Recent Digital Music News News
SoundCloud Reaches 10 Million User Milestone
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
(UPDATE) SoundCloud announced today that it has reached 10 million registered users. "Ten million is not just a number to us," the founders said in statement, "..it gives us goosebumps to know that more than ten million people from around the world have been finding value in SoundCloud in many diff... (original story)
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Odd Future Joins The Pop-Up Store Craze
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
News that Odd Future are planning pop-up stores while on tour is the latest in a growing range of such temporary retail shops, many of which have been developed for music events. Though some may consider this a trend, pop-stores or shops are now well-established and could be thought of as an option ... (original story)
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Global Digital Music Sales Up 8% In 2011 To $5.2 Billion
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
Highlights Of IFPA Digital Music Report 2012: click on image to enlarge Digital music revenues to record companies grew by 8 per cent globally in 2011 to an estimated US$5.2 billion. This compares to growth of 5 per cent in 2010 and represents the first time the year-on-year growth ra... (original story)
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Anonymous Threatens Facebook Attack This Saturday 1/28 [VIDEO & FULL TEXT]
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
A new video allegedly from the hackers Anonymous says their the next target for a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is Facebook. After Megaupload was shut down in global sting operation late last week, Anonymous swung into action temporarily bringing down the US Department of Justice... (original story)
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New Musican Revenue Stream: Teach Music Online
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
Many musicians have made their bread and butter by teaching in order to support their music-making and performing habit. Teaching is not for everyone, particularly those who are rude, stressed, unfriendly, unhelpful or not very good at what they do. However, if you are an established teacher servi... (original story)
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Gobbler Gets $1.75 Million To Expand Musician File Management Solution
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
LA based Gobbler, a service that helps musicians backup, organize and transfer large audio and video files, has received $1.75 million to expand the service. Investors in the round include ff Venture Capital, Black Ocean Group, Mindjolt CTO Aber Whitcomb, Facebook VP Dan Rose, ex-Googler Jermey... (original story)
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NEWS BRIEF: Diddy TV, Congress On SOPA/PIPA, Facebook Timeline, MegaUpload & More
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
Sean "Diddy" Combs To Launch Music Cable Network. (B&C) He's planning an urban-skewed music and music news network by the end of 2012, as music takes center stage again on cable (the Cuban/Seacrest HDNet makeover) and online (Google deals with Madonna, others). Where do your Congressmen stand... (original story)
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NEWS BRIEF: Vevo + Facebook?, Megaupload Updates, Changes @ RIM, Tumblr, ReDigi & More
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
What a Facebook deal with Vevo could unleash. (paidContent) It's hard for me to imagine VEVO putting itself behind the Facebook wall and this deal happening, but money talks. Universal could divest to secure EMI takeover bid. (City AM) MegaUpload lawyer: U.S. misunderstands the business, (CNet... (original story)
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8 Things Spotify Could Do Right Now To Show They Care About Musicians
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
This guest post is by Gavin Castleton, a songwriter and producer from Portland, OR. 1. Promote “Buy Now” links on album pages and next to individual tracks. 2. Allow artists to edit their own profiles. 3. Display links to artists’ websites, FB pages, twitter profiles, etc. 4 . All... (original story)
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Creative Music Marketing from Wiz Khalifa, Twin Atlantic, Higher Concept & Thaddeus Clark
Posted from hypebot 3 days ago
Creative music marketing doesn't necessarily require new ideas. Taking an established concept and updating it or fitting it to your needs can often give a fresh look to older ideas as the following examples ranging from Thaddeus Clark's liner notes to Wiz Khalifa's combo lighter and bottle opener a... (original story)
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