REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this re-visitation of a full week of music industry news, we look back on Live Nations impressive growth streak, Virginia's legalization of ticket scalping, the most popular tracks on. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read On Hypebot

This, the most frequently perused pieces on Hypebot included a look at the incredible power of YouTube's live streaming, which artists saw the biggest Grammy's bump, how Bandcamp boosted its. Continue reading

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“YouTube Can Do Better” – Black Keys, Rush, Cee Lo, Others Call For DMCA Reform [WATCH]

In stark contrast the intellectual and economic arguments that made up most of the filings with U.S. Copyright Office over "safe harbors" and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a new one. Continue reading

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10 Things You Can Do To Get Better Tour Data

When artists set out to plan a tour, there are challenging decisions that must be made, when it comes to where fans and venues are located, what cities are worth. Continue reading

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Organic Reach From Social Media Is Declining, Here’s What You Can Do About It

The evidence that organic reach is in decline could not be more clear, meaning that preexisting social media stratagems are no longer as effective as they once were. Here we. Continue reading

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Techstars Music Names 11 To Inaugural Startup Class

While startup incubators and accelerators have proven to be successful tech company launchpads , their involvement music has been limited. Only Nashville's Project Music and the UK's Abbey Road have. Continue reading

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4 Things Which Will Score You A Record Deal Long Before Social Media

Gone are the days of A&R executives scouring artist's social media to determine an artists popularity. Now, these executives have in many ways fallen back on older methods of gauging whether. Continue reading

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What Do Don Henley, Deadmau5, The Beatles Have in Common w/ Hotel California? Facebook Is Selling Their Names As Keywords

Internet advertising companies selling keywords under suspicious circumstances is nothing new, and is a practice which landed Google in some serious hot water in the early '00s. The latest perpetrator. Continue reading

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LIve Nation Reports Revenue Growth For 6th Straight Year

When Live Nation (then SFX) began the rollup of disparate and often warring independent promoters to form a concert promotion behemoth, many in the industry thought it was doomed to. Continue reading

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Fast Company Names 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2017

Fast Company has named its Most Innovative Companies of 2017 and 10 made Music 's Most Innovative list. They include only one music streamer, one record label, one that has. Continue reading

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