SiriusXM Acquires Pandora For $3.5B and Why It Matters
[UPDATED] SiriusXM will acquire Pandora in an all stock transaction valued at $3.5 billion. The combined companies create what they are calling "the world's largest audio entertainment company" with $7. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary we weighed the delicate balance artists face between unbridled self-expression while avoiding listener alienation, the greatest challenge currently facing music, and the value of a. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our sage council for the music industry's scrappy do-it-yourselfers this week covered how to create free, simple music videos, how to utilize YouTube's paid fan memberships as a small-scale creator,. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mobile Apps For Making Music • Copyright And The Consumer • Drugs • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at 10 great mobile apps for creating music from scratch, how to understand the basics of copyright law as a consumer, whether or not. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we flit back through major music industry goings-on, we revisit artists new free upload option on Spotify, the power of live music, Amazon's uptick in the churning out of. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular of the articles shared on Hypebot this week covered issues ranging from the major changes brought to Apple Music By iOS 12, the music industry's reaction to. Continue reading
4 New Ways To Beat The Facebook Algorithm
It's been several months since Facebook made massive changes to its News Feed algorithm, changes which made it much harder for music marketers to utilize the platform for promotion. Now. Continue reading
Spotify Tests Personalization Of Editor Curated Playlists
Spotify is testing the addition of individually personalized tracks to existing editor curated playlists, multiple sources tell Hypebot. In one example, tracks which Spotfy's believes would fit the taste of. Continue reading
Attracting More Views On Your SoundCloud Releases
For musicians, growing a solid reputation on SoundCloud is key, as the platform provides opportunities to take their work to the next level, although the way in which they manage. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Responds To Scalper Collusion Exposé
After an undercover investigation appeared to show that, contrary to an anti-scalping pubic posture, Ticketmaster is courting ticket brokers and profiting from them, the Live Nation owned ticketing giant has. Continue reading
