Vevo Acquires Showyou To Take On YouTube With Subscriptions, Monetization, More Social Integration

With YouTube iterating quickly and adding greater video monetization via its new RED subscription service, Vevo is stepping up its efforts to offer value to both video creators and  fans.

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Spotify To Begin Streaming New Coldplay Album “In Next Few Days” [REPORT]

Spotify will begin streaming the new Coldplay album later this week, according to reports surfacing over the weekend. "A Head Full Of Dreams Will Be Available" to both free and. Continue reading

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Tunecore Has Been Hacked, Sensitive Data Revealed, All User Passwords Invalidated

Patreon, Spotify and several other music and music tech sites have hacked in recent months, revealing various levels of user information. Now its Tunecore's turn to tell their tens of. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This  week we heard from Cooking Vinyl's founder about the company's unprecedented success, listened to some discussion regarding the changing face of A&R, and explored how blockchain tech and virtual reality. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

A breakdown of the sales number for Adele's 25, an explanation of why streaming isn't actually about the music, and an examination of the revenue earned at a single T-Swift concert, were. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Tidal names yet another new CEO, Spotify's top music of 2015 is revealed, and we hear how streaming is creating new type of superfan. All this and more as we. Continue reading

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Pandora Falls 11.5% Thursday After Music Streamer Announces Plan To Borrow $300 Million

[UPDATE 2] Pandora stock fell 11.5% Thursday, ending the day at $12.63 per share. The tumble began on news that the music streamer was borrowing an unexpected $300 million. In. Continue reading

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AdWeek Names Hottest Music Apps Of 2015 For Its Audience Of Ad and Brand Tastemakers

Adweek has announced its 2015 Hot List of "The 24 Digital Brands, Startups and Games That Defined 2015" as determined by its readership of advertising, marketing and brand executives and. Continue reading

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Nominate Your Favorite Music Tech Startups And Launches Of 2015 [WIN AXEL HEADPHONES]

2015 was a year of seismic change in digital music. Adele aside, the recorded music industry reached its digital tipping point with income from downloads and streaming surpassing psychical sales. Continue reading

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Songza To Shut Down Next Month, Features Transferred To Google Play Music

Songza, which was acquired by Google in July of last year, will shut down as of January 31st.  Its features and playlists will, however, still be available on Google Play. Continue reading

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Welcome To Our World: The Spread of Content Piracy

The value of a copyright is at the core of most discussions about compensation and fairness in the music industry.  But how we, as a society, value copyright is effected. Continue reading

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