Results for "HypeBot"

News: Technology

Last.FM Adds Visuals, More Personalization

May 8, 2009

Last.fm has introduced a new visual music player that combines its personalized online radio stations with a continuous stream of artist images, music videos and other media of the artist being played. Users can now also create multi-genre stations by mixing music tags - “80s" and “Soundtrack," or “French," “60s" and “Female" for example - to ...

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News: Music Industry

Labels Unhappy with MySpace Music Revenue

May 8, 2009

The major label partners who co-own MySpace Music are pleased with the traffic that the service is generating. But during a recent closed door meeting the labels also made it clear that they are not pleased with the revenue they are receiving, according to a variety of sources. The labels are pushing for more integration with ...

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News: Music Industry

What the Music Industry Can Learn from Detroit

May 6, 2009

"Companies of the future will see the public as their partner. Rather than suing customers, they'll give them blankets, and a return of all fees when a concert is canceled. There's no service in this industry. And it was the lack of service that shredded Detroit's reputation..." “We've got a long way ...

News: Technology

Can Digital Music Marketing "Best Practices" Actually Increase Revenue?

May 6, 2009

Is it all a crap shoot or are there definable music 2.0 “best practices" that net results? Topspin Media says there are and that their mission is not only to build the tools that power the band to fan relationship, but also to share what they are learning with the rest of us.

News: Music Industry

CD Packaging Study: "It Isn't Easy Being Green"

May 6, 2009

"Comparing Packaging Options For Compact Discs - A Environmental & Toxicological Assessment," a new RIAA and NARM joint study of CD packaging highlights the environmental impact of various CD packaging options. Think moving from less plastic to more cardboard - even recycled cardboard - is the answer to going green? Think again. Some new packaging still ...

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News: Technology

What Happens to One Click Wonders?

May 5, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Yesterday, browsing through the popular feed on Digg, I came across the headline “Amazing Student Music Video Shot in One Take“ and it piqued my interest. After having viewed the video, I was blown away. Everyone involved in the production had done a phenomenal job, the ...

News: Technology

TechDirt's Mike Masnick on Records, Reznor and Giving Fans a Reason to Buy

May 3, 2009

TechDirt's Mike Masnick recently keynoted the Digital Music Leadership Summit sponsored ironically by the RIAA. He about new models of the music industry and who Nine Inch Nails gets it right by giving fans a reason to buy his music instead of grabbing on a file sharing network.

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News: Technology

7 SEO Tips for Musicians and Labels

May 3, 2009

Using Search Engine Optimization To Get Your Music Discovered Most musicians want their band to be discovered. Not by a Universal Music talent scout maybe - that would be so 2005. Nowadays musicians need to be discovered by their fans and using a search engine like Google is the top way that people find ...

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News: Technology

Learn About Your Fans Using Youtube Insight

May 1, 2009

Who are all those people watching your videos? Why do they seem to love one video and not another? YouTube Insight launched a year ago offering useful analytics. Whether you want to know how old your audience is, how many times your most viewed video was ...

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News: Radio

Surprise! Study Shows Few Indies on Radio

May 1, 2009

Artist advocacy group The Future Of Music Coalition has released a new report “Same Old Song" confirming that indie music is not getting its fair share of airplay on broadcast radio. In April 2007, the FCC found widespread payola and ordered the four largest U.S. radio groups (Clear Channel, CBS, Citadel and Entercom) to pay $12.5 ...