Spotify Acquires MightyTV, Names New VP Of Technology

Spotify continues to up its bet on data analysis with today's acquisition of MightyTV.  The startup's team will be joining Spotify, including Founder/CEO Brian Adams, who will has been named. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

In our weekly recap of useful advice for independent, do-it-yourself artists, we offer tips on touring successfully in Australia, what record labels look for in artists, how merchandise can be. Continue reading

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How To Setup Your Next Album Release [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

We're proud to be working with the Music Biz Weekly podcast to share this steady stream of actionable information and great guests from the front lines of the new music. Continue reading

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Understanding A Data-Driven Music Industry Culture – Lessons From Fast Forward [Cherie Hu]

In this article, Cherie Hu shares five of her most important takeaways from FastForward 2017, a music conference targeted at under-35s and looking at how the music industry can best. Continue reading

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OFFICIAL: Spotify Has 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify yesterday confirmed that it now has more than 50 million paid subscribers to its Premium streaming music service. That's up 25% from the 4o million announced 7 months ago. Continue reading

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

This week, the most popular articles from Hypebot included topics such as SoundCloud's continued need for cash, why the music industry is more innovative than you might think, Spotify's massive. Continue reading

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Weekly Music Publishing Update 2.17.17: Chance The Rapper, Amazon, Anghami, Streaming Partnership & More

It's clear that streaming is the present and future of music consumption.  Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' was the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy this past weekend, Prince's. Continue reading

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Prince’s Songs Were Streamed 4.7 Million Times In First 2 Days

Talk about pent-up demand. On the partial first day that the bulk of Prince's catalog was again available on all the major streaming music services, his songs were streamed 1. Continue reading

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Exec Charged With Supporting New Musicians For BBC Just Took A Job At Amazon

By many measures, Amazon has the biggest U.S. reach of any music streamer. Populated by more casual listeners, who get it bundled with Amazon Prime, the service now appears to. Continue reading

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Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day

On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week. Continue reading

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