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
See ProHipHop’s Hypebot Industry News category for past roundups.
