Hypebot: Michael Jackson, ASCAP & Embedded Video$, Finding Indie Success, @Bandcamp Albums Outsell Singles

Music industry news from Hypebot:

Does the death of Michael Jackson mark "The End Of The Era Of Celebrity?"

The internet held up well under the Michael Jackson onslaught

ASCAP wants to get paid for YouTube videos embedded on other sites

TuneCore has partnered with Universal Music and founder Jeff Price explains the deal

Master Shortie: "A Blacklisted Artist Responds To Hype Machine"

An insider's view of Amanda Palmer's success

Indie distributor Lumberjack Mordam went out of business

Moby's top selling track is also the one that he's giving away for free

Webcaster's reached a new royalty deal but Pandora announced that it is limiting free users to 40 hours a month

Nine Inch Nail's Trent Reznor on "What To Do As A New / Unknown Artist"

Hypebot joins 5 bloggers advising Indie Artist X

A2IM's new manifesto charts a course for the future of indie music

As part of a site overhaul rates are going up for downloads sold from CD Baby's site

Bandcamp: a place where albums still outsell singles

Beck re-records classic albums for free series

Watch: Probably The Best Collaborative Music Video Ever

Read Chris Anderson's important new book "Free" for free

Spotify is looking for ways to raise cash

Help improve Hypebot's list of artists who "made it" without major label support

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