Spotify’s 50 Most Played & Shared Tracks [U.S. & UK]
Macklemore & Ryan continue their streak at the top of Spotify's US charts, while White Lies and Major Lazer dominate in the UK. The Spotify Top 50 is the top 50 most-streamed songs. Continue reading
Why Isn’t Music Merchandise More Like Sports Merchandise?
By Andy Young the CEO & Founder of Tunipop (@Tunipop), a platform to sell to fans while they listen to music. Young is also the inventor of a patent pending. Continue reading
Music Analytics & The Creative Business Of Lemaitre
By Liv Buli (@lbuli)), Resident Data Journalist for music analytics company Next Big Sound. An abandoned three-story brick building in the middle of a former brewery is a pretty sweet. Continue reading
ONE Launches agit8 As Digital Soapbox For Protest Songs
ONE, an organization focused on ending extreme poverty worldwide, today launched agit8, a section of their site devoted to protest songs. The songs go beyond extreme poverty to bring together. Continue reading
Pandora Reacts To iTunes Radio Announcement
Reacting to yesterday's announcement of Apple's iTunes Radio, Pandora issued this statement: "Apple’s new feature is an evolution of their iTunes offering to bring it on par with other streaming. Continue reading
Slacker’s CEO On iTunes Radio And Apple’s Walled Garden
"Maybe people want to rent music, after all," wrote Slacker CEO Jim Cady, reacting to Apple's late entry into music streaming with yesterday's announcement of iTunes Radio. In addition to. Continue reading
Chirpify CEO: Adding Credit Cards & Bank Transfers Removes Friction For Chirpify Adoption
In-stream social commerce provider Chirpify today announce the addition of credits cards and bank transfers to their payment options. Having previously offered only Paypal, Chirpify has removed a major barrier. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Sony Music Unltd Cuts Price, Rhaposdy Adds Tix, iRadio Reaction, #NMS2013, Ampya & More
TUESDAY 6.11.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab Above Related articles Pandora Stock Goes Up After Apple's iTunes. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Goes Up After Apple’s iTunes Radio Announcement
Analysts and pundits were proven wrong on Monday afternoon when Pandora's stock actually went up 2.45% on official news that Apple was launching a very similar streaming music service. Perhaps. Continue reading
Take An Advanced Look At iTunes Radio
Apple announced the iTunes Radio streaming music service today (full story here). It won't be available in the U.S. until Apple's iOS 7 operating system launches in Fall. But you can. Continue reading
