This Week in Music Commentary

This week, the music industry chatted about the true cost of $.99 "freemium", what Apple Music will mean to artists, how Taylor Swift is (or is not) a driving force. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Learn how to get the most out of your social media channels, claim your Apple Music profile, and why every artist should be live streaming and more.

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Self Promotion, Personal Branding and Tour Memories

This week we explore different challenges in being a D.I Y Musician. We talk about personal branding, promotion and making memories on tour this week on MusicThinkTank.com  

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Apple Music changes its tune, Live Nation, Universal Music, WME invest in doppler labs, TIDAL adds Tunecore and more this week in the music industry. 

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot

This week, readers took a particular interest in the lawsuit between American Idol winners and Sony, Taylor Swift's Apple takedown, Apple's continued failure to pay full royalties and more. 

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Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio Unveils Expanded Celebrity DJ Lineup

Apple Music's live global net radio station Beats 1 will launch at 8AM PT on Tuesday June 30th, according to a tweet by Apple Music Senior Director and former Beats. Continue reading

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Dave Stewart Signs Multifaceted Deal With BMG

Established artists making label services deals rather than signing with a label have been gaining favor of the last few years.  BMG is trying to accelerate the trend, signing top. Continue reading

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Five Perfectly Acceptable Reasons to Turn Down a Gig

It's tempting, especially as a new band, to say yes to every show you're offered. You want to take advantage of every opportunity you get to make a mark in your. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 6.26.15: Downtown Publishing • Sturgill Simpson • “Uptown Funk”

The CEO of Downtown Publishing joins the NMPA board, Sturgill Simpson signs a new deal, and how "Uptown Funk" royalties were divided among eleven songwriters top this week's music publishing. Continue reading

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Music Supervision For The Second Screen

The way we listen to music has changed over the years. But has it become background noise to our television watching? In today's article, we explore how this has changed. Continue reading

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Sturgill Simpson Dominates 2015 LIBBY Indie Music Awards

The independent label community gathered at the Highline Ballroom in NYC last night to celebrate a year of achievements by the Independent music community at A2IM’s fourth annual Libera Awards. Continue reading

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