REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this look back through the past seven days of music industry goings-on, we revisit how music consumption habits changed in the past year, why Kanye wasn't permitted to play. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular posts on Hypebot this week included a look at the new payout rates offered by Spotify, Apple, and YouTube, tips on surviving the music industry in 2017,. Continue reading
ReverbNation’s Simon Perry On Identifying A Curating Talent [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Rick Goetz discusses his work as the Chief Creative Officer and head of A&R at ReverbNation, an online connection and career development source for over four million. Continue reading
How To Use Soundcloud To Drive iTunes Sales
With ubiquity of streaming, 2017 can seem like a tough year in which to expect to sell any of your music. This hardly means it's impossible however. Here we look. Continue reading
Have $9.99 Streaming Subscriptions Reached A Saturation Point? [MARK MULLIGAN]
While music streaming has had good year overall, the financially polarizing pricing structure currently being implemented by the streaming industry seems to have some wondering if the number of customers. Continue reading
An Indie Album Tops SoundCloud 2016 Chart
From Chance the Rapper’s indie release "Coloring Book" to some of the buzziest genre tags including #TRAPSOUL and #phonk, SoundCloud continue to be a hub of creativity and often a. Continue reading
How U.S. Music Consumption Changed 2016 vs. 2015 [CHART]
The shift from buying music to renting/streaming it has happened more rapidly than almost anyone predicted. This chart from Statista shows the year-over-year pace as tracked by Nielsen who says audio streams. Continue reading
Jamestown Revival, Alejandro Escovedo, Drive-By Truckers Top Americana Music Chart This Week
The Americana Music Association's Airplay chart represents the reported play of terrestrial radio stations, nationally syndicated radio shows, satellite radio and internet stations who have agreed to submit weekly spin. Continue reading
Billboard #1 + A Golden Globe Shoutout = A Big Week For Migos
Already an established household name in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, we look at how a series of successes plus a shout out from Donald Glover at the Golden Globe Awards. Continue reading
