Siri To Control Spotify, Pandora, Other Streaming Apps
Apple has included Siri support for Spotify, Pandora and other third-party music and media apps in the upcoming iOS 13. A new developer tool, SiriKit for Audio, now makes it. Continue reading
Revenue Per User To Fall 25% Even As Streaming Grows In Popularity says Goldman Sachs Study
The global recorded music business brought in $19.1 billion in revenue in 2018, according the IFPI. By 2030, that number will grow to $45 billion, with streaming expected to represent. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this rummage back through a stack of music industry news stories from the past week, we revisit a rapper who spent $4 million on a company card to boost. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot this week included an interview with Merck Mercuriadis on disrupting the music business, the reasoning behind Apple sending iTunes. Continue reading
Stay Calm! Apple Did NOT Just Kill Music Downloads
For the many, the announcement that Apple is "killing" iTunes also meant that Apple was also killing its music download store. In fact, iTunes on the Mac is just being. Continue reading
Billboard To Add Top Songwriters, Top Producers Charts
Under pressure from alternative data sources and soon to launch charts from Rolling Stone, Billboard is expanding its own chart offering. Top Songwriters and Top Producers charts will be based. Continue reading
More Streams? Here Are Music Streaming’s Trigger Cities
While we may think of places like Nashville and New York as being those cities with the most influence on the music business, the reality is quite different. In this. Continue reading
Why Apple Just Killed Off iTunes [Mark Mulligan]
Yesterday, Apple announced the end of iTunes on the Mac and its replacement with three separate apps for music, podcasts and TV. The reason given was feature bloat which slows. Continue reading
Austin Daboh Exits Spotify, Rumors Point To Apple Move
Austin Daboh, Head of Music Culture & Editorial at Spotify UK, has reportedly resigned. He joined Spotify in 2016 as Senior Editor, Shows & Editorial, from the music team at. Continue reading
Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun
With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat. Continue reading
