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Soulive: Bowlive 2 Run Starts Tonight
MARCH 1-5, 8-12, FEATURING MACEO, LETTUCE, PHAROAHE MONCH, BERNIE WORRELL, QUESTLOVE, COREY GLOVER, IVAN NEVILLE, & MORE Starting tonight, Soulive is heading back to Brooklyn Bowl for Bowlive 2. The residency is set for March 1-5 and 8-12, with special guests every night. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 9pm, and admission is $15 (21+). ...
Clear Channel Buys Thumbplay at Bargain Price
Early Monday, news broke that subscription music service Thumbplay is getting sold. After less than one year in the sector, its burning money and in need of a lifesaver. Hypebot has since learned that Clear Channel Radio is buying Thumbplay at a bargain price. And no, it is not entering the subscription sector. Instead, the company ...
Esperanza Still Enjoying Express Chart Status...
Esperanza Spalding's post-Grammy high is proving to be potent. Spalding was the fastest-rising artist on BigChampagne's latest Ultimate Chart, surging 163 collective slots. That's against serious competition from the likes of Chris Young, Radiohead, and the Arcade Fire. Steve Stoute hates this story already... BigChampagne Ultimate Chart: Biggest Movers a/o February 28th, 2011
3 Ways to Preserve Music for Next Gen Musicians
This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. We're beginning to make positive strides in understanding how music will be consumed in the digital age, but we've spent relatively little time pondering how the music itself will evolve. How will it be different? Will it change for better or for worse? To learn more, I ...
Apple, Google to Save the Music Industry from Decline by Offering Users 'Song Insurance'
Apple and Google have confirmed plans that will revolutionize digital music and thwart rampant music piracy. After months of speculation, the two tech-giants have revealed their plans to offer users digital music lockers. Due to the widespread use of the Windows Operating System and its tendency to crash all the time, Apple and Google determined that ...
The Connected Car and the Future of Music
The connected car will shift the music landscape. Experts argue that in little as four years' time, we will see near saturation" in the U.S. market. This development has real implications for the future of music. Once cars become a Wi-Fi enabled, voice-controlled credit card on wheels, it shifts the paradigm. The Connected Car The first ...
Sonicbids Replaces Most Gig Fees with Tokens
EXCLUSIVE: Responding to member requests, today Sonicbids unveiled a new system that replaces submission fees for most gig opportunities with tokens offered free as part to their membership plans. Last Fall, a Musician's Friend sponsorship made some Sonicbids listings free. But starting today, 60% of all opportunities become part of the tokens program with that ...
Bandcamp's VC: Investing in Music is "A Little Like Vietnam..."
You can put money into a music startup, but can you get it out? Well, a lot more investors are getting inin a major waythough this is a difficult space to read right now. On one hand, extreme funding is happening around Rdio, Spotify, X5, and Pandora, and lots fresh cash is coming in. On the ...
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 ...
Digital Music Forum East Recap: The Race Against the Slow and Steady
At yesterday's Digital Music Forum East (again, #DMFE), speed (or the lack thereof) was the unofficial theme that ran through most of the day's panel discussions. Over the past decade or so, cratering industry revenues compelled companies to become more nimble, more flexible, and more adaptable. And for the most part, they did: staffs were cut ...


