. Continue reading
iTunes Adds Indie Spotlight
iTunes has added an Indie Spotlight page that provides a home for bands and fans who prefer music created outside of the major label machine. The unofficial soft launch. Continue reading
EMI Sues Seeqpod & Favtape Opening New Fronts In Battle With Music Tech
v. MUSIC TECH UNDER ATTACK As part of an increasingly aggressive stance against music technology companies, EMI has joined Warner Music in suing playable search provider Seeqpod and added. Continue reading
The Digital Native Series
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Are the Digital Natives a myth? Should we be concerned? In no other time in history has it been more possible that a section of a. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Proves A Hit Ain’t What It Used To Be
Last week, country music's Taylor Swift topped the Billboard 200 with just 62,000 in sales according to Nielson Soundscan – a 32% drop over the previous week. Charlie Wilson sold . Continue reading
