Going To SF Music Tech? We Want To Showcase Your Projects & Ideas
SHAMELESS PLUGS ALLOWED Hypebot.com is thrilled to be a sponsor of SF Music Tech again this Fall. We are quite excited about next week's conference and hope you are too!. Continue reading
[INTERVIEW] Gary Turner, CEO of LearnToPlayMusic.com, Introduces Apollo-M
In an email interview conducted earlier this week, Gary Turner, CEO of LearnToPlayMusic.com shared the latest on the new Apollo-M, on-demand, music lesson database integration coming to the website's toolkit.. Continue reading
Will Taylor Swift and Spotify Ever, Ever, Ever Get Back Together?
Spotify certainly hopes so. After being pressured publicly by Spotify to release her newest album, 1989, to streaming, Taylor Swift not only denied them the album, she removed her entire. Continue reading
Spotify Royalties Now Exceed iTunes Payments In More Markets
click to enlarge Music publisher Kobalt has released new stats which show that its writers’ European earnings from Spotify have overtaken those from iTunes. Royalties collected from Spotify’s streaming service in. Continue reading
If You Schmooze, You Lose: 5 Things to Avoid at SF Music Tech
We've all been there – you walk into a conference where hundreds of people are gathered for a common cause or interest, and without fail, there are those people who know they can. Continue reading
An Open Letter to Spotify About Taylor Swift and Why I’m Unsubscribing [Bill Werde]
By former Billboard Editor Bill Werde on his tumblr Media. Music Business. Life. Dear Spotify, As best as I can recall, I’ve subscribed to you since you launched in the United States.. Continue reading
Concert Pianist Evokes “Right To Be Forgotten” To Demand Google Take Down Bad Review
A concert pianist has attempted to invoke Europe's new 'right to be forgotten' law to have a critical review of a performance removed. According to the Washington Post, Croatian pianist Dejan. Continue reading
The Musician’s Guide to Snapchat
By Keidra Chaney on Sonicbids.com For a working musician, the thought of yet another social media platform may seem exhausting, especially considering that Facebook and Twitter are already pretty time-consuming. While video- and photo-sharing networks like Vine or Snapchat may. Continue reading
Spotify Deletes Its App Platform, Offers Developers Inferior Alternative
Please note: Future releases of the Spotify Desktop client will no longer feature an App Finder tab and will no longer support the presentation of Spotify Apps, therefore this feature. Continue reading
UPDATED: Taylor Swift Pulls All Music Off Streaming Music Services, Spotify Responds
UPDATE 2 – You won't find Taylor Swift's new album on Spotify. In fact, the star and her label Big Machine have pulled all of her music off all on. Continue reading
