Value Added Music Disc Sales Rise Even As CD Sales Stumble
Hypebot (and others) have been suggesting for many months that one way to get consumers to actually pay for music is to think "value added". In other words, give them. Continue reading
Do Single Releases Hurt CD Sales? Do We Care?
One of the more discussed issues in the music industry right now is whether or not single sales in advance of the full CD release cannibalize for album sales or. Continue reading
New Hawthorne Heights Debuts At #3 Despite Victory’s Best (or Worst) Efforts
Despite loud posturing, a few dirty tricks and a whole lot of expensive old-school promo, Victory was only able to push Hawthorne Heights to #3 on Billboard’s Top 200 in. Continue reading
Indie Label Assoc. A2IM Calls For FCC Payola Probe
Last week A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music) which represents more than 100 indie labels sent the FCC a letter urging the commission to investigate radio to see if. Continue reading
Spitzer Files Suit Against Entercom
The music industry is buzzing over this morning’s announcement that NY Atty. General Elliot Spitzer has filed suit against Entercom, the owner of 105 radio stations nationally. "By accepting secret. Continue reading
Musicane Brings Downloads Direct To Artist Sites
Recently launched Musicane enables artists to sell digital downloads directly from their own website. Using Musicane, artists are able to sell downloads from their own site with easy to use. Continue reading
Three Cool New Product Introductions
Just in case you’re not yet convinced that new technologies are driving the digital music train, several recent product introductions might convince you: Wouldn’t you love it if you could. Continue reading
5 Hypebot Questions With Music Arsenal’s Jimmy Winter
Music Arsenal is a web based application that helps smaller indie labels keep track of contacts and data. Since founder Jimmy Winter spends his days working with indies, we thought. Continue reading
Victory Claims Instructions To Hide Competing CD’s “A Joke”
The Victory Records hurt Ne-Yo/help Hawthorne Heights saga continues with Billboard reporting that within hours of the original e-mail telling street teamers to hide Ne-Yo product, a second email was. Continue reading
More Bad News For Downloading Foes: College Students Won’t Pay For Music Any Price
There was much hopefulness in the "stop illegal downloading" camp when Napster, Ruckus and others started blanket licensing college campuses as an alternative to unlicensed P2P’s, but it appears any. Continue reading
