Former UMG Digital Exec Rob Wells Joins Music Social Network Crowdmix As CEO Americas

Over 14 years, Rob Wells helped guide UMG into the digital age as President of Global Digital Business,  Now he's taking on how musicians interact with their fans on social media.. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

T-Swift tackles Periscope, the struggle of selling music vs. giving it away, and some important changes in industry leadership as we listen to this week's music industry news and discussion.

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

Check out how much money Warner Music will lose now that Happy Birthday is in the  public domain, the surprise reason YouTube is a threat to the music industry, and. Continue reading

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

 This week Hypebot's helping out the indie musician by offering them advice on how to monetize their tunes on YouTube,  pointing out some mistakes they need to correct before they can. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ways To Check If Your Music Is Good Enough To Release • Old School Promotional Methods That Still Work • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we're looking at retro promotion techniques that still hold up, how you can identify if your music is really good enough to release, and what to do. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we rewind through the week in music industry news, we review the return of the cassette tape, how much ad supported streaming is actually worth, which genres are messing. Continue reading

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Managers Of John Legend, Knaan, Lindsey Sterling Exit Troy Carter’s Atom Factory

There were two major defections this week at Troy Carter's artist management arm Atom Factory this week, and with them went three marquee clients.

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Which Billboard Artists Are Being Illegally Downloaded The Most?

While Billboard takes a number of factors into account when calculating its rankings, it does not include illegal downloads, which would alter their statistics significantly. Here we look at which. Continue reading

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Hypebot Hosts Fourth San Francisco Music And Tech Meetup

Hypebot will host its fourth San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 7-10PM at Upcider in San Francisco. Let's grab a drink and talk about Apple Music, Spotify,. Continue reading

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Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe Speak In Code About Apple Music’s Secret Subscriber Numbers

This is the week that Apple learns how many users will choose to pay for Apple Music. They will never tell us the real numbers (if there were a pool, I'd. Continue reading

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