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Why Is The New York Times Coverage On Artist Rights So Oddly Inconsistent?

While a recent article in the New York Times used fuzzy math and selective reporting to paint a rather sunny picture of artist rights and the direction of the new music economy,. Continue reading

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Experiencing The Ryan Adams Bump: From Almost 0 To 685,000 Miles Per Hour

How much is a celebrity tweet worth? Recently, an up-and-coming artist was lucky enough to have Ryan Adams tweet about his music to 685,000 followers, with the result that he. Continue reading

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Music, Entertainment Stocks Rebound Slightly Tuesday

Like almost every stock on the major global exchanges, Monday was a tough day for music and entertainments stocks. But like others on the New York Stock Exchange, most rebounded. Continue reading

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Hypebot Readers: Find What Matters Most To You

We know scrolling down an endless stream of posts is not always the best way to consume content, so we added tabs to help quickly find what matters most to. Continue reading

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“Unparalleled Promotional Value” Of Big Corporate Radio Not So Valuable

As fewer and fewer people discover new music through conventional terrestrial radio, it has switched to a system of playing the same top 40 hits ad nauseam, meaning that its value. Continue reading

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Does Unlimited Streaming Cost Too Much?

Although streaming services have rapidly become the main source of music for many individuals, having risen above the ashes of both physical album sales and digital downloads, there remains some question. Continue reading

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THE PITCH: Adva Mobile – fan acquisition and marketing platform

Our new regular feature THE PITCH asks promising music tech startups to "pitch" their product or service to the Hypebot community in 100 words or less. Today, fan acquisition and marketing platform Adva. Continue reading

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Sony, Vivendi, Apple, Pandora, SFXE All Fall As Global Markets Tumble

Music and entertainment related stocks fell on Monday as the global stock market continued a three day tumble.  New York Stock Exchange officials said they would halt all trading for. Continue reading

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Weekend Box Office: Straight Outta Compton Is #1 Again

Universal Music Group's plan to invest in films related to its artists and catalog is certainly paying off. First the Amy Winehouse film was a success, and now NWA's biopic "Straight Outta. Continue reading

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Google Launches A Dedicated Hangouts Site

Although it was not exactly successful as a social network, some of the features associated with Google + have been spun off into their own sites including, most recently, Google. Continue reading

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