Skyline Music Agency, Hypebot Open Nashville Office

Regular Hypebot readers know that I generally stay away from self-promotion. Most don't even realize that Hypebot and MusicThinkTank are published by  longstanding boutique booking agency Skyline Music, which I. Continue reading

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Tidal Names Ex-Soundcloud Exec As CEO, It’s 3rd In 8 Months

Tidal, despite some missteps, has attracted more than a million paying subscribers.  Will hiring a digital music veteran as CEO, its third in eight months, be able to build on. Continue reading

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ISRC Agency Announces New US Country Code

It seems that, for the second time, the US has run out of International Standard Recording Codes, the number which is used to identify unique recordings. Luckily, the ISRC Agency is already springing. Continue reading

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Wu-Tang Limited Edition Album Sells For Millions At Auction

Wu-Tang Clan has sold an ultra limited edition unreleasable double album for “millions of dollars”.

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WED.NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Cozies Up To Labels • Adele On Streaming • Country Radio Examined • Empire Merch • More

Wednesday 12.2.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web As it adds on-demand streaming, Pandora has a new set of frenemies.  Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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International Music Festivals To Gather In U.S. At IMFCON 2015

IMFCON 2015, a global gathering of music festival organizers and related companies is being held in San Diego, California from December 13-15.

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How Blockchain And Virtual Reality Can Fix The Music Industry [Benji Rogers]

While music consumption has grown exponentially in recent years, this uptick has failed to translate into profit, with much of the revenue being lost in a murky swamp of missing. Continue reading

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A Tale of Woe: Streaming Music vs. Buying Music

Guest post by  Holly Whitman "People are not respecting the music, and [are] devaluing it and devaluing what it really means. People really feel like music is free, but will pay. Continue reading

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Being “Seen”: How To Maximize Your Album’s Online Visibility

For independent artists, making your music available in online stores and on streaming services is relatively easy, but gaining any kind of online visibility outside of friends and family is. Continue reading

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Personal Fan Data Revealed During Songkick’s Adele Concert Pre-Sale

Technology creates new options to reward fans.  But when it goes wrong, as it seems to have during an overloaded Adele fan club pre-sale, that same tech runs the risk. Continue reading

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