Jelli Raises $21 Million From Universal Music, iHeartMedia, Others

Jelli, an audio advertising platform has closed a $21 million Series B round of financing.  Investors included Relay Ventures, Intel Capital, First Round Capital, iHeartMedia and Universal Music Group.

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Spotify, Telia Invest $11 Million In Soundtrack Your Brand

Spotify is investing a bit of its $526 million war chest in Soundtrack Your Brand,  a startup that brings its streaming music service to a select and desirable group of. Continue reading

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Pandora, Spotify and More: Streaming Music Use By Company [CHART]

The headlines herald music streaming subscriber numbers, but another important metric is how much fans are actually using each service. Its no surprise that Pandora is out front, but other. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Takes On Apple And Wins [COMIC]

Over the weekend Taylor Swift took on Apple on behalf of all musicians, and she won. Announcing surrender overnight;  executive Eddie Cue announced to the multitude that Apple would open. Continue reading

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Clever Web App Finds ‘The Drop’ in Songs Based on Parts People Play Over and Over

We all have a favorite song, and if we think about it, there's probably that one certain point in our favorite song where everything about it seems to come together. Continue reading

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Apple, The Indies And The Rise Of The Digital Monopsony

While Apple yesterday reversed course after much of the independent label community came out in public opposition to 3 month free Music trials that would not involve any royalty payments, questions remain about Apple’s. Continue reading

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This Week in Music Commentary

Some the music industry's best mins including Derek Sivers, Mark Mulligan, David McMillin, Kyle Bylin and Cortney Harding all weighed in this week.  I even had something to add…

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot: Apple Music Revolt • Pandora Payments • More

The independent music community's revolt against Apple Music along with misunderstood copyright laws and Pandora music payments all were among our most read posts this week.

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Festival Gadgets, Selling Merch and More

This week, we explored the challenges of independent music. From festival worthy gadgets to selling merch after the show, we got you covered this week on MusicThinkTank.com.  

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Indie music's battle with Apple Music, Spotify's latest counter-moves, Neil Young's dustup with Donald Trump and more; all contributed to yet another week of turmoil and change in the ever-evolving. Continue reading

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