REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In yet another eventful week in the new music industry, Pandora Defeats ASCAP, Music Publishers in royalty rate appeal, Prince announced the impending release of "Baltimore", teaming with Live Nation for Rally. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot.com
This week's Top Posts covered topics ranging from popular music keys on Spotify, SoundCloud's new deal with music publishers, mistakes musicians make on Instagram, Sony pulling music off of SoundCloud,. Continue reading
Diddy Has Sex and Justin Timberlake Plays A Sad Lime In Their New TV Commercials [VIDEO]
Never underestimate what a musician will do when there's money involved. To "celebrate" a new scent called 3AM, Diddy basically has passionate sex on camera with his real longtime girlfriend. Continue reading
Connecting With Fans Through Messaging Apps
Communication is always a priority, you can never seem to have enough of it. It’s no wonder that messaging apps and services are continuing to see a growth trend. There are. Continue reading
SF MusicTech Announces 2015 Edition
Now that he's moved his family to beautiful Hawaii, we weren't sure that SF MusicTech founder Brian Zisk was going to make the long trip back to foggy San Francisco. Continue reading
Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch
With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: A&R at FiXT, Assistant at The Knoller Group
New on our Jobs Board is a coveted A&R gig at FiXT Records, and assistant positions at The Knoller Group, an artist management and brand development organization and a management firm Middle West (Bon. Continue reading
I Hope Apple Kills Free Streaming, But Not For The Reason You Think
There have been multiple reports over the last few days that the Department of Justice is looking into the accusation that Apple is pressuring the major record labels to end their license agreements with music. Continue reading
6 Unwritten Rules of Music Conference Etiquette
Conferences can be a great part of any industry, as they provide unique opportunities for everything from networking to education to all the free drinks you can (or can't) handle.. Continue reading
Psonar Positions For International Expansion With Crowdcube Campaign
Psonar, a pay-as-you go music streaming service, has launched a Crowdcube investment campaign with the hopes of raising £250K as part of its current £1M fund-raising round, of which £305K has already. Continue reading
7 Steps to Artistic Longevity in the New Music Business
The attention span of the human mind is diminishing. In the world of music this is especially true. Not only are attention spans getting shorter, but the world is being. Continue reading
