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How To: Turn Radio Airplay into Music Sales
If you're getting radio airplay, how do you turn that exposure into traffic and sales? In this short video, Nimbit President and co-founder Phil Antoniades shares his experience with getting radio airplay and how he used promo codes to drive users and sales on his site. Two things are true about radio: they like giving stuff ...
The 5 Best Ipad Apps for Music Discovery
This post is by Kevin English of eleetmusic.com. The April 2010 release of the Apple iPad has created a huge play for tons of computer manufacturers to enter the tablet arena. I've tested some of the unreleased machines that have been created to compete with the iPad including BlackBerry's Playbook, Samsung's Galaxy Tab, and HP Slate, but nothing ...
4 Reasons Why the CD-Release Complex is Dead
At the New Music Seminar conference in Los Angeles, founder Tom Silverman opened by revealing that CDs were still 74% of sales in 2010. “CDs aren't doing so bad," he remarked. “People still like CDs." In other words, the format is in decline, but it still makes up a substantial amount of sales revenue. It's important ...
Weigh in - 5 Thinkers Share Thoughts on Topspin
Yesterday, Hypebot wrote a post about Topspin in an attempt to offer a balanced view on what people think of the direct-to-fan platform. Many readers and music industry thinkers took the time to weigh in too and share their thoughts on Topspin. The main theme expressed runs along the lines of just because you have a ...
Scion A/V Video Series: Bandcamp's Ethan Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V has produced a series of videos that together provide a virtual tour of the new music industry and the tools that make it work for both artists and fans. Every day for the next two weeks Hypebot will be featuring a new video presentations that feature the leaders of cutting edge organizations like ...
The Future of Free Music Culture
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. This weekend I attended The Students for Free Culture Conference (#sfcnyc), a gathering of student activists, intellectuals, artists, hackers, and generally interested people to discuss the latest issues in the free cultural world. This year the conference hosted a panel on Remix Culture, Music, and the ...
The Big Question: Will Pandora Bite the Hand That Feeds? (I.E. Apple) - Or Will It Remain Silent?
Rhapsody is angry with Apple. Rdio, Last.fm, and Deezer are pissed off. MOG is upset too. Just about every executive has spoken out against the dreaded “Apple Tax" on in-app subscriptions. Slacker is silent. And so far, Pandora has been quiet too. Yet, they're also the most reliant of all the services on Apple. 90% of ...
Quality vs. Convenience: Apple May Upgrade Sound Quality - But Will Enough Users Care?
For a second time, Apple may pursue upgrading the quality of the song files they sell. The goal is to offer downloads that more accurately reflect their original recordings, perhaps at a higher price. It's a long road ahead of them, but executives like Jimmy Iovine, known for his criticism of the sound quality of song ...
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is - Steve Stoute Spent $40,000 to Bash Grammys in Nyt Ad Buy
As you read, music exec Steve Stoute took out a full-page ad in the New YorkTimes last Sunday. But what did it cost and why did he do it? According to an estimate made by Hollywood Reporter, it may have cost Stoute upwards of $40,000 to bash the Grammys. And his thoughts? Worth it. Stoute thinks ...
