Myspace Has Lost 50 Million Tracks From 14 Million Artists
Myspace has lost all content uploaded to the site before 2016 including more than 50 million tracks,videos and photos from 14 million artists. Users noticed that content was missing almost. Continue reading
How To Prepare For A Post-Album Music Industry [Keith Jopling Of MIDiA]
The album is not dead, but it is fading away; and stats shared by MIDiA analyst Keith Jopling confirm the trend. Adults that claim to listen to whole albums monthly,. Continue reading
Copyright and A Defense Of ‘Unfair’ Competition [Neil Turkewitz]
In this article, Neil Turkewitz goes on the offensive against a recent piece by Mark A. Lemley and Mark P. McKenna titled "Unfair Disruption" in which the authors lambast copyright. Continue reading
Skip Rates: Why The First 30 Seconds Matter More Than Ever
With the album on the wane and attention spans shorter than ever, the first 30 seconds of of a song matter more than. Not only do they need to capture. Continue reading
Spotify Bites Back, Calls Apple Monopolistic [Full Text Of Statement]
UPDATED: The war of words between Spotify and Apple shows no signs of abating, with the streamer issuing its latest rebuttal calling out Cupertino as "monopolistic." In a statement, Spotify. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we journey back through the week's major music industry events, we revisit how Spotify's new Hulu bundling could be a problem for artists, Apple's attack on Spotify for trying. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot's chart-topping articles delved into the leaking of Woodstock 50's lineup, a counter-suite from from EMI against Kanye West for breach of contract, why artists without labels are. Continue reading