BTS Is First K-Pop Artist To Pass 5 Billion Spotify Streams
BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to. Continue reading
Why We Need A Conscious Music Tech Revolution NOW!
In this piece, Virginie Berger champions the need for music tech companies to bring about a major disruption to the music industry, siting long-unaddressed problems and an outdated distribution of. Continue reading
Consumers Getting Fed Up With Streaming Subscriptions
While many television consumers have cut the cord and are eschewing traditional cable in favor of streaming options, it seems these same streaming services are taking up some of the. Continue reading
Getting Things Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week, our tips and advice for the scrappy music industry self-starters out there covered how to make smart music marketing happen, the complete artist website checklist, how to craft. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, some of our most popular articles looked at the twenty-five songs that have received over a billion plays on Spotify, ten trends that are completely reshaping. Continue reading
10 Trends Reshaping The Music Business [Mark Mulligan]
Streaming may get all the headlines, but it is far from the only factor that's driving strong and and sustained growth in the recorded music industry; and the ripple effects. Continue reading
Stream-Ripping Finally On The Decline
As with so many consumer practices, piracy has its own trends which, in the age of streaming, most recently took the form of stream-ripping, an illegal process whereby, content is. Continue reading
Creators May Have Won Battle, But Lost War With EU Copyright Directive Passage
As the European Parliament finally pushes its long-contested Copyright Directive to passage (Article 13 included) many content creators are claiming victory over their tech overlords, but such immediate successes could. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week, we provide a whole slew of invaluable advice to those foraging their own way through the dense jungle that is the music business, with tips on guerrilla marketing. Continue reading
Amazon Music To Be 2019’s Fastest Growing Music Streamer
Amazon Music will be the fastest growing music service in the US this year, according to a new analysis, crossing 35 million monthly listeners in 2019. That trend will continue. Continue reading
