How YouTube And Latin America Are Taking Over The Music World [Mark Mulligan]
Music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA looks at how two trends – a growing Latin American music market and the explosive growth of streaming – are coming together to. Continue reading
Spotify Most Played, Viral Tracks US, UK, Global Week Ending 7.14.17
Here are Spotify's most played and most viral tracks for the week ending 7.14.17. The Spotify Weekly Charts highlight top artists by listener along with the past week's most streamed and. Continue reading
Jay-Z’s New Album “4.44” Still Not On Spotify [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 3] More than a week ago, Jay-Z's new album "4.44" became available on Apple Music, Amazon and most other streaming platforms, after a week as a TIDAL and Sprint. Continue reading
Sony To Purchase Believe Digital, TuneCore For $400M+ [REPORT]
Sony Music Entertainment is in final talks to acquire French independent music distribution and label services provider Believe Digital, and its d.i.y distribution subsidiary TuneCore, according to a new report.. Continue reading
Steve Knopper Discusses His Updated Book “Appetite for Self-Destruction” [Podcast]
This week co-host of Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly Podcast Jay Gilbert flies solo. He's joined by guest Steve Knopper who it a Rolling Stone contributing editor and the author of "Appetite. Continue reading
Judge Voids Prince $31 Million Universal Music Deal
Yesterday a judge voided the $31 million deal to bring a vast catalog and vault of Prince material to Universal Music Group. The request was filed by UMG after the. Continue reading
Polaris Prize Short List 2017″ Feist, Leonard Cohen, Weaves + 7 More
The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List was announced today. The 10 nominees were narrowed down from the Long List of 40 artists. The award goes to the best album by a Canadian artist,. Continue reading
Thought Pop Music Was The Most Listened To Genre? Guess Again
As a consumer of radio, it's easy to assume that Pop is the most popular genre in the US, but a new report from BuzzAngle offers up some contrary data,. Continue reading
GET BACK: Paul McCartney Settes With Sony/ATV To Reclaim The Beatles Songs
Copyright reversion, or the return of master recordings and publishing to the creators when copyrights 'run out', is an issue that is finally reverberating throughout the music industry. In perhaps. Continue reading
