REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this weeks flip back through music industry news and info from the past seven days, including ABBA's virtual reality reunion project, Twitter's misguided purchase of Vine, Kanye's fear inducing. Continue reading

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ABBA To Reunite For Virtual Reality Project

Yesterday we shared UMG's virtual reality series launching with Avenged Sevenfold. Now Abba is reuniting for a VR project.  And – you heard it hear first – the Rolling Stones. Continue reading

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Have An Opinion? A Great Idea? MusicThinktank Wants You!

As many regular Hypebot readers know, we also publishes MusicThinkTank, the site dubbed "Where The Music Industry Goes To Think." Entirely crowdsourced, the MusicThinkTank community is both lively and supportive,. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Twitter Axes Vine • Music Publishers vs. Facebook • Apple Delays Airpods • BIME • More

FRIDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Remember MySpace? Remember iTunes Ping?  Remember Orkut? Remember Vine? Remember _______? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Music Chatbots: What They Are And How Anyone Can Create One

In addition to VR and other technological developments, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the chatbot. Here we get the low-down on all things chatbot, and explore what. Continue reading

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Universal Music, Avenged Sevenfold To Launch VRLIVE Virtual Reality Concert Platform

Live music has been largely unaffected by the radical shifts that shook the rest of the music industry. But that appears about to change with the adoption of virtual reality.. Continue reading

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Pandora To ‘Unveil’ On Demand Streaming Music Service On Dec. 6th

Wall Street was not kind to Pandora this week after the music streamer announced its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. Turnaround hopes. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Premium Jan. Launch • Jay Z Bids On Prince • ABBA’s VR, AI Tour • More

THURSDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Pandora is hoping more paid subscribers is the path to profitability. How's that working for Spotify? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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“P Is For Pathetic” – Pandora Stock Falls Along With Monthly Listeners As Losses Continue

"P is for pathetic" was the often retweeted commentary on Tuesday evening after Pandora reported its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership.

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5 Reasons The Music Industry Should Care About Driverless Cars

Although the music industry has, historically, not always been the best at adapting profitably to tech disruptions, driverless cars could present a unique opportunity for the industry. Here we examine the likely affect. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Apple’s Music Profits Up • Pandora Stumbles • MP3tunes Lawsuit Resurrected • More

WEDNESDAY 10.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Music was a bright spot for Apple even as Pandora users fell slightly.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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