How Streaming Is Changing The Sound Of Pop Music
As the industry shifts further towards streaming and away from a retail and download based economy, not only is the way in which we consume music changing, but so is the music. Continue reading
Do Playlists Make It Harder To Break An Artist?
While the rise of "playlist culture" has made song discovery that much easier, it has also made it much more challenging for labels to break new artists, stifling artist development. Continue reading
ASCAP Veteran Jon Bahr Joins CD Baby As VP of Music Publishing and Rights Management
[UPDATED] . Indie distributor CD Baby has been consistently expanding its artist services offerings with publishing and rights management leading the way. Now, their taking those efforts to another level. Continue reading
The Fickle Listening Habits Of Streaming Music Consumers [CHART]
With 40 million tracks available on Spotify and Apple Music, and 125 million tracks on SoundCloud, the hardest part form many music lovers is deciding what to listen. It turns. Continue reading
Napster/Rhapsody Posts Surprise $1.6M Quarterly Profit
Napster, the music streamer formerly known in the U.S. as Rhapsody has posted a surprising $1.6 million profit in the third quarter of 2016. Maybe there is still hope for. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular and well read posts on Hypebot from the past two weeks included Seymour Stein's embarrassing revelation about a deal with Madonna, Drake's redefinition of what. Continue reading
Neil Young Caves, Puts Music Back On Streaming Services
After yanking his tunes off of streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music back in 2015 citing poor sound quality, it seems that Neil Young is once again returning his. Continue reading
