Prince – Who Pulled All His Music Off Streaming Services – Debuts New Song On Spotify….
Ever the Confusing One, Prince today debuted a new song on Spotify. Just four weeks ago, he had pulled all of his music off Spotify and other streaming music services, with. Continue reading
Country Music’s 15 Top Paid Performers Of 2015
Garth Brooks' comeback tour has put him on top of Forbes’ annual “Country Cash Kings” ranking by a wide margin. And let's not forget that Brooks earned all this cash. Continue reading
Music Publishing’s Metadata Problem
While there has been significant discussion of late over how streaming services pay artists and labels, the means by which publishers and songwriters are compensated has been shockingly absent from. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Jobs Board: Marketing, Artist Development Associate At Billions
The Billions agency is hiring a marketing and artist development associate. Roll Call Records is looking for a day to day manager and Partisan Records is seeking a Director of Marketing. Details and. Continue reading
Imogen Heap On Mycelia: A Fair Trade Music Business Inspired By Bitcoin Blockchain
In Part 6 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his interview with musician, artist and inventor Imogen Heap on her Blockchain inspired democratic artist technology platform and how it. Continue reading
Five Post-MP3 Era Ways To Build Your E-mail List
After a relatively brief run, the era of the MP3 is drawing to a close meaning that free downloads, one of the main incentives for getting fans to sign up for. Continue reading
A Music Publicist’s Checklist For Pitching Press
How can you land your band on the front page? This article offers unique insight into pitching and securing press and offers a detailed checklist of how to proceed when working to. Continue reading
BMG Partners With BroadbandTV For Windfall Online Music Video Initiative
Expanding from its strong base in publishing, BMG is starting to feel more like a label too. A new partnership with BroadbandTV is aimed at extending marketing reach to online. Continue reading
The “Happy Birthday” Copyright Bombshell
Are we seeing more blurred lines controversy? For years Warner/Chappell have been collecting millions in royalties off of the song "Happy Birthday," but recent evidence, revealed last minute during a. Continue reading
Judge Denies Pandora Bid To Lower Royalties After Buying FM Station
Pandora has taken multiple tacts in its effort to lower the royalties it pays to musicians, labels, publishers and other rightsholders, including lawsuits, lobbying and even buying a small South. Continue reading
