TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the very most popular and frequently read posts this Halloween week explored topics ranging from Chris Brown's 'shit at the wall' approach to releasing music to the question. Continue reading
Record Growth: Pressing Plants Invest In Vinyl
While streaming may be the dominant form of music consumption, it's no secret that vinyl is also seeing an impressive renaissance among music consumers, which is causing more pressing plant. Continue reading
4 Ways AI Startups Can Target The Music Business
AI has been on the rise for some time now, with things like speech recognition tech have gained ground owing to the popularity of mobile technology. The potential for voice. Continue reading
UNBUNDLED: Reformatting Music’s Barriers
The unbundling of music has been a hot topic within the industry ever since Steve Jobs insisted that iTunes be able to sell every individual album track for 99 cents. Here, Adam Marx. Continue reading
3 Things You’re Doing Wrong On Spotify
Even as streaming rises to become the dominant form of music consumption, many artists still struggle with the unfamiliar platform, to the point where they may be sabotaging their chances. Continue reading
7 Ways To Sell Your Music For A Higher Price
In this piece, Chris Richardson discusses the advantage that DIY artists have when it comes to maintaining creative and business control, the challenge of making money in the music industry,. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports Record Results For Q3, Revenue Up 12%
Promoter Live Nation reported their best quarter for Q3 2017, with record results across revenue, operating income and adjusted operating income. The company reported that revenue was up 12%, operating income. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEF: Pandora CEO Shares Plans • Facebook Revenue Up 47% • New Spotify PR Chief Ahead Of IPO • More
FRIDAY 11.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora's CEO admits that there is "no silver bullet" for a service with declining listenership and continued losses, but he does. Continue reading
Spotify Shares New Stats: Average Listener Hours Up 25%, Listening Diversity Up 37%
Spotify has shared new listener stats that show both increased per user listening hours and growth in the number of artists users listens to weekly. Driving the artist diversity, according the. Continue reading
Pandora Total Listener Hours Fall 7% As Subscriptions, Revenue Grow
Pandora reported improved revenue and paid subscriber growth for Q3 2017, but total listeners hours fell 7% over the same quarter last year. Paid subscriptions grew 29% year-over-year to 5.19. Continue reading
