REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this casual perusal back through a week of music industry news we revisit  such topics as Facebook's broken metrics, how social media use varies based on age, Kanye's cancellation. Continue reading

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

Topping the charts on Hypebot this week we had articles covering how streaming precipitating changes in the sound of pop music, why a trade group is suing against Azoff's global. Continue reading

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Spotify, Amazon Prime Music Lure New, Returning Customers with Deep Discounts

The practice of music streamers offering deep year end discounts continues this holiday season with Spotify and Amazon Prime Music both offering incentives to lure new and returning customers.

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CD Baby Offers 50% Off Album Distribution This Week Only

Now through November 28‚ 2016, standard digital album distribution at CD Baby is 50% off at $24.50.  Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY2016 at checkout.

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How Become A Verified Artist On Spotify

In this piece, Chris Robley walks us through the twelve steps to becoming a verified artist on Spotify, including attaining the requisite 250 followers necessary for such verification to take. Continue reading

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How To Build The Perfect Home Studio On Any Budget

In this article we walk you through how to build the best possible home recording studio based on your budget, from the audio interface to the cables, we break down how. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Glyde Nears Deadpool • AI As Music’s Next Napster • Tidal Sued Again • More

Friday 1.25.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Glyde: Another niche streamer fails to gain traction. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Facebook Discovers More Broken Metrics

In a follow up to their realization that they had accidentally been inflating a key video metric, Facebook recently revealed that were several additional audience metrics which have been being. Continue reading

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7 Instagram / Snapchat Story Rules For Musicians

[UPDATED] With social media platforms constantly changing and upgrading, it can be difficult to stay up-to-date, particularly if you're new to the platform in the first place. While such can. Continue reading

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CD Baby Acquires Show.co, Soundrop To Expand Artist Services, Pledges New Distribution Approach That Favors Constant Creation

CD Baby has acquired music marketing platform Show.co and its defunct app Soundrop. The deal continues a trend of established new music industry players including ReverbNation, PledgeMusic, TuneCore acquiring startups to. Continue reading

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