Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service
Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are. Continue reading
Dice Enables Fans To Discover and Buy Concert Tickets Without Fees
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Phil Hutcheon, who is the founder and CEO of DICE, a live music discovery platform that allows fans to find. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” Is First Song To Stream 500 Million Times on Spotify
Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” has become the first song to hit 500 million streams on Spotify. 19 million people listen to him on Spotify each month. His songs have. Continue reading
MedRhythms Uses Music To Treat Brain Injuries
While a lot of the talk surrounding music these days looks at it from a business perspective, it's important to remember music's more intangible value. Here George Howard speaks with. Continue reading
Hypebot’s 2nd NYC Music and Tech Meetup Is Next Tuesday Oct. 13
Hypebot is hosting its second New York City Music and Tech Meetup next Tuesday, October 13, 2015 from 7:00-10:00PM at Passenger Bar in Brooklyn. Are you in town for CMJ's Music Marathon?. Continue reading
Human vs. Machine Music Curation: Why We Need Anarchy In The A.I.
In a recent dig at Apple Music, Google's Eric Schmidt spoke out against human curated playlists, instead praising the idea of an artificially intelligent "tastemaker" service, designed to find the "next next big. Continue reading
Apple Music: We Won’t Play Free Music “Shell Game… building an audience on the back of the artists” [ANALYSIS]
Apple Music has no intention of "building an audience on the back of the artists" by offering a free ad supported music option, as Spotify does, according to senior exec. Continue reading