TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
The most popular articles on Hypebot this week included a look at Spotify's loss of two top execs, live music's potential 'Napster moment', the joining of the three major labels. Continue reading
The Truth Behind SoundCloud Reposts And Paid Promotion
This piece takes an in-depth look into the world of paid promotion and reposting on SoundCloud, including an examination of just how much a repost is worth, whether we're in. Continue reading
Rumor has it…, I ❤ Streaming, and Snapchat makes a Spectacle: Liv Buli’s Week in Music and More
Another Friday, another Liv Buli Reading List. Buli, the data journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound, often sees what is going to matter before the rest of us and lucky. Continue reading
A$AP Rocky Named Creative Director Of MTV Labs
MTV and Viacom Velocity, its in-house creative agency, today named A$AP Rocky as Creative Director for MTV LABS, a creative incubator developed in partnership with rapper. Rocky and his own creative company AWGE. Continue reading
O.P.I.P. Yeah You Know – Free? [A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess]
Recording artists, songwriters and the music industry are under siege, says Richard James Burgess, CEO of indie music trade group A2IM. Music is catnip for consumers, says Burgess, and creators. Continue reading
Spotify On Track To Pay Music Industry More Than $1.6 Billion In 2016
Spotify announced that its total payments to artists, labels, publishers and other rightholders now tops $5 billion.That's up $2 billion from June 2015, when the music streamer shared that it. Continue reading
Spotify SoundCloud Acquisition Could Come At A Deep Discount, As Traffic Flattens
There are conflicting reports has to how likely a Spotify acquisition of SoundCloud is, but any deal would likely happen at a price far below the $700 million – $1.2. Continue reading
