MON. BRIEF: UMG Valued At $40 Billion • Coalition Talent, Ministry Of Sound Ally • Rolling Stone Bidders • More
MONDAY 11.20.17 Music Business News From Around The Web UMG is headed for an IPO which can only mean that the music industry will be even more about profits than. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators in the music industry this week weighed in on what artists ought to know about the proposed tax reform bill, the struggles of being an artist manager, and why. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
This week's scroll back through a packed we of music industry news reexamines Swift's conspicuous absence from Spotify, why renowned industry critic Neil Young is now giving his music away. Continue reading
UnitedMasters On Closing The Music Data Chasm: The Inspiration Driving This $70 Million Startup
UnitedMasters launched it artist services platform this week with $70 million in funding from Google and Andreessen Horowitz; and a promise to "free musicians from dependencies on the old model while. Continue reading
Spotify Acquires Online Recording Studio Soundtrap To Help ‘Democratize The Music Ecosystem’
Spotify has acquired fellow Stockholm based startup Soundtrap, a popular web based recording studio. In a post announcing the deal, Spotify said that "Soundtrap's rapidly growing business is highly aligned. Continue reading
Tidal Adds Direct In App Sonos Control
Tidal streaming subscribers can now control their Sonos audio sound system directly from within the TIDAL app. The upgrade follows similar in-app control announcements from Pandora and Spotify. Pandora's update included. Continue reading
Get 3 Months Of Amazon Music Unlimited For $0.99
Amazon Music Unlimited, the third most popular music service in the U.S. after Spotify and Apple Music, is discounting new subscriptions to 99 cents for three months. After the three. Continue reading
A Special Thanks To Our 56,000 Twitter Followers
Hypebot recently passed 56,000 followers on Twitter, and we just wanted to thank you for helping us hit that milestone! Add in the 32,500 who follow our sister site MusicThinkTank,. Continue reading
Project Music Opens Applications For 2018 Startup Accelerator
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center has begun accepting application for its 2018 Project Music Portfolio music industry accelerator program. After running the accelerator for 3 years, they have leveraged participant feedback to. Continue reading
