Royalty Exchange Launches ARIA Providing Royalty Insights At Light Speed
Royalty Exchange has launched Accelerating Royalty Insights with Analytics (ARIA), an online tool that allows publishers, songwriters, and artists to calculate how much Spotify, Pandora and other streaming services are paying. Continue reading
Rdio Launches In India, Offers Premium Music Streaming For Just $1.99
U.S. based Rdio has become the first global music streaming service to launch in India. Much like Rdio's offerings elsewhere, India's massive user base can access free radio-like streams or. Continue reading
Introducing Nia Jones, Music Think Tank Community Manager
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Nia Jones, the new community manager of Hypebot.com's sister site, MusicThinkTank.com. Nia joined us as an intern in 2014 and has. Continue reading
Shutterstock Acquries Premium Beat For $32 Million, Continues Music Expansion
[UPDATED] Stock photo and video site Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) continues to expand its music offering with toady's announcement that it has acquired PremiumBeat, a royalty-free music service with 5,000 curated tracks. Shutterstock. Continue reading
Uber Adds Another Music Partner: Live Nation
Ride share service Uber is doubling down on music as a sales driver. First there was a deal to have your Spotify playlist blaring as you took your ride.. Continue reading
LA Studio Musicians Income Fell 68%
The lack of work for studio musicians is sending a shockwave through the industry and it's being felt across the nation. Already this year we've heard from frustrated music industry. Continue reading
What Spotify’s December Growth Tells Us About Pricing
By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog Spotify just announced the addition of 2.5 million paying since mid November to reach 15 million total subscribers. This is unprecedented growth not just for Spotify. Continue reading
15 Rules Of Engagement For Social Networking
Guest Post by Bobby Borg While social networking has been around for almost 15 years (and some would argue it’s been around longer), many people still haven’t gotten the hang. Continue reading
Nielson Study Reveals Rock Prevails As Most Popular Genre In The US
According to a study released by Nielson Music, rock music was twice as popular in 2014 as pop music, accounting for 29% of the industry's music consumption across album, track. Continue reading