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Audiosocket Launches Music Licensing Storefront, New Indie Artist Revenue Stream
Audiosocket has entered the second phase of its Music as a Service (MaaS) suite of offerings with the launch of MaaS: Storefront. It takes the music licensing service they've provided via API (like Vimeo Music) and turns it into a plug and play solution for digital media companies and for sites featuring user-created content. In the process, ...
The Last Sultan: A Portrait of Ahmet Ertegun as the Great Seducer
"The Last Sultan," Robert Greenfield's biography of iconic Atlantic Record's founder Ahmet Ertegun, offers a very readable account of a man whose career began in the 1940s with recordings of African American music, extending through the development of rock and into the digital age. His work was cut short only by his death in 2006; and ...
Bought a Ticketmaster Ticket in the Last 12 Years? You're About to Get a Refund
If you used Ticketmaster's website to buy tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you're likely to be eligible for a refund. If the court approves the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit charging deceptive and excessive processing fees, fans will be getting back $1.50 for every ticket order bought on the site ...
Youtube Unveils Major Overhaul, Upgrades for Content Creators [videos]
Just one month after announcing more than 100 new exclusive content partners, YouTube has unveiled its biggest site overhaul ever. The new design is intended to encourage users to spend more time on the site and make the experience more like watching TV. With these updates, come some major improvements for content creators including: A cleaner ...
Live Nation Reorganizes New York, North American Touring Offices
Live Nation has reorganized its North American touring division, appointing veteran promoter Alan Ostfield to the newly-created post of President, North Atlantic, which encompasses the New York and Philadelphia regions. Jason Miller has been named President of Live Nation's New York operation, replacing Kevin Morrow, who's returning to Los Angeles to assume the role of Senior ...
Occupy the Music Industry
The falling security of the US economy bears an uncanny resemblance to the relative microcosm that is the music Industry. The occupy movements 99% are angry at the 1% with all the wealth. Those at the top are overtly occupied with increasing their own worth, with little respect for the prosperity of people who make up ...
Pandora Competitor Senzari Launches in U.S. and Brazil, Adds Facebook Friend Recommendations
Senzari, a new Pandora competitor, launched in the U.S. and Brazil today with a licensed catalog of 10 million songs from all four major labels and many independents. Unlike Pandora, who has not followed the music service rush to Facebook, Senzari combines the musical choices of the user and their friends, as expressed on Facebook, to ...
Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: Documenting 21st Century DIY
Discussions of DIY and indie music often center around how to conduct business and build a livelihood without signing with a major label. However, as we all know, the DIY and indie ranks are full of people who play music because they have to and take care of business inasmuch as it facilitates their art. That ...
Free Webinar for Hypebot Readers: Holiday Music Marketing and the New Digital Consumer
You define your target consumer, and then you plan your marketing campaign to reach them. This holiday season, however, the market has become more fragmented. NARM and eMusic are offering a webinar this Thursday December 1st sharing insights into the new music marketing landscape. Hypebot and MusicThinkTank readers get in free. This webinar offers an understanding ...
Artspire: Making Crowdfunding Campaigns Tax Deductible, Eligible for Grants
Artspire is a newly launched crowdfunding platform that takes a different slant than sites like Kickstarter. A project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), this a web-based extension of NYFA's fiscal sponsorship program offers fundraising support as well as the ability to accept tax deductible contributions and grants usually restricted to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt ...
